1994年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷参考答案

1、1994年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案1994年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案17/171994年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案1994年1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)Athome.Inaphonebox.Inheroffice.I

4、nafriendshouse.A)Onthewestsideofasquare.Attheendofastreet.Totheeastofthetrafficlight.Ontheeastsideofasquare.A)Shehastochangethetimeforthetrip.Shehasntdecidedwheretogonextmonth.Shecantaffordthetimeforthetrip.Shewillmanagetoleavethismonth.A)Theapartmentisbetterfurnished.Shepreferstoliveinaquietplace.I

5、tslessexpensivetoliveinanapartment.Shefindsherroommatesdifficulttogetalongwith.A)Inahospital.Inalibrary.Inatravelagency.Inarestaurant.A)Customerandsalesperson.Teacherandstudent.Bossandsecretary.Guestandwaitress.A)Hedidntbuyanything.Hegotsomemedicineforhisfoot.Hewassickandcouldntgoshopping.Heboughtev

6、erythingexceptthefootball.A)TeacherslikeProfessorJansonarerare.ProfessorJansonhaswonamilliondollars.ProfessorJansonisluckytobeteachingatthatschool.TherearemanyteachersasgoodasProfessorJanson.A)Shedidntknowherdaughtercouldsingsowell.Shesingsbetterthanherdaughter.Shedoesntlikeherdaughter.Sheherselfdoe

7、snthaveagoodvoice.A)Hefindshistorybooksdifficulttounderstand.Hehastoreadalotofhistorybooks.Hedoesntlikethehistorycourse.Hehaslosthishistorybook.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Atnight.Atnoon.Inthemorning.Intheafternoon.A)AboutGermansonstrike.Aboutanew-typeairp

8、lane.Aboutanaircrash.AboutrescueworkersinUKMotors.A)Theywantedhigherpay.Theywantedfewerworkinghours.Theywantedbetterworkingconditions.Theywantedanannualthree-weekholiday.A)Rainy.Warm.Cold.Changeable.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)HehasalwayslivedinAmerica.Hehasbeenin

9、Americaforthreeyears.HevisitedAmericathreeyearsago.HehascometoAmericatodoresearchonadvertising.A)Therewerefarmoreadvertisementstherethanhehadexpected.Theadvertisementstherewerewelldesigned.Theadvertisementstherewerecreativeandnecessary.Hefoundtheadvertisementstheredifficulttounderstand.A)Bemorecaref

10、ulaboutwhattheyadvertise.Spendlessmoneyonadvertising.Advertisemorefortheirproducts.Usenewadvertisingtechniques.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Heisalwaysinahurry.Heisquickinmakingdecisions.Heisalwaysthefirsttoarriveattheairport.Heusuallydoesntgettherewardhedeserves.

11、A)Hemisseshisflight.Hecanfindagoodseat.Heleavestheairportfirstattheendofthetrip.Hisluggagecomesoutlast.A)Hewastoldtoboardthewrongplane.Hewasnotallowedtoboardtheplane.Hearrivedattheairportwithoutaticket.Hefounditdifficulttoexplainwhyhearrivedsoearly.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Questions21to2

12、5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Therearedesertplantswhichsurvivethedryseasonintheformofinactiveseeds.Therearealsodesertinsectswhichsurviveasinactivelarvae(幼虫).Inaddition,difficultasitistobelieve,therearedesertfishwhichcansurvivethroughyearsofdrought(干旱)intheformofinactiveeggs.Thesearetheshrimps(小虾)th

13、atliveintheMojaveDesert,anintenselydryregioninthesouth-westoftheUnitedStateswhereshadetemperaturesofover50Careoftenrecorded.TheeggsoftheMojaveshrimpsarethesizeandhavetheappearanceofgrainsofsand.Whensufficientspringrainfallstoformalake,onceeverytwotofiveyears,theseeggshatch(孵化).Thenthewaterissoonfill

14、edwithmillionsoftinyshrimpsaboutamillimetrelongwhichfeedontinyplantandanimalorganismswhichalsogrowinthetemporarydesertlake.Withinaweek,theshrimpsgrowfromtheiroriginal1millimetretoalengthofabout1.5centimetres.Throughoutthetimethattheshrimpsarerapidlymaturing,thewaterinthelakeequallyrapidlyevaporates.

