2023年年大学英语六级考试试题

1998年1月大学英语六级考试试题PartⅠListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause，youmustreadthefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA)，B)，C)andD)anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer［A］［B］［C］［D］1.A)Swimming.B)Playingtennis.C)Boating.D)Playingtabletennis.2.A)SheisgoingtoFinland.B)Shehasvisitorsnextweek.C)Shehasguestsatherhome.D)Shehasjustvisitedhimthisweek.3.A)Getsomecoinsatthecafe.B)Buyheracupofcoffeeatthecafe.C)Getsomecoffeefromthemachine.D)Trytofixthemachine.4.A)Theyspentthreehundreddollarsontheirvacation.B)Theydrewmoneythantheyshouldhavefromthebank.C)Theylosttheirbankbook.D)Theyhadonlythreehundreddollarsinthebank.5.A)Tofindoutherpositioninthecompany.B)Toapplyforajob.C)Toofferherapositioninthecompany.D)Tomakeanappointmentwiththesalesmanager.6.A)Heissurprised.B)Hefeelsveryhappy.C)Heisindifferent.D)Hefeelsveryangry.7.A)Hehasn'tcleanedhisroomsinceLindavisitedhim.B)Lindaistheonlypersonwhoevercomestoseehim.C)He'sbeentoobusytocleanhisroom.D)Cleaningisthelastthinghewantstodo.8.A)Sheisagenerouswomanbynature.B)Itdoesn'thaveabackcover.C)Shefeelstheman'sapologyisenough.D)Itisnolongerofanyusetoher.9.A)Toremindhimofthedataheshouldtaketotheconference.B)Toseeifheisreadyforthecomingconference.C)Totellhimsomethingabouttheconference.D)Tohelphimpreparefortheconference.10.A)Thelongwait.B)Thebrokendowncomputer.C)Themistakesinhertelephonebill.D)Thebadtelephoneservice.SectionBDirections:Inthissection，youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage，youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThemarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11tol3arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)About45million.B)About50million.C)About5.4million.D)About4.5million.12.A)Theactorsandactressesarenotpaidfortheirperformance.B)Theactorsandactressesonlyperformintheirowncommunities.C)Theyexistonlyinsmallcommunities.D)Theyonlyputonshowsthatareeducational.13.A)Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytowatchperformancesforfree.B)Itprovidesthemwiththeopportunitytomakefriends.C)Itgivesthemthechancetodosomethingcreative.D)Itgivesthemachancetoenjoymodernart.PassageTwoQuestions14tol6arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Theyareusuallymoreclever.B)Theygettiredeasily.C)Theyaremorelikelytomakeminormentalerrors.D)Theyaremoreskillfulinhandlingequipment.15.A)Ithaditslimitations.B)Itsresultswereregardedasfinal.C)Itwassupportedbythegovernment.D)Itwasnotsoundtheoretically.16.A)Theirlackofconcentrationresultingfrommentalstress.B)Thelackofconsiderationfortheminequipmentdesign.C)Theprobabilityoftheirgettingexcitedeasily.D)Theirslownessinresponding.PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.A)18Americanundergraduates.B)18Americanpostgraduates.C)18overseasundergraduates.D)18overseaspostgraduates.18.A)Familyrelations.B)socialproblems.C)Familyplanning.D)Personalmatters.19.A)Red.B)Blue.C)Green.D)Purple.20.A)Thefivequestionswerenotwelldesigned.B)Notallthequestionnaireswerereturned.C)Onlyasmallnumberofstudentsweresurveyed.D)Someoftheanswerstothequestionnairewerenotvalid.PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).youshoulddicideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Afewcommonmisconceptions.Beautyisonlyskindeep.One'sphysicalassetsandliabilitiesdon'tcountallthatmuchinamanagerialcareer.Awomanshouldalwaystrytolookherbest.Overthelast30years,socialscientistshaveconductedmorethan1,000studiesofhowwereacttobeautifulandnotsobeautifulpeople.Thevirtuallyunanimousconslusion:Looksdomatter,morethanmostofusrealize.Thedatasuggest,forexample,thatphysicallyattractiveindividualsaremorelikelytobetreatedwellbytheirparents,soughtoutasfriends,andpursuedromantically.Withthepossibleexceptionofwomenseekingmanagerialjobs,theyarealsomorelikelytobehired,paidwell,andpromoted.UnAmerican,yousay,unfairandextremelyunbelievable?Onceagain,thescientistshavecaughtusmouthingpieties(虔诚)whileactingjustthecontrary.Theirtypicalexperimentworkssomethinglikethis.Theygiveeachmemberofagroup-collegestudents,orteachersorcorporatepersonelmangers-apieceofpaperrelatinganindividual'saccomplishments.Attachedtothepaperisaphotograph.Whilethepapersallsayexactlythesamethingthepicturesaredifferent.Someshowastrikinglyattractiveperson,someanaveragelookingcharacter,andsomeanunusuallyunattractivehumanbeing.Groupmembersareaskedtoratetheindividualoncertainattributes,anythingfrompersonalwarmthtothelikelihoodthatheorshewillbepromoted.Almostinvariably,thebetterlookingthepersoninthepicture,thehigherthepersonisrated.Inthephrase,borrowedfromSappho,thatthesocialscientistsusetosumupthecommonperception,whatisbeautifulisgood.Inbusiness,however,goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen,anddeeperthanformen.AUtahonthesubject,explains:Intermsoftheircareers,theimpactofphysicalattractivenessonmalesisonlymodest.Butitspotentialimpactonfemalescanbetremendous,makingiteasier,forexample,forthemoreattractivetogetjobswheretheyareinthepubliceye.Onanothernote,though,thereisenoughliteraturenowforustoconcludethatattractivewomenwhoaspire(追求)tomanagerialpositionsdonotgetonaswellaswomenwhomaybelessattractive.21.Accordingtothepassage,peopleoftenwronglybelievethatinpursuingacareerasamanager_____.A)aperson'spreopertyordebtsdonotmattermuchB)aperson'soutwardappearanceisnotacriticalqualificationC)womenshouldalwaysdressfashionablyD)womenshouldnotonlybeattractivebutalsohighminded22.Theresultofresearchcarriedoutbysocialscientistsshowthat______.A)peopledonotrealizetheimportanceoflookingone'sbestB)womeninpursuitofmanagerialjobsarenotlikelytobepaidwellC)goodlookingwomenaspiretomanagerialpositionsD)attractivepeoplegenerallyhaveanadvantageoverthosewhoarenot23.Experimentsbyscientistshaveshownthatwhenpeopleevaluateindividualsoncertainattributes______.A)theyobservetheprinciplethatbeautyisonlyskindeepB)theydonotusuallyactaccordingtotheviewstheysupportC)theygiveordinarylookingpersonsthelowestratingsD)theytendtobasetheirjudgmentontheindividual'saccomplishments24."Goodlookscutbothwaysforwomen"(Line1,Para.5)meansthat_______.A)attractivewomenhavetremendouspotentialimpactonpublicjobsB)goodlookingwomenalwaysgetthebestofeverythingC)beingattractiveisnotalwaysanadvantageforwomenD)attractivewomendonotdoaswellasunattractivewomeninmanagerialpositions25.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthebusinessworld_____.A)handsomemenarenotaffectedasmuchbytheirlooksasattractivewomenareB)physicallyattractivewomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallydoquitewellC)physicallyattractivemenandwomenwhoareinthepubliceyeusuallygetalongquitewellD)goodlooksareimportantforwomenastheyareformenQuestion26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Notcontentwithitsdoubtfulclaimtoproducecheapfoodforourownpopulation,thefactoryfarmingindustryalsoarguesthat"hungrynationsarebenefitingfromadvancesmadebythepoultry(家禽)industry".Infact,ratherthanhelpingthefightagainstmalnutrition(营养不良)in"hungrynations,"thespreadoffactoryfarminghas,inevitablyaggravatedtheproblem.Largescaleintensivemeatandpoultryproductionisawasteoffoodresources.Thisisbecausemoreproteinhastobefedtoanimalsintheformofvegetablematterthancaneverberecoveredintheformofmeat.Muchofthefoodvalueislostintheanimal'sprocessofdigestionandcellreplacement.Neither,inthecaseofchicken,canoneeatfeathers,blood,feetorhead.Inall,onlyabout44%oftheliveanimalfitstobeeatenasmeat.Thismeansonehastofeedapproximately9--10timesasmuchfoodvaluetotheanimalthanonecanconsumefromthecarcass.Asasystemforfeedingthehungry,theeffectscanprovedisastrous.Attimesofcrisis,grainisthefoodoflife.Nevertheless,thehugeincreaseinpoultryproductionthroughoutAsiaandAfricacontinues.NormallyBritishorUSfirmsareinvolved.Forinstance,anAmericanbasedmultinationalcompanyhasthisyearannounceditsinvolvementinprojectsinseveralAfricancountries.Britain'slargestsupplierschickens,RossBreeders,arealsoinvolvedinprojectsallovertheworld.Becausesuchtradeisgoodforexports,Westerngovernmentsencourgeit.In1979,afirminBangladeshcalledPhoenixPoultryreceivedagranttosetupaunitof6,000chickensand18,000layinghens.Thisalmostdoubledthenumberofpoultrykeptinthecountryallatonce.ButBangladeshlackscapital,energyandfoodandhaslargenumbersofunemployed.Suchchickenraisingdemandscapitalforbuildingandmachinery,extensiveuseofenergyresourcesforautomation,andinvolvesfeedingchickenswithpotentialfaminereliefproteinfood.Atpresent,oneofBangladesh'smainimportsisfoodgrains,becausethecountryisunabletogrowenoughfoodtofeeditspopulation.Onwhatthencantheypossiblyfeedthechicken?26.Inthispassagetheauthorarguesthat_____.A)efficiencymustberaisedinthepoultryindustryB)raisingpoultrycanprovidemoreproteinthangrowinggrainC)factoryfarmingwilldomoreharmthangoodtodevelopingcountriesD)hungrynationsmaybenefitfromthedevelopmentofthepoultryindustry27.Accordingtotheauthor,infactory,vegetablefood______.A)iseasyforchickenstodigest.B)isinsufficientfortheneedsofpoultryC)isfullyutilisedinmeatandeggproductionD)isinefficientlyconvertedintomeatandeggs28.WesterngovernmentsencouragethepoultryindustryinAsiabecausetheyregarditasaneffectivewayto__________.A)boosttheirownexportsB)alleviatemalnutritioninAsiancountriesC)createjobopportunitiesinAsiancountriesD)promotetheexportsofAsiancountries29.Theword"carcass"(Line2,Para.3)mostprobablymeans"__________".A)vegetablespreservedforfutureuseB)thedeadbodyofananimalreadytobecutintomeatC)expensivefoodthatconsumerscanhardlyaffordD)meatcannedforfutureconsumption30.Whatthelastparagraphtellsusistheauthor's_________.A)detailedanalysisofthewaysofraisingpoultryinBangladeshB)greatappreciationofthedevelopmentofpoultryindustryinBangladeshC)criticalviewonthedevelopmentofthepoultryindustryinBangladeshD)practicalsuggestionfortheimprovementofthepoultryindustryinBangladeshQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Weallhaveoffensivebreathatonetimeoranother.Inmostcases,offensivebreathemanatesfrombacteriainthemouth,althoughthereareothermorecauses.Untilafewyearsago,themostdoctorscoulddowastocounselpatientswithbadbreathaboutoralcleanliness.Nowtheyarefindingnewwaystotreattheusuallycurablecondition.Badbreathcanhappenwheneverthenormalflowofsaliva(唾液)slows.Ourmouthsarefullofbacteriafeedingonproteininbitsoffoodandshedtissue.Thebacteriaemitevilsmellinggases,theworstofwhichishydrogensulfide(硫化物).Mouthbacteriathriveinairlessconditions.Oxygenrichsalivakeepstheirnumbersdown.Whenwesleep,forexample,thesalivastreamslows,andsulrueproducingbacteriagaintheupperhand,producingclassic"morningbreath".Alcoholhunger,toomuchtalking,breathingthroughthemouthduringexerciseanythingthatdriesthemouthproducesbadbreath.Socanstress,thoughit'snotunderstoodwhy.Somepeople'sbreathturnssoureverytimetheygoonajobinterview.Salivaflowgraduallyslowswithage,whichexplainswhytheelderlyhavemorebadbreathtroublethanyoungerpeopledo.Babies,however,whomakeplentyofsalivaandwhosemouthscontainrelativelyfewbacteriahavecharacteristicallysweetbreath.Formostofus,thesimple,drymouthvarietyofbadbreathiseasilycured.Eatingordrinkingstartssalivaandsweepsawaymanyofthebacteria.Breakfastoftenstopsmorningbreath.Thosewithchronicdrymouthfindthatithelpstokeepgum,hardcandy,orabottleofwaterorjuicearound.Brushingtheteethwipesoutdrymouthbadbreathbecauseitclearsawaymanyoftheoffendingbacteria.Surprisingly,onethingthatrarelyworksismouthwash.Theliquidcanmaskbadbreathodorwithitsownsmell,buttheeffectlastsnomorethananhour.Somemouthwashesclaimtokillthebacteriaresponsibleforbadbreath.Thetroubleis,theydon'tnecessarilyreachalloffendinggerms.Mostbacteriaarewellprotectedfrommouthwashunderthicklayersofmucus(粘液).Ifthemouthwashcontainsalcohol-asmostdo-itcanintensifytheproblembydryingoutthemouth.31.Thephrase"emanatefrom"inParagraph1mostprobablymeans"______".A)thriveonB)accountforC)originatefromD)descendfrom32.Whichofthefollowingismentionedasoneofthecausesofbadbreath?A)ToothtroubleB)Sulfurrichfood.C)Toomuchexercise.D)Mentalstrain.33.Accordingtothepassage,alcoholhassomethingtodowithbadbreathmainlybecause______.A)itkeepsoffendingbacteriafromreproducingB)itssmelladdstobaddreathC)itkillssomehelpfulbacteriaD)itaffectsthenormalflowofsaliva34.Mouthwashesarenotaneffectivecureforbadbreathmainlybecause_______.A)theycan'tmaskthebadodorlongenoughB)theycan'tgettoalltheoffendingbacteriaC)theirstrongsmellmixeswithbadbreathandmakesitworse.D)theycan'tcoverthethicklayersofmucus35.Wecaninferfromthispassagethat__________.A)offensivebreathcan'teasilybecuredB)elderlypeoplearelessoffendedbybadbreathC)heavydrinkersarelessaffectedbybadbreathD)offensivebreathislessaffectedbyalcoholQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:"WelcometotheU.S.A.!MajorCreditcardsaccepted!"Bythemillionstheyarecomingnolongerthetired,thepoor,thewretchedmasslongingforabetterliving.Thesearethewealthy."Wedon'thaveabudget,"saysabiologistfromBrazil,asshewalkswithtwocompanionsthroughNewYorkCity'sSouthStreet."Wejustuseourcreditcards."TheU.S.haslongbeenoneoftheworld'smostpopulartouristdestinations,butthisyearhasbeenexceptional.FirsttherewastheWorldCup,whichdrewthousandsfromeverycorneroftheglobe;thencametheweakeningoftheU.S.dollaragainstmajorcurrencies.NowtheU.S.,stilltheworld'ssuperpower,canalsoclaimtobetheworld'sbargainbasement(廉价商品部).NobodyundersellsAmericathesedaysonjustabouteverything,fromconsumerelectronicstofashionclothestotennisrackets.Bottomretailprices-anywherefrom30%to70%lowerthanthoseinEuropeandAsia-haveattractedsome47millionvisitors,whoareexpectedtoleavebehind$79billionin1994.That'supfrom$74billiontheyearbefore.True,noteveryonecomesjustforbrains.ThereremainsanundeniablefascinationintherestoftheworldwithallthingsAmerican,nourishedbyHollywoodfilmsandU.S.televisionseries.ButshoppingtheU.S.A.isprovingirresistible.Everyweekthousandsarrivewithemptysuitcasesreadytobefilled;someevenrentanadditionalhotelroomtoholdtheirpurchases.Thebuyingbinge(无节制)hasbecomeasimportantaswatchingOldFaithfulFountainseruptinYellowstoneParkorsunbathingonabeachinFlorida.TheU.S.hascomeatlasttoappreciatewhatothercountrieslearnedlongago:thepouringinofforeigntouristsmaynotalwaysbeconvenient,butisdoesputmoneyinthebank.Andwithatradedeficitatabout$130billionandgrowingforthepast12months,theU.S.needsallthedepositsitcanget.ComparedwithAmericantouristsabroad,visitorstotheU.S.staylongerandspendmoremoneyateachstop;anaverageof12.2nightand$1624atravellerversustheAmericans'fournightsand$298.36.FromwhattheBrazilianbiologistsays,weknowthattouristslikeher_______.A)arereluctanttocarrycashwiththemB)simplydon'tcarehowmuchtheyspendC)arenotgoodatplanningtheirexpenditureD)oftenspendmoremoneythantheycanafford37.Thereasonwhy1994wasexceptionalisthat__________.A)itsawanunusuallylargenumberoftouriststotheU.S.B)itwitnessedadropinthenumberoftouriststotheU.S.C)tourismwashardlyaffectedbytheweakeningoftheU.S.dollarthatyearD)touristscametotheU.S.forsightseeingratherthanforbargainsthatyear38.Bysaying"nobodyundersellsAmerica"(Line4,Para.3),theauthormeansthat____.A)noothercountryunderestimatesthecompetitivenessofAmericanproductsB)nobodyexpectstheAmericanstocutthepricesoftheircommoditiesC)nobodyrestrainsthesellingofAmericangoodsD)noothercountrysellsatalowerpricethatAmerica39.WhydoestheauthorassertthatallthingsAmericanarefascinatingtoforeigners?A)BecausetheyhavegainedmuchpublicitythroughtheAmericanmedia.B)Becausetheyrepresenttheworld'slatestfashions.C)Becausetheyembodythemostsophisticatedtechnology.D)Becausetheyareavailableatalltouristdestinations.40.FromthepassagewecanconcludethattheU.S.hascometorealize__________.A)theweakeningiftheU.S.dollarcanresultintradedeficitsB)thelowertheretailprices,thegreatertheprofitsC)tourismcanmakegreatcontributionstoitseconomyD)visitorstotheU.S.arewealthierthanU.S.touristsabroadPartⅢVocabulary(20minutes)Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B)，C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41.Hiscareerwasnotnoticeably______bythefactthathehadneverbeentocollege.A)preventedB)preventedC)hinderedD)refrained42.Whentrappedindriftingsands,donotstruggle,oryouwillbe______indeeper.A)absorbedB)pushedC)heavedD)sucked43.To____forhisunpleasantexperienceshedrankalittlemorethanwasgoodforhim.A)commenceB)compromiseC)compensateD)compliment44.Allvisitorsarerequestedto__________withtheregulations.A)complyB)agreeC)assistD)consent45.Thecaptain__________thehorizonforapproachingships.A)scannedB)scrutinizedC)exploredD)swept46.Thevastmajorityofpeopleinanygivenculturewill_____establishedstandardsofthatculture.A)confineB)conformC)confrontD)confirm47.Althoughhewasonadiet,thefood__________himenormously.A)inspiredB)temptedC)overcameD)encouraged48.Hisargumentdoesnotsuggestthatmankindcan_____tobewastefulintheutilizationoftheseresources.A)resortB)grantC)affordD)entitle49.Ifyouwantthispainkiller,you'llhavetoaskthedoctorfora______.A)receiptB)recipeC)subscriptionD)prescription50.Somefishhaveagreater__________foracidwaterthanothers.A)toleranceB)resistanceC)dependenceD)persietence51.Therewasonceatowninthiscountrywherealllifeseemedtolivein_____withitssurroundings.A)coincidenceB)harmonyC)uniformD)alliance52.Thecourtconsidersafinancial______tobeanappropriatewayofpunishinghim.A)paymentB)obligationC)optionD)penalty53.Itistruethat____awildplantintoamajorfoodcropsuchaswheatrequiresmuchresearchtime.A)multiplyingB)breedingC)magnifyingD)generating54.Thegovernmenthasdevotedalargersliceofitsnational______toagriculturethanm