1999年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案

年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案1999年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案1999年6月大学英语六级CET6真题及答案partilisteningcomprehension(20minutes)sectionadirections:inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.example:youwillhear:youwillread:2hours.3hours.4hours.

5hours.d)""5onthed)""5onthesampleanswer[a][b][c][d]a)themanattendedtheconcert,butdidntlikeit.themanwassorrytomissthefootballgame.themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassicalmusic.themanwassorrythathedidntattendtheconcert.a)singingloudly.listeningtomusic.studying.talkingonthephone.a)shecantreceiveanycalls.shecantmakeanycalls.itdoesntworkatall.itsbeyondrepair.a)tomisveryresponsible.c)whattomsaidistrue.b)tomswordsarentreliable.d)tomisnothumorousatall.a)howtouseacamera.c)howtouseakeyboard.b)howtouseawasher.d)howtouseataperecorder.a)theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.a)hebelievesthebrownshavedoneasensiblething.hedoesntthinkthebrownsshouldmovetoanotherplace.hedoesntthinkthebrownsinvestmentisawisemove.hebelievesitisbetterforthebrownstoinvestlater.a)hemayconvertitanduseitasarestaurant.hemaypullitdownandbuildanewrestaurant.hemayrentitoutforuseasarestaurant.hemaysellittotheownerofarestaurant.a)shedoesntlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.sheshavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessorslectures.sheisnotinterestedinthecourse.sheshavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.a)heneverkeepshispromises.c)hehaschangedhismind.b)heiscrazyaboutparties.d)heisnotsociable.sectionbcompounddictation注意：听力理解的b节(sectionb)为复合式听写(compounddictation) ,题目在试卷二上。现在请取出试卷二。partiireadingcomprehension(35minutes)directions:thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:wesometimesthinkhumansareuniquelyvulnerabletoanxiety,butstressseemstoaffecttheimmunedefensesofloweranimalstoo.inoneexperiment,forexample,behavioralimmunologist（免疫学家）marklaudenslager,attheuniversityofdenver,gavemildelectricshocksto24rats.halftheanimalscouldswitchoffthecurrentbyturningawheelintheirenclosure,whiletheotherhalfcouldnot.theratsinthetwogroupswerepairedsothateachtimeoneratturnedthewheelitprotectedbothitselfanditshelplesspartnerfromtheshock.laudenslagerfoundthattheimmuneresponsewasdepressedbelownormalinthehelplessratsbutnotinthosethatcouldturnofftheelectricity.whathehasdemonstrated,hebelieves,isthatlackofcontroloveranevent,nottheexperienceitself,iswhatweakenstheimmunesystem.[page]otherresearchersagree.jayweiss,apsychologistatdukeuniversityschoolofmedicine,hasshownthatanimalswhoareallowedtocontrolunpleasantstimulidontdevelopsleepdisturbancesorchangesinbrainchemistrytypicalofstressedrats.butiftheanimalsareconfrontedwithsituationstheyhavenocontrolover,theylaterbehavepassivelywhenfacedwithexperiencestheycancontrol.suchfindingsreinforcepsychologistssuspicionsthattheexperienceorperceptionofhelplessnessisoneofthemostharmfulfactorsindepression.oneofthemoststartlingexamplesofhowthemindcanaltertheimmuneresponsewasdiscoveredbychance.in1975psychologistrobertaderattheuniversityofrochesterschoolofmedicineconditioned(使形成条件反射)micetoavoidsaccharin(糖精)bysimultaneouslyfeedingthemthesweetenerandinjectingthemwithadrugthatwhilesuppressingtheirimmunesystemscausedstomachupsets.associatingthesaccharinwiththestomachpains,themicequicklylearnedtoavoidthesweetener.inordertoextinguishthisdislikeforthesweetener,aderre-exposedtheanimalstosaccharin,thistimewithoutthedrug,andwasastonishedtofindthatthosemicethathadreceivedthehighestamountsofsweetenerduringtheirearlierconditioningdied.hecouldonlyspeculatethathehadsosuccessfullyconditionedtheratsthatsaccharinalonenowservedtoweakentheirimmunesystemsenoughtokillthem.laudenslagersexperimentshowedthattheimmunesystemofthoseratswhocouldturnofftheelectricity.a)wasstrengthenedc)wasalteredwasnotaffectedd)wasweakenedaccordingtothepassage,theexperienceofhelplessnesscausesratsto.a)trytocontrolunpleasantstimulib)turnofftheelectricityc)behavepassivelyincontrollablesituationsd)becomeabnormallysuspiciousthereasonwhythemiceinadersexperimentavoidedsaccharinwasthat.a)theydislikeditstasteb)itaffectedtheirimmunesystemsc)itledtostomachpainsd)theyassociateditwithstomachachesthepassagetellsusthatthemostprobablereasonforthedeathofthemiceinadersexperimentwasthat.theyhadbeenweakenedpsychologicallybythesaccharinthesweetenerwaspoisonoustothemtheirimmunesystemshadbeenalteredbythemindtheyhadtakentoomuchsweetenerduringearlierconditioningitcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheimmunesystemsofanimals.a)canbeweakenedbyconditioningb)canbesuppressedbydruginjectionscanbeaffectedbyfrequentdosesofsaccharind)canbealteredbyelectricshocksquestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:thedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupplycontinuetooccur,largelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing什巴…固定）legalresponsibilityonthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon（ 放任）.attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislation,economicincentivesandfriendlypersuasionhavebeenmetbylawsuits,personalandindustrialdenialandlongdelays-notonlyinacceptingresponsibility,butmoreimportantly,indoingsomethingaboutit.itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproductionsacrificesisthereanyinitiativeforchange. whereisindustry sandourrecognition thatprotectingmankindsgreattreasureisthesinglemostimportantresponsibility?ifevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothefrontlinesandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblems,thattimeisnow.wearebeingasked,and,infact,thepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethedifference.yes,theecologists,theenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsservetocommunicate,stimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.however,itisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelop,improveandenforceenvironmentalstandards,isubmit,whomustleadthecharge.[page]wemustrecognizethatenvironmentalhealthissuesdonotstopatcitylimits,countylines,stateorevenfederalboundaries.wecannolongeraffordtobetunnel-visionedinourapproach.wemustvisualizeissuesfromeveryperspectivetomaketheobjectivedecisions.wemustexpressourviewsclearlytopreventmediadistortionandpublicconfusion.ibelievewehaveathree-partmissionforthepresent.first,wemustcontinuetopressforimprovementsinthequalityoflifethatpeoplecanmakeforthemselves.second,wemustinvestigateandunderstandthelinkbetweenenvironmentandhealth.third, wemust beabletocommunicatetechnicalinformationinaformthatcitizenscanunderstand. ifwecanaccomplishthesethreegoalsinthisdecade,maybewecanfinallystopenvironmentaldegradation,andnotmerelyholditback.wewillthenbeabletospend

pollutiondollarstrulyonpreventionratherthanonbandages.wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthattheindustrialistsdisregardenvironmentalprotectionchieflybecause.theyareunawareoftheconsequencesofwhattheyaredoingtheyarereluctanttosacrificetheirowneconomicintereststimehasnotyetcomeforthemtoputdueemphasisonititisdifficultforthemtotakeeffectivemeasuresthemaintasknowfacingecologists,environmentalactivistsandconservationistsis.a)topreventpollutionbylegislation,economicincentivesandpersuasiontoarousepublicawarenessoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectiontotakeradicalmeasurestocontrolenvironmentalpollution(line2,para.4)mosttoimprovethequalityoflifebyenforcingenvironmentalstandards(line2,para.4)mosttheword""tunnel-visioned""

