历年大学六级真题(超好)

2003年9月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart,Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1985whenaJapanAirLines(JAL)jetcrashed,itspresident,YasumotoTakagi,calledeachvictim’sfamilytoapologize,andthenpromptlyresigned.Andin1987,whenasubsidiaryofToshibasolesensitivemilitarytechnologytotheformerSovietUnion,thechairmanofToshibagaveuphispost.

Theseexecutiveactions,whichToshibacalls“thehighestformofapology,”mayseembizarretoUSmanagers.NooneatBoeingresignedaftertheJALcrash,whichmayhavebeencausedbyafaultyBoeingrepair.

Thedifferencebetweenthetwobusinessculturescentersarounddifferentdefinitionsofdelegation.WhileUSexecutivesgivebothresponsibilityandauthoritytotheiremployees,Japaneseexecutivesdelegateonlyauthority—theresponsibilityisstilltheirs.AlthoughthesubsidiarythatsoldthesensitivetechnologytotheSovietshaditsownmanagement,theToshibatopexecutivessaidthey“musttakepersonalresponsibilityfornotcreatinganatmospherethroughouttheToshibagroupthatwouldmakesuchactivityunthinkable,eveninanindependentlyrunsubsidiary.”

SuchacceptanceofcommunityresponsibilityisnotuniquetobusinessesinJapan.SchoolprincipalsinJapanhaveresignedwhentheirstudentscommittedmajorcrimesafterschoolhours.Eveniftheydonotquit,Japaneseexecutiveswilloftenacceptprimaryresponsibilityinotherways,suchastakingthefirstpaycutwhenacompanygetsintofinancialtrouble.Suchpersonalsacrifices,eveniftheyarelargelysymbolic,helptocreatethesenseofcommunityandemployeeloyaltythatiscrucialtotheJapanesewayofdoingbusiness.

HarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorGeorgeLodgecallstheritualacceptanceofblame“almostafeudal(封建的)wayofpurging(清除)thecommunityofdishonor,”andtosomeintheUnitedStates,suchresignationslookcowardly.However,inanerainwhichbothbusinessandgovernmentalleadersseemparticularlygoodatevadingresponsibility,manyUSmanagerswouldprobablywelcomeaninfusion(灌输)oftheJapanesesenseofresponsibility,If,forinstance,USautomobilecompanyexecutivesofferedtoreducetheirownsalariesbeforetheyaskedtheirworkerstotakepaycuts,negotiationswouldprobablytakeonaverydifferentcharacter.

21.WhydidthechairmanofToshibaresignhispositionin1987?

A)InJapan,theleakageofaslatesecrettoRussiansisagravecame.

B)Hehadbeenunderattackforshiftingresponsibilitytohissubordinates.

C)InJapan,thechiefexecutiveofacorporationisheldresponsibleforthemistakemadebyitssubsidiaries.

D)Hehadbeenaccusedofbeingcowardlytowardscrisesthatweretakingplaceinhiscorporation.

22.AccordingtothepassageifyouwanttobeagoodmanagerinJapan,youhaveto________.

A)apologizepromptlyforyoursubordinates'mistakes

B)beskillfulinacceptingblamesfromcustomers

C)makesymbolicsacrificeswhenevernecessary

D)createastrongsenseofcompanyloyalty

23.What’sProfessorGeorgeLodge’sattitudetowardstheresignationsofJapanesecorporateleaders?

A)SympatheticC)Critical

B)Biased.D)Approving.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)BoeinghadnothingtodowiththeJALaircrashin1985.

B)Americanexecutivesconsiderauthorityandresponsibilityinseparable.

C)Schoolprincipalsbearlegalresponsibilityforstudents'crimes.

D)Persuadingemployeestotakepaycutsdoesn’thelpsolvecorporatecrises.

25.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A)resignationasaneffectivewayofdealingwithbusinesscrises

B)theimportanceofdelegatingresponsibilitytoemployees

C)waysofevadingresponsibilityintimesofcrises

D)thedifferencebetweentwobusinesscultures

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asmachinesgo,thecarisnotterriblynoisy,norterriblypolluting,norterriblydangerous;andonallthosedimensionsithasbecomebetterasthecenturyhasgrownolder.Themainproblemisitsprevalence,andthesocialcoststhatensuefromtheusebyeveryoneofsomethingthatwouldbefairlyharmlessif,say,onlytherichweretouseit.Itisapricewepayforequality.

Beforebecomingtoogloomy,itisworthrecallingwhythecarhasbeenarguablythemostsuccessfulandpopularproductofthewholeofthepast100years—andremainsso.Thestorybeginswiththeenvironmentalimprovementitbroughtinthe1900s.InNewYorkcityin1900,accordingtotheCarCulture.A1975bookbyJ.Flink,ahistorian,horsesdeposited2.5millioopoundsofmanure(粪)and60,000gallonsofurine(尿)everyday.Everyyear,thecityauthoritieshadtoremoveanaverageof15,000deadhorsesfromthestreets,Itmadecarssmellofroses.

Carswerealsowonderfullyflexible.Themainearliersolutiontohorsepollutionandtrafficjamswastheelectrictrolleybus(电车).Butthatrequiredfixedoverheadwires,andrailsandplatforms,whichwereexpensive,ugly,andinflexible,ThecarcouldgofromanyAtoanyB,andallowedtownstodevelopinalldirectionswithlow-densityhousing,ratherthanjustbeingconcentratedalongthetrolleyorraillines.Ruralareasbenefitedtoo,fortheybecamelessremote.

However,sincepollutionbecameaconcerninthe1950s,expertshavepredicted—wrongly—thatthecarboomwasabouttoend.InhisbookMr.Flinkarguedthatby1973theAmericanmarkethadbecomesaturated,atonecarforevery2.25people,andsohadthemarketsofJapanB)restaftervigoroustrainingimprovesanathlete’sperformance

C)strictsystematictrainingisessentialtoanathlete’stopperformance

D)improvementofanathlete’sperformanceoccursinthecourseoftraining

37.By“overtraining”theauthormeans________.

A)aseriesofphysicalsymptomsthatoccuraftertraining

B)undueemphasisontheimportanceofphysicalexertion

C)trainingthatisnotadequatelycompensatedforbyrest

D)trainingthathasexceededanathlete’semotionallimits

38.Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthe“overtraining”syndrome?

A)Itoccurswhenathletesloseinterestinsports.

B)Itappearsrightafterahardtrainingsession.

C)Thefatigueitresultsinisunavoidableintheathlete’strainingprocess.

C)Itmanifestsitselfinfatiguewhichlingersevenafterarecoveryperiod.

39.Whatdoesthephrase“leveloff”(Line7,Para,4)mostprobablymean?

A)Slowdown.

B)Becomedull.

C)Stopimproving.

D)Beonthedecline.

40.Theauthoradvisesattheendofthepassagethat________.

A)overtrainingsyndromeshouldbetreatedasaseriousillness

B)overtrainingsyndromeshouldbepreventedbeforeitoccurs

C)anathletewithovertrainingsyndromeshouldtakealengthyrest

D)illnesscausingfatigueshouldnotbemistakenforovertrainingsyndrome

PartⅢVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChooseciteONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarktheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

41.Thesewerestubbornmen.noteasily________tochangetheirmind.

A)tiltedC)persuaded

B)convertedD)suppressed

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42.Thecircushasalwaysbeenvery,popularbecauseit________boththeoldandtheyoung.

A)facilitatesC)immerses

B)fascinatesD)indulges

43.Bypatientquestioningthelawyermanagedto________enoughinformationfromthewitnesses.

A)evacuateC)impart

B)withdrawD)elicit

44.Georgeenjoystalkingaboutpeople'sprivateaffairs.Heisa________.4145CBDCD

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A)solicitorC)gossip

B)cowardD)rebel

45.Thenewsecretaryhaswrittenaremarkably________reportwithinafewhundredwordsbutwithalltheimportantdetailsincluded.

A)conciseC)precise

B)briskD)elaborate

46.Hisface________ashecameinafterrunningallthewayfromschool.

A)flaredC)fluttered

B)fluctuatedD)flushed

47.Steelisnotas________ascastiron;itdoesnotbreakaseasily.

A)elasticC)adaptable

B)brittleD)flexible

48.AbigprobleminlemmingEnglishasaforeignlanguageislackofopportunitiesfor________interactionwithproficientspeakersofEnglish.

