大学英语六级考试试题

1、谢谢观赏2000年6月大学英语六级考试试题谢谢观赏PartIListeningComprehensionSectionA1. A)Buysometravellerschecks.C)Checkthebrakesandtires.2. A)Heisveryforgivingandtolerant.C)Heiswelllikedbyhiscustomers.(20minutes)B)Borrowsomemoneyfromafriend.D)Spendsometimetravelling.B)Heprobablyhasapoormemory.D)Hehasbeenintroducedtothesta

2、ff.3. A)Hethinksthebookshouldincludemoreinformation.B) Hedoesntthinkitnecessarytoprovidetheanswers.C) Theanswerswillbeaddedinalateredition.D) Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.4. A)Announceappealsforpublicservice.B)Holdacharityconcerttoraisemoney.C)Asktheschoolradiostationforhelp.D)Poolmoneytofundtheradi

3、ostation.5. A)Shetalkedwiththeconsultantaboutthenewprogramuntiltwo.B) Shecouldnttalktotheconsultantbeforetwo.C) Shewouldtalktotheconsultantduringlunch.D) Shecouldntcontracttheconsultantssecretary.6. A)Theyareequallycompetentforthejob.B)Theybothgraduatedfromartschools.C)Theymajoredindifferentareasofa

4、rt.D)Theyarebothwillingtodrawtheposters.7. A)Atabookstore.B)Atanartmuseum.C)Atanewspaperoffice.D)Atagymnasium.8. A)ThewomanreceivedaphonecallfromMarkyesterday.B) ThemaninjuredMarkinatrafficaccidentyesterday.C) Themanmetafriendbychance.D) ThewomancontactedMarkonbusiness.9. A)Themanshouldstayupandwatc

5、htheprogram.B) Themanshouldreadsomethingexcitinginstead.C) Themanshouldgotobedateleven.D) Themanshouldgiveupwatchingthemovie.10. A)Studentswithalibrarycardcancheckanybookout.B) Referencebooksarenotallowedtobecheckedout.C) Onlystudentswithalibrarycardcancheckoutreferencebooks.D) Thenumberofbooksastud

6、entcancheckoutisunlimited.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11. A)Tofindoutwhethertheytakemusiclessonsintheirsparetime.B) Tofindoutwhethertheycannamefourdifferentmusicalinstruments.C) Tofindoutwhethertheyenjoyplayingmusicalinstrumentsinschool.D) Tofindoutwhetherth

7、eydifferintheirpreferenceformusicalinstruments.12. A)Theyfindthemtoohardtoplay.B) Theythinkitsillytoplaythem.C) Theyfinditnotchallengingenoughtoplaythem.D) Theyconsideritimportanttobedifferentfromgirls.13. A)Childrenwhohaveprivatemusictutors.B)Childrenwhoare8orolder.C)Childrenwhoarebetween5and7.D)Ch

8、ildrenwhoarewell-educated.谢谢观赏PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)BecausetherewerentanyprofessionalteamsintheU.S.then.B) BecausePelehadntretiredfromtheBrazilianNationalTeamyet.C) Becausethisfast-movingsportwasntfamiliartomanyAmericans.D) Becausegoodprofessionalplayersr

9、eceivedlowsalaries.15.A)Whenithasalargenumberoffans.B) Whenitplaysathome.C) Whenithasmanyinternationalstarsplayingforit.D) Whenthefanscheerenthusiasticallyforit.16. A)Itwasntamongthetopfourteams.B)Itdidntplayaswellasexpected.C)ItwontheWorldCup.D)Itplacedfourth.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonth

10、epassageyouhavejustheard.17. A)StudentsfromAmerica.B)StudentsfromEngland.C)StudentsfromAustralia.D)StudentsfromJapan.18. A)Thosewhoknowhowtoprogramcomputers.B) Thosewhogetspecialaidfromtheirteachers.C) Thosewhoareveryhardworking.D) Thosewhohavewell-educatedparents.19. A)Japanesestudentsstudymuchhard

11、erthanColumbianstudents.B) ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmaths.C) Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathsskills.D) Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.20. A)Physics.B)Mathematics.C)Environmentalscience.D)Lifescience.PartnReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOn

12、eQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inthe1920sdemandforAmericanfarmproductsfell,asEuropeancountriesbegantorecoverfromWorldWarIandinstitutedausterity(紧缩)programstoreducetheirimports.Theresultwasasharpdropinfarmprices.Thisperiodwasmoredisastrousforfarmersthanearliertimeshadbeen,becausefarmer

13、swerenolongerself-sufficient.Theywerepayingformachinery,seed,andfertilizer,andtheywerealsobuyingconsumergoods.Thepricesoftheitemsfarmersboughtremainedconstant,whilepricestheyreceivedfortheirproductsfell.ThesedevelopmentsweremadeworsebytheGreatDepression,whichbeganin1929andextendedthroughoutthe1930s.