probablymeansmimiprobablymeansmimia)narrow-mindedc)short-sightedb)blindtothefactsd)abletoseeonlyoneaspectwhichofthefollowing,accordingtotheauthor,shouldplaytheleadingroleinthesolutionofenvironmentalproblems?legislationandgovernmentintervention.theindustrysunderstandingandsupport.theeffortsofenvironmentalhealthprofessionals.thecooperationofecologists,environmentalactivistsandconservationists.whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?efforts should beexerted onpollutionpreventioninsteadofonremedialmeasures.moremoney shouldbespentinordertostoppollution.ordinarycitizenshavenoaccesstotechnicalinformationonpollution.environmentaldegradationwillbestoppedbytheendofthisdecade.questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:britishuniversities,groaningundertheburdenofahugeincreaseinstudentnumbers,arewarningthatthetraditionofafreeeducationisatrisk.theuniversitieshavethreatenedtoimposeanadmissionfeeonstudentstoplugagapinrevenueifthegovernmentdoesnotacttoimprovetheirfinancesandscrapsomepublicspendingcutbacks.thegovernmentrespondedtotheuniversitiesthreatbysettingupthemostfundamentalreviewofhighereducationforageneration,underanon-partytroubleshooter（调停人）,sirrondearing.oneinthreeschool-leaversentershighereducation,fivetimesthenumberwhenthelastreviewtookplacethirtyyearsagoeveryoneagreesasystemthatisfeelingthestrainafterrapidexpansionneedsalotmoremoney-butthereislittlehopeofgettingitfromthetaxpayerandnotmuchscopeforattractingmorefinancefrombusiness.mostcollegesbelievestudentsshouldcontributetotuitioncosts,somethingthatiscommonelsewhereintheworldbutwouldmarkarevolutionarychangeinbritain.universitieswantthegovernmenttointroducealoanschemefortuitionfeesandhavesuspendedtheirownthreatenedactionfornow.theyawaitdearingsadvice,hopingitwillnotbetoolate-somearealreadyreportedtobeinfinancialdifficulty.[page]asthecenturynearsitsend,thewholeconceptofwhatauniversityshouldbeisunderthemicroscope.expertsponderhowmuchtheycanusecomputersinsteadofclassrooms,talkoftheneedforlifelonglearningandrefertostudentsas""consumers.""theconfederation(联盟)ofbritishindustry,thekeyemployersorganization,wantsevenmoreexpansioninhighereducationtohelpfightcompetitiononworldmarketsfromboomingasianeconomies.butthegovernmenthasdoubtsaboutmoreexpansion.thetimesnewspaperagrees,complainingthatqualityhassufferedasstudentnumberssoared,withclosetutorialsupervisiongivingwayto""assproductionmethodsmoretypicalofeuropeanuniversities.""thechiefconcernofbritishuniversitiesis.howtotackletheirpresentfinancialdifficultyhowtoexpandtheenrollmenttomeettheneedsofenterpriseshowtoimprovetheireducationaltechnologyhowtoputanendtothecurrenttendencyofqualitydeteriorationwecanlearnfromthepassagethatinbritain.thegovernmentpaysdearlyforitsfinancialpolicyuniversitiesaremainlyfundedbybusinesseshighereducationisprovidedfreeofchargestudentsarereadytoacceptloanschemesfortuitionwhatwasthepercentageofhighschoolgraduatesadmittedtouniversitiesinbritainthirtyyearsago?20%orso.c)above30%.about15%.d)below10%.itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.thebritishgovernmentwillbeforcedtoincreaseitsspendingonhighereducationbritishemployersdemandanexpansioninenrollmentattheexpenseofqualitythebestwayoutforbritishuniversitiesistofollowtheireuropeancounterpartsbritishstudentswillprobablyhavetopayfortheirhighereducationinthenearfuturewhichofthefollowingistheviewpointofthetimesnewspaper?expansioninenrollmentisboundtoaffectthequalityofbritishhighereducation.britishuniversitiesshouldexpandtheirenrollmenttomeettheneedsofindustry.europeanuniversitiescanbettermeettheneedsofthemodernworld.britishuniversitiesshouldhelpfightcompetitiononworldmarkets.questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:theresasimplepremisebehindwhatlarrymyersdoesforaliving:ifyoucansmellit,youcanfindit.myersisthefounderofauburnuniversitysinstituteforbiologicaldetectionsystems,themaintaskofwhichistochasetheultimateindetectiondevices-anartificialnose.fornow,thesubjectoftheirresearchislittlemorethanastackofgleamingchipstuckedawayinalaboratorydrawer.butsoon,suchatoolcouldbehangingfromthebeltsofpolice,arson(纵火)investigatorsandfood-safetyinspectors.thetechnologythattheyareworkingonwouldsuggestquitereasonablythat,withinthreetofiveyears,wellhavesomeworkablesensorsreadytouse.suchdevicesmightfindwideuseinplacesthatattractterrorists.policecoulddetectdrugs,bodiesandbombshiddenincars,whilefoodinspectorscouldeasilytestfoodandwaterforcontamination.theimplicationsforrevolutionaryadvancesinpublicsafetyandthefoodindustryareastonishing.butso,too,arethepossibilitiesforabuse:suchmachinescoulddeterminewhetherawomanisovulating（排卵），withoutaphysicalexam-orevenherknowledge.oneofthetraditionalprotectorsofamericanlibertyisthatithasbeenimpossibletosearcheveryone.thatsgettingnottobethecase.artificialbiosensorscreatedatauburnworktotallydifferentlyfromanythingeverseenbefore.aromascan,forexample,isadesktopmachinebasedonabankofchipssensitivetospecificchemicalsthatevaporateintotheair.asairissuckedintothemachine,chemicalspassoverthesensorsurfacesandproducechangesintheelectricalcurrentflowingthroughthem.thosecurrentchangesareloggedintoacomputerthatsortsoutodorsbasedontheirelectrical

signatures.[page]myerssaystheyexpecttoloadasinglefingernail-sizechipwiththousandsofodorreceptors (感受器)，enoughtocreateasensorthatsnearlyassensitiveasadogsnose.whichofthefollowingiswithinthecapacityoftheartificialnosebeingdeveloped?a)performingphysicalexaminations.locatingplaceswhichattractterrorists.detectingdrugsandwatercontamination.monitoringfoodprocessing.apotentialproblemwhichmightbecausedbytheuseofanartificialnoseis.negligenceofpublicsafetyc)ahazardtophysicalhealth28.theword""logged""anabuseofpersonalfreedomd)athreattoindividualprivacy28.theword""logged""(line5,para.7)mostprobablymeansmimimeansmimipresetc)processed29.toproduceartificialenteredd)simulated29.toproduceartificialnosesforpracticaluse,itisessential.todevelopmicrochipswiththousandsofodorreceptorstoinventchipssensitivetovariouschemicalstodesignacomputerprogramtosortoutsmellstofindchemicalsthatcanaltertheelectricalcurrentpassingthroughtheauthorsattitudetowardslarrymyersworkis.cautiousc)suspiciousapprovingd)overenthusiasticrtiiivocabulary(20minutes)directions:thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.whenpeopleareaskedwhatkindofhousingtheyneedorwant,thequestionavarietyofanswers.defiesc)mediatesmagnifiesd)evokesifyouwanttosetupacompany,youmustwiththeregulationslaiddownbytheplyc)confirmadhered)accordalthoughthereareoccasionaloutbreaksofgunfire,wecanreportthattherebellionhasinthemainbeen.canceledc)suppresseddestroyedd)restrainedsincethetwocountriescouldnttheirdifferences,theydecidedtostoptheirnegotiations.rectifyc)reconcileobliged)obscurethepresidentialcandidatehispositionbywinningseveralprimaryelections.enforcedc)intensifiedenrichedd)consolidatedthefuelofthecontinentalmissileissupposedtobebythisdevice.ignitedc)firedlightedd)inspiredmikejustdiscoveredthathispassporthadthreemonthsago.abolishedc)amendedexpiredd)constrainedfranklyspeaking,yourarticleisverygoodexceptforsomemistakesingrammar.obscurec)trivialglaringd)raretherewasonceanideathattheearthwasflatandmotionless.absurdc)eternalintrinsicd)offensivecertainspeciesdisappearedorbecameasnewformsarosethatwerebetteradaptedtotheearthschangingenvironment.feeblec)massiveextinctd)extinguishedhisdirectionsconfusedus;wedidnotknowwhichofthetworoadstotake.ambiguousc)arbitrarycomplicatedd)intricatefranklind.rooseveltarguedthatthedepressionstemmedfromtheamericaneconomysflaws.underliningc)vulgarvulnerabled)underlyingsomestudiesconfirmedthatthiskindofeyediseasewasintropicalspectivec)provocativeprevalentd)perpetualiamafraidthatyouhavetoalteryourviewsinlightofthetragicnewsthathasjustarrived.indifferentc)optimisticdistressingd)pessimisticalthoughhehashadnoformaleducation,heisoneofthebusinessmeninthecompany.a)shrewdestc)nastiestb)sternestd)alerteststopshouting!icanthearthefootball.judgementc)commentaryinterpretationd)explanation[page]theculturesofchinaandjapanhavesharedmanyfeatures,buteachhasusedthemaccordingtoitsnational.engagementc)capacitydestinyd)temperamenteverymemberofsocietyhastomakeato struggleforthefreedomofthecountry.a)pledgec)resolveb)warrantyd)guaranteeiwasdeeplyimpressedbythehostessandenjoyedthedinnerpartyverymuch.hostilityc)hospitalityindignationd)humanitydavidtendstofeeluselessandunwantedinasocietythatgivessomuchtothosewhocompetewell.prestigec)superiorityregimed)legislationasyouhaveseen,thevalueofanationscurrencyisaofitseconomy.reactionc)responsereflectiond)revelationinthespringexportcommoditiesfairtheoffinechinaattractedmuchattentionofcustomersfromallovertheworld.a)successionc)stringb)arrayd)processionweshouldmakeaclearbetweenthetwoscientifictermsforthepurposeofourdiscussion.separationc)deviationdiscriminationd)distinctiontheterroristsmighthaveplantedabombonaplaneinathens,settowhenitarrivedinnewyork.gooffc)comeoffgetoffd)carryoffweshouldbeabletodothejobforyouquickly,yougiveusallthenecessaryinformation.incasec)orelseprovidedthatd)asiftheyoungerpersonsattractiontostereoscannotbeexplainedonlyfamiliaritywithtechnology.inquestofc)intermsofbymeansofd)byvirtueofattemptstopersuadehertostayaftershefeltinsultedwere.innowayc)atalossonthecontraryd)ofnoavailbysigningtheleasewemadeatopayarentof$150aweek.conceptionc)commitmentcommissiond)confinementtopreventfloodinginwinterthewaterflowingfromthedamisconstantlybyacomputer.gradedc)conductedmanagedd)monitoredmanypeoplethinkofdesertsasregions,butnumerousspeciesofplantsandanimalshaveadaptedtolifethere.virginc)voidbarrend)wretchedpartivcloze(15minutes)directions:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd)ontherightsideofthepaper.youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassage.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.mostpeoplewhotravellongdistancescomplainofjetlag(喷气飞行时差反应).jetlagmakesbusinesstravelerslessproductiveandmoreprone61makingmistakes.itisactuallycausedby62ofyour""bodyclock""-asmallclusterofbraincellsthatcontrolsthetimingofbiological63.thebodyclockisdesignedfora64rhythmofdaylightanddarkness,sothatitisthrownoutofbalancewhenit65daylightanddarknessatthe""wrong""timesinanewtimezone.the66ofjetlagoftenpersistfordays67theinternalbodyclockslowlyadjuststothenewtimezone.nowanewanti-jetlagsystemis68thatisbasedonproven69pioneeringscientificresearch.dr.martinmoore-edehas70apracticalstrategytoadjustthebodyclockmuchsoonertothenewtimezone71controlledexposuretobrightlight.thetimezoneshiftiseasytoaccomplish andeliminates72ofthediscomfortofjetlag.asuccessfultimezoneshiftdependsonknowingtheexacttimestoeither73oravoidbrightlight.exposuretolightatthewrongtimecanactuallymakejetlagworse.theproperschedule74lightexposuredependsagreatdealon75travelplans.dataonaspecificflightitinerary( 旅行路线)andtheindividualssleep76areusedtoproduceatripguidewith77onexactlywhentobeexposedtobrightlight.whenthetripguidecalls78brightlightyoushouldspendtimeoutdoorsifpossible.ifitisdarkoutside,ortheweatherisbad,79youareonanaeroplane,youcanuseaspeciallightdevicetoprovidethenecessarylight80forarangeofactivitiessuchasreading,watchingtvorworking.[page]a)forc)tob)fromd)ofa)rupturec)eruptionb)corruptiond)disruptiona)actionsc)reflectionb)functionsd)behaviora)regularc)continualb)formald)circulara)retainsc)possessesb)encountersd)experiencesa)diseasesc)signsb)symptomsd)defectsa)whilec)ifb)whereasd)althougha)adaptablec)availableb)approachabled)agreeablea)broadc)tentativeb)inclusived)extensivea)devisedc)scrutinizedb)recognizedd)visualizeda)atc)inb)throughd)asa)mostc)littleb)leastd)morea)attainc)retrieveb)shedd)seeka)onc)forb)withd)ina)uniquec)complicatedb)specificd)peculiara)normc)patternb)moded)stylea)directoriesc)specificationsb)instructionsd)commentariesa)offc)forb)ond)upa)orc)butb)andd)whilea)agitationc)accelerationb)spurd)stimulus试卷二注意事项一、将校名、姓名、学校代号填入本页左面各项内，准考证号填入右下角。二、试卷二共两部分：试卷一听力理解部分中的 compounddictation的答卷和writing,注意不要漏做。三、答案直接做在试卷二上，用钢笔或圆珠笔书写。※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※一※partisectionbcompounddictationdirections:inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.thenlistentothepassageagain.whenthepassageisreadforthesecondti