A)instantaneousC)verbal

B)provocativeD)dual

49.Withintenyearstheyhavetamedthe________hillintogreenwoods.

A)vacantC)weird

B)barrenD)wasteful

50.The________ofourtriptoLondonwasthevisittoBuckinghamPalace.

A)summitC)peak

B)heightD)highlight

51.Haroldclaimedthathewasaseriousandwell-knownartist,butinfacthewasa(n)________.

A)alienC)counterpart

B)client.D)fraud

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52.Wedon't________anydifficultiesincompletingtheprojectsolongaswekeepwithinourbudget.

A)foreseeC)infer

B)fabricateD)inhibit

53.Heislookingforajobthatwillgivehimgreater________forcareerdevelopment.

A)insightC)momentum

B)scopeD)phase

54.Thehighschoolmydaughterstudiesinis________ouruniversity.

A)linkedbyC)mingledwith

B)relevanttoD)affiliatedwith

55.TheBrownslivedina________andcomfortablyfurnishedhouseinthesuburbs.

A)spaciousC)wide

B)sufficientD)wretched

56.Amembershipcard________theholdertousetheclub'sfacilitiesforaperiodoftwelvemonths.

A)approvesC)rectifies

B)authorizesD)endows

57.Theyhavedoneawaywith________LatinforuniversityentranceatHarvard.

A)influentialC)compulsory

B)indispensableD)essential

58.Itisno________thatalargenumberofviolentcrimesarecommittedundertheinfluenceofalcohol.

A)coincidenceC)inspiration

B)correspondenceD)intuition

59.One'suniversitydaysoftenappearhappierin________thantheyactuallywereatthetime.

A)retentionC)return

B)retrospectD)revere

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60.She________throughthepagesofamagazine,notreallyconcentratingonthem.

A)tumbledC)switched

B)tossedD)flipped

61.Scientistsarepushingknowntechnologiestotheirlimitsinanattemptto________moreenergyfromtheearth.

A)extractC)discharge

B)injectD)drain

62.TheChineseRedCross________ageneroussumtothereliefofthevictimsoftheearthquakeinTurkey.

A)administeredC)assessed

B)elevatedD)contributed

63.Thefirstsentenceinthisparagraphis________;itcanbeinterpretedinmanyways.

A)intricateC)duplicated

B)ambiguousD)confused

64.Theyusedtoquarrelalot,butnowtheyarecompletely________witheachother.

A)reconciledC)associated

B)negotiatedD)accommodated

65.Thelocalbusinesswasnotmuch________bythesuddenoutbreakoftheepidemic.

A)intervenedC)hampered

B)insulatedD)hoisted

66.Themostimportant________forassessmentinthiscontestisoriginalityofdesign.

A)thresholdC)warrant

B)partitionD)criterion

67.Thewomanwasworriedaboutthesideeffectsoftakingaspirins.butherdoctor________herthatitisabsolutelyharmless.

A)retrievedC)reassured

B)releasedD)revived

68.Wecan'thelpbeing________ofBobwhoboughtaluxurioussportscarjustafterthemoneywasstolenfromtheoffice.

A)skepticalC)suspicious

B)appreciativeD)tolerant

69.Hegreatlyresentedthepublicationofthisbook.whichhesawasanembarrassinginvasionofhis________.

A)privacyC)dignity

B)moralityD)secrecy

70.Infactasheapproachedthisfamousstatue,heonlybarelyresistedthe________toreachintohisbagforhiscamera.

A)impatienceC)incentive

B)impulseD)initiative

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PartⅣErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordodeleteaword,Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided,Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank,Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(^)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods.1.time/times/perild

Manyoftheargumentshavingusedforthestudyofliteratureasa2.____/____

schoolsubjectarevalidfor^studyoftelevision.3.__the_____

"Home,sweethome"isaphrasethatexpressesan

essentialattitudeintheUnitedStates.Whetherthereality

oflifeinthefamilyhouseissweetornosweet.theS1.________

cherishedidealofhomehasgreatimportanceformany

people.

ThisidealisavitalpartoftheAmericandream.This

dream,dramatizedinthehistoryofnineteenth-century

EuropeansettlersoftheAmericanWest,wasinfind

apieceofplace,buildahouseforone'sfamily,andS