1996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷参考答案

1、1996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案1996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案19/191996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案1996年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参照答案PartIListeningcomprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconve

2、rsationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.A)Tochangethetennisshoesinthesportsweardepartment.Tohel

3、phisfriendfindtherightdepartment.Tofindhislostshoesonthetenniscourt.Tobuyhimselfapairoftennisshoes.A)Theyproducepartoftheirownfood.Theyselltheirownproduce.Theyfeedtheirfamilyoncheapfood.Theybuyfoodfromfarmers.A)Mr.Whitesreasonforleaving.Mr.Whitesnewappointment.Avacantposition.Howtoapplyforajob.A)Beh

4、ostiletoNancy.AskNancytocomeout.TalktoNancyherself.WriteNancyaletter.A)Toserveashertourguide.Toserveasherbodyguard.Toserveasherdriver.Toserveasherporter.A)Heisoftenaskedtogoandseeexhibits.Hewouldliketogoandseetheexhibit.Hewenttoseetheexhibitlastyear.Hedefinitelydoesnotwanttogo.A)Theenvironmentalprob

5、lem.Thehealthproblem.Theeducationalproblem.Theinternationalproblem.A)BobwillseeSusantomorrowevening.Bobmightbeathomelatetomorrowevening.BobandSusanhavedecidedtogoonaholiday.Bobaskedthewomantocomeanothertime.A)Theythinkcinemasaretoofarawayfromtheirhomes.Theyaredisappointedwiththefilmsproducedtheseday

6、s.Theybothdislikefilmsaboutadventurestories.Theybothliketheideaofgoingtothecinemaatnight.见附图1SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthef

7、ourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Becausehewasacookatacountry-musicclub.Becauseheperformedforguestswhileheworkedasacook.Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking.Becauseheli

8、kedsingingbetterthancooking.A)Hisbrother.Hismanager.Hisfather.Abusinesswoman.A)Ataclub.Onafarm.Ataconstructionsite.Inarecordcompany.A)Hisabilitytoliveindependently.Hissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhedid.Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections.Hishardworkinhisearlydays.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthe

9、passageyouhavejustheard.A)Howtohandlespiders.SpidersintheUnitedStates.Peoplesfearofspiders.Aspecialkindofspider.A)Mostspiderswillnotbiteevenwhenhandled.Mostspidersarepoisonousanddangerous.Mostspidersarelikelytoattackpeople.Mostspidershavesharpeyes.A)Becauseshecannotfindahusbandforherself.Becausethef

10、emalespiderislargerthanthemaleone.Becausethefemalespiderofteneatsherhusband.Becausesheisablackfemalespider.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebeonthepassageyouhavejustheardA)Instructions.Medicine.Money.Thedraftofhisspeech.A)BecauseshehadtotypeMr.Bascombspeech.Becauseshehadaheadache.Becauseshehadtomeetsom

11、ebusinessmen.Becauseshehadtogethercarfixed.A)Theproblemofthecity.Himselfandhisproblems.Thingshehadplannedtosaytohisaudience.Theplanforhisfutureworkasmayor.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements-Fo

12、reachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga“new”feature.TheBBCEngl

13、ishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearnersDictionary:EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLMEplusculturalinformation.Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbe

14、seentohaveadistinctlyaswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.Ox

15、fordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutinyforculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalpe

16、rspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryears,their1,000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeatur

17、edinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,aswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasit

18、uationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutth

19、escopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?ThecombinationoftwodictionariesintooneThenewapproachtodefiningwordsTheinclusionofculturalcontentTheincreaseinthenumberofentriesTheLongmandictionaryismorelikelyto

20、becriticizedforculturalprejudice_.itsscopeofculturalentriesthebeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworlditpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountriesitviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingworlditfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedice

21、ntriesTheBBCdictionarydiffersfromOxfordandLongmaninthat_.ithasawiderselectionOfencyclopedicentriesitismainlydesigntomeettheneedsofradiolistenersitlaysmoreemphasiscolanguagethenoncultureitisintendedtohelplistenersdeveloptheirlisteningcomprehensionskillsItisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachings

22、ocio-culturalcontentinadictionary,specialthoughtbegivento_.thelanguagelevelsofitsusersthenumberofitsprospectivepurchasersthedifferenttastesofitsusersthevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusersWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?Differentwaysoftreatingsocio-culturalelementsinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.Acompa