15、Therefore,fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime.Bythetwelfthday,however,whentheyareabout3centimetrelong,hundredsoftinyeggsformontheunderbodiesofthefemales.Usuallybythistime,allthatremainsofthelakeisalarge,muddypatchofwetsoil.Onthethirteenthdayandthenext,duringthefinalhoursoftheirbrieflives,theshrimpslay

16、theireggsinthemud.Then,havingensuredthattheirspecieswillsurvive,theshrimpsdieasthelastofthewaterevaporates.Ifsufficientrainfallsthenextyeartoformanotherlake,theeggshatch,andonceagaintheshrimpspassrapidlythroughtheircycleofgrowth,adulthood,egg-laying,anddeath.Someyearsthereisinsufficientraintoformala

17、ke:inthiscase,theeggswillremaindormantforanotheryears,orevenlongerifnecessary.Very,veryoccasionally,perhapstwiceinahundredyears,sufficientrainfallstoformadeeplakethatlastsamonthormore.Inthiscase,thespeciespassesthroughtwocyclesofgrowth,egg-laying,anddeath.Thus,onsuchoccasions,thespeciesmultipliescon

18、siderably,whichfurtherensuresitssurvival.WhichofthefollowingistheMOSTdistinctivefeatureofMojaveshrimps?Theirlivesarebrief.Theyfeedonplantandanimalorganisms.Theireggscansurviveyearsofdrought.Theylaytheireggsinthemud.Bysaying“fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime”(Para.3,line2)theauthormeans_.theyhavetosw

19、imfasttoavoiddangerintherapidlyevaporatinglaketheyhavetoswimfasttocatchtheanimalorganismsonwhichtheysurvivetheyhavetomultiplyasmanyaspossiblewithinthirteendaystheyhavetocompletetheirlifecyclewithinashortspanoftimepermittedbytheenvironmentThepassagemainlydealswith_.thelifespanoftheMojaveshrimpsthesur

20、vivalofdesertshrimpstheimportanceofwatertolifelifeintheMojaveDesertTheword“dormant”(Para.4,Line3)mostprobablymeans_.inactivestrongalertsoftItmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_.appearanceandsizearemostimportantforlifetosurviveinthedesertaspeciesmustbeabletomultiplyquicklyinordertosurviveforsomespecieso

21、nelifecycleinayearisenoughtosurvivethedesertdroughtsomespeciesdevelopauniquelifepatterntosurviveinextremelyharshconditionsQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Opportunitiesforrewardingworkbecomefewerforbothmenandwomenastheygrowolder.Afterage40,jobhuntingbecomesevenmoredifficult.Manyworkersst

22、ayatjobstheyaretoooldforratherthanfacepossiblerejection.Ouryouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureseeslittlevalueinolderpeople.InwriterLilianHellmanswords,theyhave“thewisdomthatcomeswithagethatwecantmakeuseof.“Unemploymentandeconomicneedforworkishigheramongolderwomen,especiallyminorities,thanamongyoungerwh

23、itewomen.Anationalcouncilreportsthesefindings:thoughunemployedlongerwhenseekingwork,olderwomenjob-huntharder,holdajoblongerwithlessabsenteeism(少勤),performaswellorbetter,aremorereliable,andaremorewillingtolearnthanmenoryoungerwomen.Yetmanyolderwomenearnpoorpayandfaceafutureofpovertyintheirretirementy

24、ears.When“sexismmeetsageism,povertyisnolongeronthedoorstepitmovesin,”accordinTishSommers,directorofaspecialstudyonolderwomenfortheNationalOrganizationforWomen.Yeta1981reportontheWhiteHouseConferenceonAgingshowsthatasagroup,olderAmericansarethe“wealthiest,bestfed,besthoused,healthiest,most-reliantsel

25、folderpopulationinourhistory.“Thisstatementissmallcomforttothoselivingbelowthepovertyline,butitdoesexplodesomeoftheoldtraditionalbeliefsandfears.Opportunitiesformovinginandupinalargecompanymayshrinkbutmanyolderpeoplebeginsuccessfulsmallbusinesses,volunteerinsatisfyingactivities,andstayactiveformanyy