14、In1929,underPresidentHerbertHoover,theFederalFarmBoardwasorganized.Itestablishedtheprincipleofdirectinterferencewithsupplyanddemand,anditrepresentedthefirstnationalcommitmenttoprovidegreatereconomicstabilityforfarmers.PresidentHooverssuccessorattachedevenmoreimportancetothisproblem.Oneofthefirstmeas

15、uresproposedbyPresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltwhenhetookofficein1933wastheAgriculturalAdjustmentAct,whichwassubsequentlypassedbyCongress.ThislawgavetheSecretaryofAgriculturethepowertoreduceproductionthroughvoluntaryagreementswithfarmerswhowerepaidtotaketheirlandoutofuse.Adeliberatescarcityoffarmproducts

16、wasplannedinanefforttoraiseprices.ThislawwasdeclaredunconstitutionalbytheSupremeCourtonthegroundsthatgeneraltaxeswerebeingcollectedtopayonespecialgroupofpeople.However,newlawswerepassedimmediatelythatachievedthesameresultofrestingsoilandproviding谢谢观赏flood-controlmeasures,butwhichwerebasedontheprinci

17、pleofsoilconservation.TheRooseveltAdministrationbelievedthatrebuildingthenationssoilwasinthenationalinterestandwasnotsimplyaplantohelpfarmersattheexpenseofothercitizens.Laterthegovernmentguaranteedloanstofarmerssothattheycouldbuyfarmmachinery,hybrid(杂交)grain,andfertilizers.21. Whatbroughtaboutthedec

18、lineinthedemandforAmericanfarmproducts?A) TheimpactoftheGreatDepression.B) Theshrinkingofoverseasmarkets.C) ThedestructioncausedbytheFirstWorldWar.D) TheincreasedexportsofEuropeancountries.22. ThechiefconcernoftheAmericangovernmentintheareaofagricultureinthe1920swas.A) toincreasefarmproductionB) toe

19、stablishagriculturallawsC) topreventfarmersfromgoingbankruptD) topromotethemechanizationofagriculture23. TheAgriculturalAdjustmentActencouragedAmericanfarmersto.A) reducetheirscaleofproductionB) makefulluseoftheirlandC) adjustthepricesoftheirfarmproductsD) beself-sufficientinagriculturalproduction24

20、. TheSupremeCourtrejectedtheAgriculturalAdjustmentActbecauseitbelievedthattheAct.A) mightcausegreaterscarcityoffarmproductsB) didntgivetheSecretaryofAgricultureenoughpowerC) wouldbenefitneitherthegovernmentnorthefarmersD) benefitedonegroupofcitizensattheexpenseofothers25. Itwasclaimedthatthenewlawsp

21、assedduringtheRooseveltAdministrationwereaimedat.A) reducingthecostoffarmingB) conservingsoilinthelong-terminterestofthenationC) loweringtheburdenoffarmersD) helpingfarmerswithoutshiftingtheburdenontoothertaxpayersPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inthe1950s,thepioneersofartific

22、ialintelligence(AI)predictedthat,bytheendofthiscentury,computerswouldbeconversingwithusatworkandrobotswouldbeperformingourhousework.Butasusefulascomputersare,theyrenowhereclosetoachievinganythingremotelyresemblingtheseearlyaspirationsforhumanlikebehavior.Nevermindsomethingascomplexasconversation:the

23、mostpowerfulcomputersstruggletoreliablyrecognizetheshapeofanobject,themostelementaryoftasksforaten-month-oldkid.AgrowinggroupofA1researchersthinktheyknowwherethefieldwentwrong.Theproblem,thescientistssay,isthatAlhasbeentryingtoseparatethehighest,mostabstractlevelsofthought,likelanguageandmathematics