23、risonofpeoplesopinionsontheculturalcontentinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.TheadvantagesoftheBBCdictionaryoverOxfordandLongman.Theuser-friendlinessofthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Realpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeon

24、TV.Thefirstdifferenceisthatapolicemansrealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyer,andwhatismore,hehastoapplyitonhisfeet,inthedarkandrain,runningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto

25、.Littleofhistimeisspentinchatting.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,unimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupid,pettycrimes.Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:assoonashesarrested,thestoryisover.Inreallife,findingcriminalsisseldommuchofa

26、problem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.Havingmadeanarrest,adetectivereallystarttowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferentevidence.Atthirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures

27、:first,asmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw.Secondly,asexpensivepublicservantstheyhavetogetresults.Theycanhardlyeverdoboth.Mostofthetimesomeofthemhavetobreaktherulesinsmallways.Ifthedetectivehastodetectivetheworld,theworldoftendeceiveshim.Hardlyanyonehemeetst

28、ellshimthetruth.Andthisseparationthedetectivefeelsbetweenhimselfandtherestoftheworldisdeepenedbythesimplesmindednessasheseesit-ofcitizens,socialworkers,doctors,law-makers,andjudges,who,insteadofeliminatingcrimepunishthecriminalslessseverelyinthehopethatthiswillmakethemreform.Theresult,detectivesfeel

29、,isthatnine-tenthsoftheirworkisre-catchingpeoplewhoshouldhavestaredbehindbars.Thismakesthemrathercynical.Apolicemanhastobetrainedincriminallawbecause_.hemustworkhardtohelpreformcriminalshemustbelieveasprofessionallawyersdohemustbeabletotellwhenandwhereacrimeiscommittedhemustjustifythearrestshemakeso

30、fcriminalsWhatisthemostsuitablewordthatdescribestheworkofapolicemanaccordingtothepassage?DangerousDemandingDistressingDramaticAccordingtothepassage,policemenspendmostoftheirtimeanefforts_.patrollingthestreet,rainorshinetrackingandarrestingcriminalscollectingandprovidingevidenceconsultingtherulesofla

31、wWhatsthepolicemansbiggestheadache?Hehastogetthemostdesirableresultswithoutbreakingthelawinanyway.Hehastojustifyhisarrestswhileunabletoprovidesufficientevidenceinmostcases.Hecanhardlyfindenoughtimetolearncriminallawwhileburdenedwithnumerouscriminalcases.Hehastoprovidethebestpossiblepublicserviceatth

32、eleastpossibleexpense.Whydopolicemenfeelseparatedfromtherestoftheworld?Becausetheydonotreceiveduesupportfromsociety.Becausetheyfindpeopleinsincerewiththem.Becausetheyfeelsuperiortosimple-mindedpeoplearoundthem.Becausetheyaresuspiciousofthepeoplearoundthem.Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage

33、.ToliveintheUnitedStatestodayistogainanappreciationforDahrendorfsassertionthatsocialchangeexistseverywhere.Technology,theapplicationofknowledgeforpracticalends,isamajorsourceofsocialchange.Yetwewoulddowelltoremindourselvesthattechnologyisahumancreation;itdocsnotexistnaturally.Aspearorarobotisasmucha

34、culturalasaphysicalobject.Untilhumansuseaspeartohuntgameorarobottoproducemachineparts,neitherismuchmorethanasolidmassofmatter.Forabirdlookingforanobjectonwhichtorest,aspearorrobotservesthepurposeequallywell.TheexplosionoftheChallengerspaceshuttleandtheRussiannuclearaccidentatChernobyldrivehomethehum

35、anqualityoftechnology;theyprovidecasesinwhichwell-plannedsystemssuddenlywenthaywireandtherewasnoreadyhandtosetthemright.Sincetechnologyisahumancreation,weareresponsibleforwhatisdonewithit.Pessimistsworrythatwewilluseouttechnologyeventuallytoblowourworldandourselvestopieces.Buttheyhavebeensayingthisf

36、ordecades,andsofarwehavemanagedtosurviveandevenflourish.Whetherwewillcontinuetodosointheyearsaheadremainsuncertain.Clearly,theimpactoftechnologyonourlivesdeservesacloserexamination.Fewtechnologicaldevelopmentshavehadagreaterimpactonourlivesthanthecomputerrevolution.Scientistsandengineershavedesigned

37、specializedmachinesthatcandothetasksthatonceonlypeoplecoulddo.Therearethosewhoassertthattheswitchtoaninformation-basedeconomyisinthesamecampasothergreathistoricalmilestones,particularlytheindustrialRevolution.YetwhenweaskwhytheindustrialRevolutionwasarevolution,wefindthatitwasnotthemachines.Theprima

38、ryreasonwhyitwasrevolutionaryisthatitledtogreatsocialchange.Itgaverisetomassproductionand,throughmassproduction,toasocietyinwhichwealthwasnotconfinedtothefew.Insomewhatsimilarfashion,computerspromisetorevolutionizethestructureofAmericanlife,particularlyastheyfreethehumanmindandopennewpossibilitiesin

39、knowledgeandcommunication.TheindustrialRevolutionsupplementedandreplacedthemusclesofhumansandanimalsbymechanicalmethods.Thecomputerextendsthisdevelopmenttosupplementandreplacesomeaspectsofthemindofhumanbeingsbyelectronicmethods.Itisthecapacityofthecomputerforsolvingproblemsandmakingdecisionsthatrepr

40、esentsitsgreatestpotentialandthatpeesthegreatestdifficultiesinpredictingtheimpactonsociety.Aspearorarobothasthequalityoftechnologyonlywhenit_.isusedbothasaculturalandaphysicalobjectservesdifferentpurposesequallywellisutilizedbymancanbeofusetobothmanandanimalTheexamplesoftheChallengerandChernobylcite

41、dbytheauthorservetoshowthat_.ifnotgivencloseexamination,technologycouldbeusedtodestroyourworldtechnologyisahumancreation,soweareresponsibleforittechnologyusuallygoeswrong,ifnotcontrolledbymanbeingahumancreation,technologyisliabletoerrorAccordingtotheauthor,theintroductionofthecomputerisarevolutionma

42、inlybecause_.thecomputerhasrevolutionizedtheworkingsofthehumanmindthecomputercandothetasksthatcouldonlybedonebypeoplebeforeithashelpedtoswitchtoaninformationtechnologyithasagreatpotentialimpactonsociety34.Byusingthephrase“thehumanqualityoftechnologythattechnology_.”,theauthorrefersto,thefacthasagrea

43、timpactonhumanlifehassomecharacteristicsofhumannaturecanreplacesomeaspectsofthehumanminddoesnotexistinthenaturalworldThepassageisbasedontheauthors_.keeninsightintothenatureoftechnologyprejudicedcriticismoftheroleoftheindustrialRevolutioncautiousanalysisofthereplacementofthehumanmindbycomputersexagge

44、rateddescriptionofthenegativeconsequencesoftechnologyQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Nowcustomhasnotbeencommonlyregardedasasubjectofanygreatimportance.Theinnerworkingsofourownbrainswefeeltobeuniquelyworthyofinvestigation,butcustom,wehaveawayofthinking,isbehavioratitsmostcommonplace.Asam

45、atteroffact,itistheotherwayaround.Traditionalcustom,takentheworldover,isamassofdetailedbehaviormoreastonishingthanwhatanyonepersoncaneverevolveinindividualactions.Yetthatisarathertrivialaspectofthematter.Thefactoffirst-rateimportanceisthepredominantrolethatcustomplaysinexperienceandinbeliefandthever

46、ygreatvarietiesitmaymanifest.Nomaneverlooksattheworldwithpristineeyes.Heseesiteditedbyadefinitesetofcustomsandinstitutionsandwaysofthinking.Eveninhisphilosophicalprobinghecannotgobehindthesestereotypes;hisveryconceptsofthetrueandthefalsewillstillhavereferencetohisparticulartraditionalcustoms.JohnDew

47、eyhassaidinallseriousnessthatthepartplayedbycustominshapingthebehavioroftheindividualasoveragainstanywayinwhichhecanaffecttraditionalcustom,isastheproportionofthetotalvocabularyofhismothertongueoveragainstthosewordsofhisownbabytalkthataretakenupintothelanguageofhisfamily.Whenoneseriouslystudiesaxial

48、ordersthathavehadtheopportunitytodevelopindependently,thebecomesnomorethananexactandmatter-of-factobservation.Thelifehistoryoftheindividualisfirstandforemostanadjustmenttothepatternsandstandardstraditionallyhandeddowninhiscommunity.Fromthemomentofhisbirththecustomsintowhichheisbornshapehisexperience

49、andbehavior.Bythetimehecantalk,heisthelittlecreatureofhisculture,andbythetimeheisgrownandabletotakepartinitsactivities,itshabitsarehishabits,itsbeliefshisbeliefs,itsimpossibilitieshisimpossibilities.Theauthorthinksthereasonwhycustomhasbeenignoredintheacademicworldisthat_.customrevealsonlythesuperfic

50、ialnatureofhumanbehaviorthestudyofsocialorderscanreplacethestudyofcustompeoplearestillnotawareoftheimportantrolethatcustomplaysinformingourworldoutlookcustomhaslittletodowithourwaysofthinkingWhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoJohnDewey?Anindividualcanexerciseverylittleinfluenceontheculturaltraditio

51、nintowhichheisborn.Customisthedirectresultofthephilosophicalprobingofagroupofpeople.Anindividualisstronglyinfluencedbytheculturaltraditionevenbeforeheisborn.Customrepresentsthecollectivewisdomwhichbenefitstheindividual.Theworld“custom”inthispassagemostprobablymeans_.theconceptofthetrueandthefalseofa

52、societytheindependentlydevelopedsocialorderstheadjustmentoftheindividualtothenewsocialenvironmentthepatternsandstandardsofbehaviorofacommunityAccordingtothepassageapersonlife,fromhisbirthtohisdeath,_.isconstantlyshapingtheculturaltraditionsofhispeopleispredominatedbytraditionalcustomiscontinuallyinf

53、luencedbythehabitsofothercommunitiesischieflyinfluencedbythepeoplearoundhimTheauthorspumpinwritingthispassageis_.tourgeindividualstofollowtraditionalcustomstostressthestronginfluenceofcustomsonanindividualtoexaminetheinteractionofmanandaxialcustomstoshowmansadjustmenttotraditionalcustomsPartIIIVocab

54、ularyandStructure(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispert.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Ithasbeenestimatedthattheearthssurfacetemperatur

55、ehasincreased_onequartertothreequartersofadegreesince1805.tobeatwithTheladydressedinthelatestParisfashionis_inherappearancebutrudeinherspeech.elaborateexcessiveelegantexaggeratedManypeoplethinkthatthestandardsofpublic_havedeclined.moralityrightnessawarenessmentalityIcelandliesfarnorthintheAtlantic,w

56、ithitsnorthernmosttipactually_theArcticCircle.touchedtouchestouchingbeingtouchedYouneedtorewritethissentencebecauseitis_,prehensivealternativedeliberateambiguousPeopleweresurprisedtofindthathehadtheabilityto_everythinghewasinvolvedin.precededominateeffectinstructColinmarriedmysisterandImarriedhisbro

57、ther,_makesColinandmedoublein-laws.whatwhichthatitTheproblemsrequiringimmediatesolutionwillbegiven_atthemeeting.priorityurgencysuperiorityemergencyAmembershipcardauthorizes_theclubsfacilitiesforaperiodof12months.theholderusingtheholdersusetheholdertousetheholderusesDuringtheconferencethespeakertried

58、to_plyimposeimplyconvey_Iadmitthatthereareproblems,Idontthinkthattheycannotbesolved.UnlessUntilAsWhileThefactthattheyreactedsodifferentlywasareflectionoftheirdifferent_.performancespersonalitiesqualitiesappearancesYourexcusethatanelephantfellonyouandmadeyoulateisjust_.inevitableindispensableincredib

59、leincurableAnotherbigissue_thenewrepublicistheproblemoftheeducationofitscitizens.confiningconfirmingconformingconfrontingItriedtorelaxbecauseIknewIwoulduseupmyoxygensooner_.themoreexcitedIgotIgotexcitedmoreandmoreIgotexcitedandIgotmoreexcitedScientistsfirst_theideaoftheatombombinthe1930s.imaginedcon

60、ceivedconsideredacknowledgedCottonproductionhasbeen_thedeclinetheseyears.downonatunderThedaybeforemyhistoryexam,Istillhadnt_readingthefirstbookonthelist.asaboutcaughtupwithgotroundtosatforHehaspointedourthedangers_eriorinherentinsistsinnerWhereverIhaveanappointment,Iliketoarrive_.aheadoftimealittlea