26、ears.Theyhavefewrolemodelsbecauseinpreviousgenerationsthelifespanwasmuchshorterandexpectationsoflifewerefewer.Theyareploughingnewground.Employersarebeginningtorecognizethatthematurepersoncanbringagreatdealofstabilityandresponsibilitytoaposition.Onedoesntloseabilityandexperienceontheeveofones65thor70

27、thbirthdayanymorethanonegrowsupinstantlyatage21.Aftertheageof40,_.mostworkersaretiredoftheirpresentjobsmanyworkerstendtosticktheirpresentjobspeoplefindtheirjobsmorerewardingthanbeforepeoplestillwishtohuntformoresuitablejobsFromHeilmansremark,wecanseethat_.fullusehasbeenmadeofthewisdomofolderpeopleth

28、ewisdomofolderpeopleisnotvaluedbyAmericansocietyolderpeoplearenolessintelligentthanyoungpeoplethewisdomofolderpeopleisofgreatvaluetoAmericansocietyTishSommersarguesthat_.olderwomenfindithardtoescapepovertyolderwomenusuallyperformbetterintheirjobsthemajorcauseofthepovertyofolderwomenissexismmorepeopl

29、ehavecometobelieveinsexismandageismAccordingtothethirdparagraph,itcanbeseenthatolderAmericans_.havemorejobopportunitiesthanyoungpeoplelivebelowthepovertylinehavenewopportunitiestoremainactiveinsocietynolongerbelieveinthepromiseofahappylifeuponretirementItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthewriter_.ca

30、llsattentiontothelivingconditionsofolderAmericansbelievesthatvalueofolderpeopleisgainingincreasingrecognitionattemptstojustifytheyouth-oriented,throw-awaycultureoftheUnitedStatesarguespeopleshouldnotretireattheageof65or70Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Themostexcitingkindofeducationisal

31、sothemostpersonal.Nothingcanexceedthejoyofdiscoveringforyourselfsomethingthatisimportanttoyou!Itmaybeanideaorabitofinformationyoucomeacrossaccidentallyorasuddeninsight,fittingtogetherpiecesofinformationorworkingthroughaproblem.Suchpersonalencountersarethe“payoff”ineducation.Ateachermaydirectyoutolea

32、rningandevenencourageyouinitbutnoteachercanmaketheexcitementorthejoyhappen.Thatsuptoyou.Aresearchpaper,assignedinacourseandperhapscheckedatvariousstagesbyaninstructor,leadsyoubeyondclassroom,beyondthetextsforclassesandintoaprocesswherethejoyofdiscoveryandlearningcancometoyoumanytimes.Preparingtheres

33、earchpaperisanactiveandindividualprocess,andideallearningprocess.Itprovidesastructurewithinwhichyoucanmakeexcitingdiscoveries,ofknowledgeandofself,thatarebasictoeducation.Buttheresearchpaperalsogivesyouachancetoindividualizeaschoolassignment,tosuitapieceofworktoyourowninterestsandabilities,toshowoth

34、erswhatyoucando.Writingaresearchpaperismorethanjustaclassroomexercise.Itisanexperienceinsearchingout,understandingandsynthesizing,whichformsthebasisofmanyskillsapplicabletobothacademicandnonacademictasks.Itis,inthefullestsense,adiscovering,aneducation.So,toproduceagoodresearchpaperisbothausefulandat

35、horoughlysatisfyingexperience!Tosome,thethoughtofhavingtowriteanassignednumberofpages,oftenmorethaneverproducedbefore,isdisconcerting.Toothers,theveryideaofhavingtoworkindependentlyisthreatening.Butthereisnoneedtoapproachtheresearchpaperassignmentwithanxiety,andnobodyshouldviewtheresearchpaperasanob

36、stacletoovercome.Instead,consideritagoaltoaccomplish,agoalwithinreachifyouusethehelpthisbookcangiveyou.Accordingtothewriter,personaldiscoveries_.willgiveoneencouragementanddirectionarehelpfulinfindingtherightinformationarethemostvaluablepartofonespersonaleducationwillhelponetosuccessfullycompletesch