24、,andtoduplicatethemwithlogical,step-by-stepprograms.AnewmovementinAl,ontheotherhand,takesacloserlookatthemoreroundaboutwayinwhichnaturecameupwithintelligence.Manyoftheseresearchersstudyevolutionandnaturaladaptationinsteadofformallogicandconventionalcomputerprograms.Ratherthandigitalcomputersandtrans

25、istors,somewanttoworkwithbraincellsandproteins.Theresultsoftheseearlyeffortsareaspromisingastheyarepeculiar,andthenewnature-basedAlmovementisslowlybutsurelymovingtotheforefrontofthefield.Imitatingthebrainsneural(神经的)networkisahugestepintherightdirection,sayscomputerscientistandbiophysicistMichaelCon

26、rad,butitstillmissesanimportantaspectofnaturalintelligence.Peopletendtotreat谢谢观赏thebrainasifitweremadeupofcolor-codedtransistors,heexplains,butitsnotsimplyaclevernetworkofswitches.Therearelotsofimportantthingsgoingoninsidethebraincellsthemselves.Specifically,Conradbelievesthatmanyofthebrainscapabili

27、tiesstemfromthepattern-recognitionproficiencyoftheindividualmoleculesthatmakeupeachbraincell.Thebestwaytobuildanartificiallyintelligentdevice,heclaims,wouldbetobuilditaroundthesamesortofmolecularskills.Rightnow,thenotionthatconventionalcomputersandsoftwarearefundamentallyincapableofmatchingtheproces

28、sesthattakeplaceinthebrainremainscontroversial.Butifitprovestrue,thentheeffortsofConradandhisfellowAIrebelscouldturnouttobetheonlygameintown.26. Theauthorsaysthatthepowerfulcomputersoftoday.A) arecapableofreliablyrecognizingtheshapeofanobjectB) areclosetoexhibitinghumanlikebehaviorC) arenotverydiffe

29、rentintheirperformancefromthoseofthe50sD) stillcannotcommunicatewithpeopleinahumanlanguage27. Thenewtrendinartificialintelligenceresearchstemsfrom.A) theshiftofthefocusofstudyontotherecognitionoftheshapesofobjectsB) thebeliefthathumanintelligencecannotbeduplicatedwithlogical,step-by-stepprogramsC) t

30、heaspirationsofscientiststoduplicatetheintelligenceofaten-month-oldchildD) theeffortsmadebyscientistsinthestudyofthesimilaritiesbetweentransistorsandbraincells28. ConradandhisgroupofAlresearchershavebeenmakingenormouseffortsto.A) findaroundaboutwaytodesignpowerfulcomputersB) buildacomputerusingaclev

31、ernetworkofswitchesC) findouthowintelligencedevelopedinnatureD) separatethehighestandmostabstractlevelsofthought29.WhatstheauthorsopinionaboutthenewAlmovement?A) Ithascreatedasensationamongartificialintelligenceresearchersbutwillsoondieout.B) Itsabreakthroughinduplicatinghumanthoughtprocesses.C) Its

32、morelikeapeculiargameratherthanarealscientificeffort.D) Itmayprovetobeintherightdirectionthoughnobodyissureofitsfutureprospects.30. Whichofthefollowingsclosestinmeaningtothephrasetheonlygameintown(Line3,Para.4)?A) Theonlyapproachtobuildinganartificiallyintelligentcomputer.B) Theonlywayforthemtowinap

33、rizeinartificialintelligenceresearch.C) Theonlyareaworthstudyingincomputerscience.D) Theonlygametheywouldliketoplayintown.PassageThreeQuestion31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:CarsaccountforhalftheoilconsumedintheU.S.,abouthafttheurbanpollutionandonefourththegreenhouse(温室)gases.Theytakeasimilartol

34、l(损耗)ofresourcesinotherindustrialnationsandinthecitiesofthedevelopingworld.Asvehicleusecontinuestoincreaseinthecomingdecade,theU.S.andothercountrieswillhavetodealwiththeseissuesorelsefaceunacceptableeconomic,health-relatedandpoliticalcosts.Itisunlikelythatoilpriceswillremainattheircurrentlowlevelort

35、hatothernationswillacceptalargeandgrowingU.S.contributiontoglobalclimaticchange.Policymakersandindustryhavefouroptions:reducevehicleuse,increasetheefficiencyandreducetheemissionsofconventionalgasoline-poweredvehicles,switchtolessharmfulfuels,orfindlesspollutingdrivingsystems.Thelastofthese-inparticu

