1991年1月六级真题(改错答案暂缺)

1991年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

1.A)Excited.B)Pleased.C)Moved.D)Disappointed.

2.A)Shehasn'tbeenwelllately.B)Shewantsatechniciantorepairit.

C)ShefeelsunhappywithouttheTVset.D)Shewantshimtofixitatonce.

3.A)Heoftencomplainsabouthisjob.B)Heisnotinterestedinofficework.

C)Helikeshisjobverymuch.D)Hedoesmindalltheovertime.

4.A)Hermotherdidherhair.B)Sheinheritedit.

C)Hermotherdesigned.D)Herhairismodeled.

5.A)Allendoestwiceasmuchworkastherest.B)Allenwilldotheassignmentintwohours.

C)Allenisverycarelesswithhishomework.D)Allenworkstwiceasfastastherest.

6.A)Themanislookingforabook.B)Thewomanisalibrarian.

C)Thebookwasoflittlehelptotheman.D)Thebookwasofgreathelptotheman.

7.A)6.B)15.C)14.D)29.

8.A)Maybetheinvitationwastoolate.B)Theman'swifedidn'tinviteMargaret.

C)Margaretpromisedtocome,butlatershechangedhermind.D)Margaretwillcomeanymoment.

9.A)Togotobed.B)Tocheckherfamilyexpenses.

C)Tostayupstairs.D)Torestforawhile.

10.A)Johnisusuallylate.B)Johnwillnotshowup.

C)Johnwillbethereateight-thirty.D)Johnisusuallyontime.

SectionB

PassageOne

11.A)Somepianopieces.

B)SongssungbyAfricansingers.

C)Anewkindofmusic.

D)Musicfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.

12.A)Tenderness.

B)Happiness.

C)Love.

D)Sadness.

13.A)Howmuchpeoplelikesadmusic.

B)Whymusicisanimportantformofart.

C)Howmusicexpressespeople'sfeelings.

D)Inwhatwayclassicmusicdiffersfrompopmusic.

PassageTwo

14.A)Thewayyoupursueit.

B)Theinterestyouhave.

C)Thetimeyoucanafford.

D)Themoneyyouspendonit.

15.A)Playingtennis.

B)Playingcards.

C)Collectingcoins.

D)Collectingstamps.

16.A)Onecanalwaysfindtimetopursueahobby.

B)Ahobbyisofparticularimportancetoapoliticalfigure.

C)Thecorrectchoiceofahobbydependsonone'sracialposition.

D)EveryoneshouldlearnhowtochooseahobbyfromWinstonChurchill.

PassageThree

17.A)Totrainstudentstobesuccessfulscholars.

B)Toteachstudentstobegoodcitizens.

C)Toteachstudentstoworkhard.

D)Totrainstudentstobesocialworkers.

18.A)Todobetterinmathandscience.

B)Tocompetewitheachother.

C)Toobeytheteacher.

D)Tohelpeachother.

19.A)Relaxing.

B)Boring.

C)Tense.

D)Serious.

20.A)Lowscoresofthestudents.

B)Teachers,impatience.

C)Badbehavioramongchildren.

D)Heavycourseload.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

PassageOne

Merchantandpassengershipsaregenerallyrequiredtohavealifepreserverforeverypersonaboardand,inmany

cases,acertainpercentageofsmallersizesforchildren.AccordingtoUnitedStatesCoastGuardrequirements,life

preserversmustbesimpleindesign,reversible,capableofbeingquicklyadjustedtofittheuninitiatedindividual,and

mustbesodesignedastosupportthewearerinthewaterinanuprightorslightlybackwardposition.

Sufficientbuoyancy(浮力)tosupportthewearershouldberetainedbythelifepreserverafter48hourinthewater,and

itshouldbereliableevenafterlongperiodofstorage.Thusitshouldbemadeofmaterialsresistanttosunlight,gasoline,

andoils,anditshouldbenoteasilysetonfire.

Thepositioninwhichthelifepreserverwillsupportapersonwhojumpsorfallsintothewaterismostimportant,asis

itstendencytotumthewearerinthewaterfromaface-downpositiontoanuprightorslightlybackwardposition,with

hisfaceclearofthewater,evenwhenthewearerisexhaustedorunconscious.

Themethodofadjustmenttothebodyshouldbesimple,andself-evidenttouninitiatedpersonseveninthedarkunder

theconfusedconditionswhichfollowadisaster.Thus,thelifepreservershouldbereversible,sothatitisnearly

impossibletosetitonwrong.Catches,straps,andtiesshouldbekepttoaminimum.Inaddition,thelifepreservermust

beadjustabletothewidevarietyofshapesandsizesofwearers,sincethisgreatlyaffectsthepositionoffloatingandthe

self-rightingqualities.Asuitablelifepreservershouldalsobecomfortabletowearatalltimes,inandoutofthewater,

notsoheavyastoencouragetotakeitoffonshipboardwhiletheshipisindanger,norsoburdensomethatithindersa

personinthewaterwhiletryingtoswim.

21.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A)theusesoflifepreservers

B)thedesignoflifepreservers

C)thematerialsforlifepreservers

D)thebuoyancyoflifepreservers

22.Accordingtothepassage,alifepreservershouldbefirstofall,.

A)adjustable

B)comfortable

C)self-evident

D)self-righting

23.UnitedStatesCoastGuarddoesNOTrequirethelifepreservertothemade.

A)withasfewstringsaspossible

B)capableofbeingwornonbothsides

C)accordingtoeachwearer\size

D)comfortableandlighttowear

24.By“theuninitiatedindividual^^(Para,1,line6)theauthorreferstotheperson.

A)whohasnotbeeninstructedhowtousealifepreserver

B)whohasalittleexperienceinusingalifepreserver

C)whousesalifepreserverwithoutpermission

D)whobecomesnervousbeforeadisaster

25.Whatwouldhappenifapersonweresupportedbythelifepreserverinawrongposition?

A)Thewaveswouldmovehimbackwards.

B)Thewaterwouldchokehim.

C)Hewouldimmediatelysinktothebottom.

D)Hewouldbeexhaustedorunconscious.

PassageTwo

Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically“proved“byeconomiststhatthelawsofsocietymadeit

necessarytohaveavastarmyofpoorandjoblesspeopleinordertokeeptheeconomygoing.Today,hardlyanybody

woulddaretovoicethisprinciple.ItisgenerallyacceptedthatnobodyshouldbeexcludedfromthewealthWestern

industrializedcountries,asystemofinsurancehasbeenintroducedwhichguaranteeseveryoneaminimumof

subsistence(生活维持费)incaseofunemployment,sicknessandoldage.Iwouldgoonestepfurtherandarguethat,

eveniftheseconditionsarenotpresent,everyonehastherighttoreceivethemeanstosubsist(维持生活)，inother

words,hecanclaimthissubsistenceminimuinwithouthavingtohaveany“reason”.Iwouldsuggest,however,thatit

shouldbelimitedtoadefiniteperiodoftime,let'ssaytwoyears,soastoavoidtheencouragingofanabnormalattitude

whichrefusedanykindofsocialobligation.

Thismaysoundlikeafantasticproposal,butso,Ithink,ourinsurancesystemwouldhavesoundedtopeopleahundred

yearsago.Themainobjectiontosuchaschemewouldbethatifeachpersonwereentitledtoreceiveminimumsupport,

peoplewouldnotwork.Thisassumptionrestsonthefallacyoftheinherentlazinessinhumannature,actually,aside

fromabnormallylazypeople,therewouldbeveryfewwhowouldnotwanttoearnmorethantheminimum,andwho

wouldprefertodonothingratherthanwork.

However,thesuspicionsagainstasystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimumarenotgroundless,fromthestandpoint

ofthosewhowanttouseownershipofcapitalforthepurposeofforcingotherstoaccepttheworkconditionstheyoffer.

Ifnobodywereforcedtoacceptworkinordernottostarve,workwouldhavetobesufficientlyinterestingandattractive

toinduceonetoacceptit.Freedomofcontractispossibleonlyifbothpartiesarefreetoacceptandrejectit;inthe

presentcapitalistsystemthisisnotthecase.

Butsuchasystemwouldnotonlybethebeginningofrealfreedomofcontractbetweenemployersandemployees,its

principaladvantagewouldbetheimprovementoffreedomininter-personalrelationshipsineverysphereofdailylife.

26.Peopleusedtothinkthatpovertyandunemploymentweredueto.

A)theslowdevelopmentoftheeconomy

B)thepoorandjoblesspeople'sownfaults

C)thelackofresponsibilityonthepartofsociety

D)thelargenumberofpeoplewhowerenotwell-educated

27.Nowitiswidelyacceptedthat.

A)thepresentsystemofsocialinsuranceshouldbeimproved

B)everybodyshouldbegrantedaminimumofsubsistencewithoutany"reason”

C)everybodyhastherighttoshareinthewealthofthecountry

D)peoplehavetochangetheirattitudetowardsthepoor

28.Thewriterarguesthatasystemofsocialinsuranceshould.

A)providebenefitsforthesick,oldandunemployed

B)encouragepeopletotakeonmoresocialobligations

C)guaranteeeveryonetherighttobeemployed

D)provideeveryonewiththerighttoaminimumsubsistenceforacertainperiod

29.Theword“fallacy”(Para.2.L.6)means.

A)doubt

B)fact

C)strongargument

D)wrongbelief

30.Accordingtothewriter,asystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimum.

A)demandstoomuchfromsociety

B)makesfreedomofcontractimpossible

C)helpspeopletakeinterestintheirwork

D)helpsbringaboutchangesintherelationshipamongpeople

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thenewborncanseethedifferencebetweenvariousshapesandpatternsfrombirth.Hepreferspatternstodullor

brightsolidcolorsandlookslongeratstripesandanglesthanatcircularpatterns.Withinthreeweeks,however,his

preferenceshiftsdramaticallytothehumanface.

Whyshouldababywithsolittlevisualexperienceattendmoretoahumanfacethantoanyotherkindofpattern??

Somescientiststhinkthispreferencerepresentsabuiltinadvantageforthehumanspecies.Theobjectofprime

importancetothephysicallyhelplessinfantisahumanbeing.Babiesseemtohaveanaturaltendencytothehumanface

aspotentiallyrewarding.Researchersalsopointoutthatthenewbornwiselyreliesmoreonpatternthanonoutline,size,

orcolor.Patternremainsstable,whileoutlinechangeswithpointofview;size,withdistancefromanobject;and

brightnessandcolor,withlighting.

Mothershavealwaysclaimedthattheycouldseetheirnewbornslookingatthemastheyheldthem,despitewhatthey

havebeentold.Theexpertswhothoughtthatperception(知觉)hadtoawaitphysicaldevelopmentandtheconsequence

ofactionwerewrongforseveralreasons.Earlierresearchtechniqueswerelesssophisticatedthantheyaretoday.

Physicalskillswereonceusedtoindicateperceptionofobjects-skillslikevisualtrackingandreachingforanobject,both

ofwhichthenewborndoespoorly.Then,too,assumptionsthatthenewborn'seyeandbrainweretooimmaturefor

anythingassophisticatedaspatternrecognitioncausedopposingdatatobethrownaway.Sinceperceptionofformwas

widelybelievedtofollowperceptionofmore“basic“qualitiessuchascolorandbrightness,thepossibilityofits

presencefrombirthwasrejected.

3l.Whatdoesanewbornbabyliketoseemost'?

A)Brightcolors.

B)Circularpatterns.

C)Stripesandangles.

D)Variousshapes.

32.Thenewbornpaysmoreattentiontoahumanfacethananyotherkindofobjectsbecause.

A)heseesahumanfacemoreoftenthananyotherkindofpattern

B)hehasaninherentabilitytoregardahumanbeingashelpful

C)ahumanfaceisthemostcomplexpatternhecansee

D)ahumanfaceisoftenaccompaniedbyapleasantvoice

33.Contrarytowhattheybelieve,mothershavebeentoldthatnewborns.

A)carelittleaboutahumanface

B)can'ttracktheirmovements

C)can'tseetheirfaces

D)caneasilyperceivebrightness

34.1nearlierresearchesonthenewborn'sperception,scientists.

A)ignoredevidencecontrarytotheirassumptions

B)believedthatperceptionofformcomesbeforeperceptionofcolorandbrightness

C)opposedthrowingawayeffectivedata

D)provedthatphysicalskillscomeaftervisualperception

35.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A)researchtechniquesareofvitalimportancescientificinvestigation

B)thefindingsofearlierscientificresearchersoftenprovewrong

C)newbornscanperceiveformsfrombirth

D)moreoftenthannottheclaimsofmothersarereliable

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlbertEinsteinrecalledhislearningproblemsphilosophically:"Myintellectual(智力的)developmentwasslow,asa

resultofwhichIbegantowonderaboutspaceandtimeonlywhenIhadalreadygrownup.Naturally,Icouldgodeeper

intotheproblemthanachild."Andso,11yearsafterdismissalfromschool,youngAlbertEinsteinpublishedthetheory

ofrelativitythatchangedourunderstandingoftheuniverse.

NooneinthiscenturyhasbeenmorewidelyrecognizedasageniusthanEinstein.Yethisproblemswithearly

intellectualdevelopmentandhispeculiargiftscastgreatdoubtonallourconventionalideasaboutgenius,intelligenceor

T.Q.”(智商).Ontheonehand,Einsteinshowedearlydefectsinabilitiesthatourmentaltestsvalue;ontheotherhand,

hisspecialintellectualfacultieswentfarbeyondmostdefinitionsofintelligence.Moreover,theirgrowthappears

peculiarlygradual,contradictingthepopularconceptionofintelligenceassomethinginbornandfixed.Hisresolute

persistenceandhisskillsinplayinggameswithideaswereapparentlyasdecisivetohisgeniusasanycuttingedgeof

intellect(智能).

Thesepowerfulaspectsofintelligencethatconventionaldefinitionsoverlookaregettingcloseattentioninanewwave

ofresearch.Thiscomesafteryearsofearlierstudieswhichexposedthenarrownessofourusualmeasuresofmental

ability.Intelligence,itturnsout,ismultifacetedandmarvelous;itincludespersonalcharacteristics,creativityskillsand

intellectualcapabilitiesthatshowuponnotest.Whatismostexcitingisthatsomeoftheseiii-definedabilitiesare

possessedbymanypeople.Justknowingaboutsuchneglectedskillswillhelpusdiscoveranddevelopuntapped(未开发

的)potential-inourselvesandinourchildren.

36.Thispassageisabout.

A)thedevelopmentofEinstein'sintellect

B)thewiderecognitionofEinsteinasagenius

C)conventionalideasconcerninggenius

D)aninsighttothecomplexityofhumanintelligence

37.Accordingtothepassage,whenEinsteinwasatschool,he.

A)fellbehindotherpupils

B)wasfondofstudyingphilosophicalproblems

C)wasproudofhisowndiligence

D)thoughtmoredeeplyabouttheproblemsofspaceandtimethanhisclassmates

38.WhichofthefollowingledtoEinstein'ssuccess?

A)Hisgoodskillsingame-playing.

B)Hisdiligenceandpowerfulmind.

C)Hisunusualinsightintotheconceptionofintelligence.

D)Hisdecisivenessintakingactions.

39.“Multifaceted”(Para.3,Line6)probablymeans.

A)havingmanyaspects

B)havingmanyabilities

C)havingmanyskills

D)havingmanyuses

40.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE'?

A)Conventionalintelligencetestsarenotreliable.

B)Forordinarypeopleintelligenceissomethinginbornandfixed.

C)Einsteinwasapparentlyageniusinplayinggamesaswellasinscientificresearch.

D)Einstein'searlydefectsinabilitiescontributedtohislatermentaldevelopment.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

41.Theoilshortagethepricesofchemicalfertilizersontheworldmarket.

A)droveoilB)droveupC)droveinD)droveoff

42.Therearefivemistakesinthispicture.Canyoufindthemandwinaprize?

A)intensiveB)deliberateC)plannedD)calculated

43.Thesestudieswillyieldvaluablelemons.

A)inwhichtosavelivesandprotectpropertyB)howtosavelivesandprotectproperty

C)inhowtosavelivesandprotectpropertyD)aboutthosetosavelivesandprotectproperty

44.Theschoolofferedflexiblecoursesforfarmers,morehoursofstudywhenfarmworkwasnotheavy.

A)withB)withoutC)inD)for

45.Partofthecostofmanyarticlesistakenastaxbythegovernmentthecommunity.

A)inplaceofB)onaccountofC)intermsofD)onbehalfof

46.Soldiersactintotheordersoftheirofficers.

A)obligationB)objectionC)obedienceD)offence

47.aftertheSecondWorldWarthattestpilotsfirstattemptedtobreakthe"Soundbarrier.^^

A)ItwasshortlyB)UntilshortlyC)ShortlywasitD)Shortly

48.intheAtacamaDesert.

A)ItnevervirtuallyrainsB)ItvirtuallyneverrainsC)NeveritrainsvirtuallyD)Nevervirtuallyitrains

49.Societynowrequirestheuniversitytobeapartofthecommunity.,studentsthemselvesexpecttoplaya

roleintheaffairsofsociety.

A)HenceB)HoweverC)MoreoverD)Otherwise

50.Superconductorsloseelectricalresistanceonlysubjectedtointensecold.

A)throughB)whenC)asD)by

51.Thosewholieandcheatwillneverit.

A)getonwithB)getbacktoC)getawaywithD)getoffwith

52.AforeignlanguagelikeEnglishisdifficulttolearn,soyouworktoohard.

A)shouldB)mustn'tC)can'tD)oughtto

53.CulturallifeinEnglandtakessomanyformsthatabriefsummarycanonlyattempttoitsvariety.

A)suggestB)remindC)considerD)propose

54.Thereareperiodsinananimal'slifewhenitiscapableoflearningagreatdealinaveryshorttime.

A)urgentB)violentC)seriousD)critical

55.Doemployersinyourcountryworkersforinjuriessufferedattheirwork?

A)conformB)conflictC)compelD)compensate

56.Sincetheybetrayedus,theyhavenohopeofconvincingtheirsincerity.

A)withB)forC)inD)of

57.Theyassuredusthatwaswaitingfortheyweretheretoshareit.

A)whatB)whateverC)itD)whoever

58.exposuretodirtyaircancausepeoplesufferfromsomediseases.

A)RaisedB)ProlongedC)ExpandedD)Enlarged

59.aboutoneofthemostrapidlychangingcountriesinaceaselesslychangingworldisnotalleasy.

A)BeinginformedB)TobeinformingC)HaveinformedD)Informed

60.Thoughyoustayintheseaforweeks,youwillnotcontactwiththeoutsideworld.

A)loseB)fallC)missD)fail

61.VisitorstoEnglandsometimesfindthelackofpublicactivitiesintheevenings.

A)depressedB)depressionC)depressingD)depressingly

62.Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashions.

A)lookafterB)keepupwithC)runforD)goinfbr

63.ThistraditionalentertainmentforchildreninAmericahasnever,Iknow,becomepopularinChina.

A)asfarasB)asmuchC)totheextentthatD)solongas

64.Mr.Smithattendstotheofimportantbusinesshimself:

A)transmissionB)transformationC)transactionD)transition

65.Besideswhatyouhaveexplained,canyouthinkofreasonfbrtheirterribleaction?

A)anyB)elseC)otherD)another

66.Thechairmanthreatenedifhispolicieswerenotadopted.

A)toresignB)resigningC)toberesignedD)beingresigned

67.Shewasabletogivethepoliceafullaccountofsinceshehadbeentoit.

A)anobserverB)anon-lookerC)awatcherD)awitness

68.Veryfewpeopleunderstoodhislecture,thesubjectofwhichwasvery.

A)obscureB)upsettingC)distantD)inferior

69.Althoughthenationalgovernmenthasintroducedsomenewlawsonthissubject,itisthestate

governmentswhichareresponsiblefbrpollutioncontrol.

A)preciselyB)primarilyC)progressivelyD)preliminarily

7O.Hewoulditthathissontookalivelierinterestinpolitics.

A)seeintoB)seethroughC)seeaboutD)seeto

PartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineach

numberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthe

correctionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorresponding

blank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(A)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyou

deleteaword,crossitandputaslash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods/.1.time/times/period

Manyoftheargumentshaving/usedforthestudyofliteratureas2.\

aschoolsubjectarevalidforAstudyoftelevision.3.the

BythetimeoftheCivilWar,thereweremanydifferencesbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.

Forinstance,thepopulationofthe(71)NorthwasfargreaterthanoftheSouth.(72)Twenty-twomillionpeoplelived

intheNorth;ninemillionlivedintheSouth.TotheninemillionpeopleintheSouth,morethanthreemillionwere(73)

slaves,manyofwhomwouldfightfortheNorth.

Inadditiontohavemorepeople,the(74)NorthalsopossessedmostofthefactoriesintheUnitedStates.Thisgreatly

helpedtheSouthern(75)army,whichcouldcountonadequatesuppliesof(76)guns,ammunition(弹药)，andclothing

during(77)theCivilWar.Inthecontrast,theSouth,sinceitmainly