37、oolassignmentsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatwritingaresearchpapergivesonechances_.tofullydeveloponespersonalabilitiestousetheskillslearntintheclassroomtoprovethatoneisaproductivewritertodemonstratehowwellonecanaccomplishschoolassignmentFromthecontext,theword“disconcertingra.3,Line”(Pa2)mostprobab

38、lymeans_.misleadingembarrassingstimulatingupsettingThewriterarguesinthepassagethat_.oneshouldexplorenewareasinresearchoneshouldtrustonesownabilitytomeetcourserequirementsoneshouldconsiderresearchpaperwritingapleasure,notaburdenoneshoulduseallonesknowledgeandskillswhendoingresearchWhatwillprobablyfol

39、lowthispassage?Howtowritearesearchpaper.Theimportanceofresearchineducation.Howtomakenewdiscoveriesforoneself.Theskillofputtingpiecesofinformationtogether.Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inourculture,thesourcesofwhatwecallasenseoffeeling“importantastery”andworth-while-andthesourcesofwhat

40、wecallasense“pleasure-finding”lifeenjoyable-arenotalwaysidentical.Womenoftenaretold“Youcanhavetitall.”Sometimeswhatthespeakerreallyissayingis:“Youchosecancartexpecter,soyoutohavecloserrelationshipsorahappyfamilylife.”or“YouhaveawonderfulhusbandchildrenWhatsallthisaboutwantingacareer?”Butwomenneedtou

41、nderstandanddevelopbothaspectsofwell-being,iftheyaretofeelgoodaboutthemselves.Ourstudyshowsthat,forwomen,well-beinghastwodimensions.Oneismastery,whichincludesself-esteem(自尊),asenseofcontroloveryourlife,andlowlevelsofanxietyanddepression.Masteryiscloselyrelatedtothe“todoingwork”andsideoflife,activity

42、.Pleasureistheotherdimensions,anditiscomposedofhappiness,satisfactionandoptimism(乐观).Itistiedmorecloselytothe“feelingside”oflife.Thetwoareindependentofeachother.Awomancouldbehighinmasteryandlowinpleasure,andviceversa.Forexample,awomanwhohasagoodjob,butwhosemotherhasjustdied,mightbefeelingverygoodabo

43、utherselfandincontrolofherworklife,butthepleasuresidecouldbedamagedforatime.Theconceptsofmasteryandpleasurecanhelpusidentifythesourcesofwell-beingforwomen,andremedypastmistakes.Inthepast,womenwereencouragedtolookonlyatthefeelingsideoflifeasthesourceofallwell-being.Butweknowthatbothmasteryandpleasure

44、arecritical.Andmasteryseemstobeachievedlargelythroughwork.Inourstudy,allthegroupsofemployedwomenratedsignificantlyhigherinmasterythandidwomenwhowerenotemployed.womanswell-beingisenhanced(增进)whenshetakesonmultipleroles.Atleastbymiddleadulthood,thewomenwhowereinvolvedinacombinationofroles-marriages,mo

45、therhood,andemploymentwerethehighestinwell-being,despitewarningsaboutstressandstrain.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat_.A)forwomen,asenseof“mastery”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“pleasB)forwomen,asenseof“pleasure”ismoreimportantthanasenseof“masC)womencanthaveasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure

46、”atthesatimeasenseof“mastery”andasenseof“pleasure”arebothindispensabletowomenTheauthorsattitudetowardswomenhavingacareeris_.criticalpositiveneutralrealisticOnecanconcludefromthepassagethatifawomantakesonseveralsocialroles,_.itwillbeeasierforhertoovercomestressandstrainshewillbemoresuccessfulinhercar

47、eerherchancesofgettingpromotedwillbegreaterherlifewillbericherandmoremeaningful39.Whichofthefollowingcanbeidentifiedasasourceof“pleasure”forwomen?FamilylifeRegularemploymentMultiplerolesinsocietyFreedomfromanxietyThemostappropriatetitleforthepassagewouldbe_.Thewell-beingofCareerWomenSourcesofMastery