36、lartheintroductionofvehiclespoweredbyelectricity-isultimatelytheonlysustainableoption.Theotheralternativesareattractiveintheorybutinpracticeareeitherimpracticalorofferonlymarginalimprovements.Forexample,reducedvehicleusecouldsolvetrafficproblemsandahostofsocial谢谢观赏andenvironmentalproblems,butevidenc

37、efromaroundtheworldsuggeststhatitisverydifficulttomakepeoplegiveuptheircarstoanysignificantextent.IntheU.S.,mass-transitridershipandcarpooling(合伙用车)havedeclinedsinceWorldWarII.EveninwesternEurope,withfuelpricesaveragingmorethan$1aliter(about$4agallon)andwitheasilyaccessiblemasstransitanddensepopulat

38、ions,carsstillaccountfor80percentofallpassengertravel.Improvedenergyefficiencyisalsoappealing,butautomotivefueleconomyhasbarelymadeanyprogressin10years.Alternativefuelssuchasnaturalgas,burnedininternal-combustionengines,couldbeintroducedatrelativelylowcost,buttheywouldleadtoonlymarginalreductionsinp

39、ollutionandgreenhouseemissions(especiallybecauseoilcompaniesarealreadyspendingbillionsofdollarseveryyeartodeveloplesspollutingtypesofgasoline).31. Fromthepassageweknowthattheincreaseduseofcarswill.A) consumehalfoftheoilproducedintheworldB) haveseriousconsequencesforthewell-beingofallnationsC) wident

40、hegapbetweenthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesD) imposeanintolerableeconomicburdenonresidentsoflargecities32. TheU.S.hastodealwiththeproblemsarisingfromvehicleusebecause.A) mostAmericansarereluctanttoswitchtopublictransportationsystemsB) thepresentlevelofoilpricesisconsideredunacceptableC) othercoun

41、trieswillprotestitsincreasinggreenhouseemissionsD) itshouldtakealeadinconservingnaturalresources33. Whichofthefollowingisthebestsolutiontotheproblemsmentionedinthepassage?A) Thedesigningofhighlyefficientcarengines.B) Areductionofvehicleuseincities.C) Thedevelopmentofelectriccars.D) Theuseoflesspollu

42、tingfuels.34. Whichofthefollowingispracticalbutonlymakesamarginalcontributiontosolvingtheproblemofgreenhouseemissions?A) Theuseoffuelsotherthangasoline.B) Improvedenergyefficiency.C) Theintroductionoflesspollutingdrivingsystems.D) Reducingcarusebycarpooling.35. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEacc

43、ordingtothepassage?A) ThedeclineofpublictransportationaccountsforincreasedcaruseinwesternEurope.B) CarsarepopularinwesternEuropeeventhoughfuelpricesarefairlyhigh.C) ThereductionofvehicleuseistheonlysustainableoptionindenselypopulatedwesternEurope.D) WesternEuropeanoilcompaniescannotsustainthecostofd

44、evelopingnew-typefuels.PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Reebokexecutivesdonotliketoheartheirstylishathleticshoescalledfootwearforyuppies(雅皮士，少壮高薪职业人士).TheycontendthatReebokshoesappealtodiversemarketsegments,especiallynowthatthecompanyoffersbasketballandchildrensshoesfortheunde

45、r-18setandwalkingshoesforoldercustomersnotinterestedinaerobics(健身操)orrunning.Theexecutivesalsopointoutthatthroughrecentacquisitionstheyhaveaddedhikingboots,dressandcasualshoes,andhigh-performanceathleticfootweartotheirproductlines,allofwhichshouldattractnewandvariedgroupsofcustomers.Still,despiteits

46、emphasisonnewmarkets,Reebokplansfewchangesintheupmarket(高档消费人群的)retailingnetworkthathelpedpushsalesto$Ibillionannually,aheadofallothersportsshoemarketers.Reebok谢谢观赏谢谢观赏shoes,whicharepricedfrom$27to$85,willcontinuetobesoldonlyinbetterspecialty,sportinggoods,anddepartmentstores,inaccordancewiththecomp

47、anysviewthatconsumersjudgethequalityofthebrandbythequalityofitsdistribution.Inthepastfewyears,theMassachusetts-basedcompanyhasimposedlimitsonthenumberofitsdistributors(andthenumberofshoessuppliedtostores),partlyoutofnecessity.AttimestheunexpecteddemandforReeboksexceededsupply,andthecompanycouldbarel

48、ykeepupwithordersfromthedealersitalreadyhad.Thesefulfillmentproblemsseemtobeundercontrolnow,butthecompanyisstillselectiveaboutitsdistributors.Atpresent,ReebokshoesareavailableinaboutfivethousandretailstoresintheUnitedStates.Reebokhasalreadyanticipatedthatwalkingshoeswillbethenextfitness-relatedcraze

49、,replacingaerobicsshoesthesamewayitsbrightlycolored,softleatherexercisefootwearreplacedconventionalrunningshoes.Throughproductdiversificationandcarefulmarketresearch,ReebokhopestoavoidthedistributionproblemsNikecameacrossseveralyearsago,whenNikemisjudgedthestrengthoftheaerobicsshoecrazeandwasforcedt

50、ounloadhugeinventoriesofrunningshoesthroughdiscountstores.36. OnereasonwhyReeboksmanagerialpersonneldontliketheirshoestobecalledfootwearforyuppiesisthat.A) theybelievethattheirshoesarepopularwithpeopleofdifferentagegroupsB) newproductionlineshavebeenaddedtoproduceinexpensiveshoesC) yuppiesusuallyevo

51、kesanegativeimageD) thetermmakespeoplethinkofprohibitiveprices37. Reeboksviewthatconsumersjudgethequalityofthebrandbythequalityofitsdistribution(Lines4-5,Para.2)impliesthat.A) thequalityofabrandismeasuredbytheservicequalityofthestoresellingitB) thequalityofaproductdeterminesthequalityofitsdistributo

52、rsC) thepopularityofabrandisdeterminedbythestoresthatsellitD) consumersbelievethatfirst-rateproductsareonlysoldbyhigh-qualitystores38. Reebokoncehadtolimitthenumberofitsdistributorsbecause.A) itssupplyofproductsfellshortofdemandB) toomanydistributorswouldcutintoitsprofitsC) thereductionofdistributor

53、scouldincreaseitsshareofthemarketD) itwantedtoenhanceconsumerconfidenceinitsproducts39. AlthoughtheReebokCompanyhassolvedtheproblemoffulfillingitsorders,it.A) doesnotwanttofurtherexpanditsretailingnetworkB) stilllimitsthenumberofshoessuppliedtostoresC) isstillparticularaboutwhosellsitsproductsD) sti

54、llcarefullychoosesthemanufacturersofitsproducts40. WhatlessonhasReeboklearnedfromNikesdistributionproblems?A) Acompanyshouldnotsellitshighqualityshoesindiscountstores.B) Acompanyshouldnotlimititsdistributionnetwork.C) A.companyshoulddofollow-upsurveysofitsproducts.D) Acompanyshouldcorrectlyevaluatet

55、heimpactofanewcrazeonthemarket.PartmVocabulary(20minutes)41. Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthemostandbeneficialformofcare.A)pertinentB)appropriateC)acuteD)persistent42. Amongallthechangesresultingfromtheentryofwomenintotheworkforce,thetransformationthathasoccurredinthewomenthemselvesisnotthelea

56、stimportant.A)massiveB)quantitativeC)surplusD)formidable43. Mr.Smithbecameverywhenitwassuggestedthathehadmadeamistake.A)ingeniousB)empiricalC)objectiveD)indignant44. Rumoursareeverywhere,spreadingfear,damagingreputations,andturningcalmsituationsintoones.A)turbulentB)tragicC)vulnerableD)suspicious45.

57、 Thecycleoflifeanddeathisasubjectofinteresttoscientistsandphilosophersalike.A)incompatibleB)exceedingC)instantaneousD)eternal46. Sheremainsconfidentanduntroubledbyourpresentproblems.A)indefinitelyB)infinitelyC)optimisticallyD)seemingly47. Fiber-opticcablescancarryhundredsoftelephoneconversations.A)s

58、imultaneouslyB)spontaneouslyC)homogeneouslyD)contemporarily48. Thepolicewerealertedthattheescapedcriminalmightbeinthe.A)vainB)vicinityC)courtD)jail49. Whetheryoulivetoeatoreattolive,foodisamajorineveryfamilysbudget.A)nutritionB)expenditureC)routineD)provision50. NowapaperinSciencearguesthatorganicchemicalsintherockcomemostlyfromonearthratherthanbacteriaonMars.A)configur