48、andPleasureTwoAspectsofWomensWell-BeingFreedomRolesWomeninSocietyPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(35minutes)Hehas_strangehobbieslikecollectingbottletopsandinventingsecretcodes.goneongoneinforgonewithgonethroughwithOfallthesoldierstheyhadthe_ofbeingthefiercest,themostpatriotic,thetoughest.recognitionres

49、ervationrecreationreputationWhydidntyoutellmeyoucouldlendmethemoney?I_itfromthebank.haventneededtoborrowwillnotneedtoborrowneednthaveborroweddidntneedtoborrow44.Advancedcomputertechnologyhas_ananswertoaccurateweatherforecasting.setupcomeupwithfilledwithfaceduptoIstaredintotheblacknessandwonderedifhe

50、wasasawareofmypresenceas_.IwasofhisIwasofhimIdidofhimIdidofhisTheyaresuretheyhaveallthefactstheyneedto_theexistenceofablackhole.obtainmaintainverifydisplayThenewtouristhotelwillhave_formorethanonethousandpeople.convenienceaccommodationscapabilitycapacitiesMedicaldoctorssometimescanmakemistakesthatwi

51、llcost_.patientstheirlivespatientlivespatientsfortheirlivespatientswiththeirlivesHehadbeencompletelyexhaustedbutfeltconsiderably_afteramealandarest.renewedrecreatedreshapedrefreshedHisintelligenceandexperiencewillenablehimto_thecomplicatedsituation.copewithsettledowninterveneininterferewithAtlastshe

52、leftherhouseandgottotheairport,only_theplaneflyingaway.havingseentohaveseensawtoseeHeobviouslydisplaysagreat_forsomeofyourpoems.consentadmirationrespectpleasureThislaw_endingtoreduceintendsreducingintendedreducingisinten

53、dedtoreduceThefiremusthave_afterthestaffhadgonehome.brokendownbrokenupbrokenoutbrokenoffHumidityissointenseinsomepartsofthetropicsthatEuropeansfindtheyareunableto_it.maintainpersistenduresustainThesightofasickhorsebeingdrivenalongthestreetsofthevillageremained_himforweeks.ofontowithAseriesofborderin

54、cidentswould_leadthetwocountriestowar.inevitablyconsistentlyuniformlypersistentlyTheytriedtorestrictaccessto_theybelievedtobedangerousareas.whatwhichthateverywhereIfeachmanagermakeshisusualspeech,themeetingwillbe_forforty-fiveminutes.expandedprolongeddelayedexceededItwasonlyaftersomeprogress_intheus

55、eanddevelopmentofelectriccurrentthatmenbegantorealizetheimportanceandpossibilitiesofmagnetism.wasmadewouldhavebeenmadehasbeenmadehadbeenmadeTheweathermanbroadcaststhe_intemperaturetwiceaday.diversionvariationvarietymodificationIseemtohavereachedarathergloomyconclusion,butIthinkthatsomethingcheerfulm

56、aystillbederived_it.ofofffromwithAnimalscanbecomeunusually_whentheyareupsetbyasuddenenvironmentalchange.puzzledpredominantvigorousaggressiveInnocircumstancescanmoreworkbegotoutofamachinethan_.isputintoittoputitintoittobeputintoitthatputsintoitThewinningteamloudly_itsvictory.magnifiedproclaimedsignif

57、iedexclaimedLastyear,theseshipstransportedatotalof83.34milliontonsofcargo,a4.4percentincrease_thepreviousyear.overthanupbeyondWithaneighty-hourweekandlittleenjoyment,lifemusthavebeenvery_forthenineteenth-centuryfactoryworkers.hostileanxioustediousobscureTheSecondWorldWar,_theearlieroneof1914,promote

58、dpublicconcernaboutthephysicalandintellectualwell-beingofthecountryshumanresources.soasaswereasdidsameasLouiswasaskedto_themanwhostoleherpurse.confirmrecognizeclaimidentifyThebusthat_outsidetheinnwouldsoontakethevisitorsdowntown.heldbackpulledupgotdownsetforthPartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyoucha