大学英语六级真题试卷

大学英语六级真题试卷

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

InthefinalyearsbeforethebeginningoftheCivilWar,theviewthat

theNegrowasdifferent,eveninferior,waswidelyheldintheUnited

States.AtPeoria,Illinois,inOctober1854,AbrahamLincolnaskedwhat

standtheopponentsofslaveryshouldtakeregardingNegroes.

“Freethem,andmakethempoliticallyandsociallyourequals?My

ownfeelingswillnotadmitofthis;andifminewould,wewellknowthat

thoseofthegreatmass,ofwhitepeoplewillnot.

Whetherthisfeelingaccordswithjusticeandsoundjudgement,is

notthesolequestion,ifindeed,itisanypartofit.Auniversalfeeling,

whetherwellorillfounded,cannotbesafelydisregarded.

Wecannot,then,makethemequals.v

TheLincolnstatementwasclearanddirect,anditdoubtless

representedtheviewsofmostAmericansinthe1850's.Mostofthose

whoheardhimorreadhisspeechwereofthesameopinionashe.In

lateryears,thePeoriaspeechwouldbeusedbythosewhotaughtto

damageLincoln'sreputationasachampionoftherightsoftheNegro.In

1964,theWhiteCitizens*Councilsreprintedportionsofthespeechin

largeadvertisementsinthedailypressandinsistedthatLincolnshared

theirviewsonthedesirabilityofmaintainingtwodistinctworldsofrace.

Lincolncouldnothaveovercomethenation'sstronginclination

towardracialseparationifhehadtried.Andhedidnottryveryhard.

WhenhesetaboutformingNegrotroopslater,hewascontentnotonly

tosetNegroesapartinaunitcalledUU.S.ColoredTroops,“butalsot。

haveNegroprivates例兵)receive$10permonthincludingclothing,

whilewhitesofthesamerankreceived$13permonthplusclothing.

OnlythefirmrefusalofmanyNegrotroopstoacceptunequalpayfinally

forcedCongresstoequalizecompensation,forwhiteandNegrosoldiers.

Thefightforunionthatbecamealsoafightforfreedomnever

becameafightforequalityorforthecreationofoneracialworld.

36.In1854,AbrahamLincolnbelievedthat.

A)itwaspracticaltogiveequalrightstoNegroes

B)Negroesshouldhaveequalrights

C)racialequalityforNegroeswasimpossible

D)mostwhitepeoplewouldopposegivingfreedomtoNegroes

37.Inthe1850's,thenation'sinclinationtowardracialseparation

was.

A)disregardedbyCongress

B)challengedbyLincoln

C)toostrongtoovercome

D)basedonroundjudgement

38.In1964,theWhiteCitizens'CouncilsreprintedthePeoria

speechinorderto.

A)damageLincoln'sreputation

B)defendtheirownviewpoints

C)criticizeLincoln'sviewsonracialequality

D)defendLincoln,sreputation

39.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethatLincoln.

A)helpedNegroesfightforfreedomonly

B)gaveNegroesequalpay

C)treatedwhiteandNegrosoldiersequally

D)helpedtocreateoneracialworld

40.ThepurposeoftheCivilWarwas.

A)toestablishequalityofallpeople

B)tomaintaintheunionofthecountry

C)todoawaywithracialseparation

D)toendracialinjustice

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

41.Susanstoodmotionlessattheendofthedivingboard,hands

atherside,heelsslightlyraised,everymuscleaction.

A)anticipating

B)toanticipate

C)anticipated

D)havinganticipated

42.aboutthebookkeeperJshonesty,thecompany

askedhimtoresign.

A)Therebesomequestions

B)Therearesomequestions

C)Therehavebeensomequestions

D)Therebeingsomequestions

43.Hehissorrowbeneathacheerfulappearance.

A)retained

B)concealed

C)conceived

D)shielded

44.Hefinishedthepaintings,fortheexhibition.

A)forsometime

B)ingoodtime

C)fromtimetotime

D)timeaftertime

45.Butforhiscourage,thebattle.

A)waslost

B)willbelost

C)wouldlose

D)wouldhavebeenlost

46.Anambulancemusthavepriorityasitusuallyhastodealwith

somekindof.

A)urgency

B)danger

C)emergency

D)crisis

47.Suchbeingthecase,Iseenoforyourcomplaints.

A)foundation

B)base

C)grounds

D)sources

48.Newswritersareexpectedtobeclearandaccurate,theform

inwhichtheywriteorspeakistothatrequirement.

A)superior

B)secondary

C)inferior

D)contrary

49.ThesoilwassothatIwashardlyabletoforcea

spadeintoit.

A)muddy

B)compact

C)slack

D)fertile

50.Theforeign-languagepublicationsaregrowinginvolumeand

A)appreciation

B)circumstance

C)rotation

D)circulation

51.ThewineglassesweresothatIwasafraidtocarry

themhomebybus.

A)flexible

B)delicate

C)shaky

D)tender

52.Theprogramhasbeenbylackoffunds.

A)hampered

B)intervened

C)hammered

D)insulated

53.,heatisproduced.

A)Certainchemicalsaremixedtogether

B)Thatcertainchemicalsaremixedtogether

C)Whenevercertainchemicalsaremixedtogether

D)Themixingtogetherofcertainchemicals

54.CaptainJonesthathehadfiredfivebulletsfrom

Hoffman'sgunandthathehadtheshellsofthosebulletswithhim.

A)purified

B)magnified

C)testified

D)intensified

55.Muchoftheequipmentwaslyingbecauseofalack

ofspareparts.

A)helpless

B)vacant

C)idle

D)lonely

56.doesheknowthatthepoliceareabouttoarrest

him.

A)Few

B)Only

C)Seldom

D)Little

57.Bysigningthisapplication,Iaskthatanaccountfor

meandacreditcardissuedasIrequest.

A)beopened

B)opens

C)isopened

D)willbeopened

58.ThepoorreceptiononyourTVisprobablyduetooutside

A)interference

B)inaccessibility

C)interruption

D)irregularity

59.HenryFord'sintroductionoftheassemblyvastlyreducedthe

timeittook.

A)onmakingacar

B)tomakeacar

C)formakingacar

D)inmakingacar

60.Thelatestsurveyof50youngcouplesinthatcityshowsthe

averagecostforaweddinghasdoubledtheof1986.

A)size

B)number

C)figure

D)quantity

61.Itwasonlyafterthefailureofthetalksthatthegovernment

decidedtoresortforce.

A)for

B)in

C)at

D)to

62.Eventhoughwehadbeentoherhouseseveraltimesbefore,

wedidnotremember.

A)whatstreetitwason

B)whatthestreetitwason

C)whatstreetwasiton

D)whatastreetitwason

63.Theearthquakenothavecomeataworsetimefor

thewar-torncountry.

A)could

B)must

C)would

D)might

64.Inwiththenewregulations,allticketsmustbe

stamped.

A)combination

B)agreement

C)connection

D)accordance

65.Chinahasgreatlyitsinfluenceinworldaffairs.

A)spread

B)scattered

C)extended

D)distributed

66.Heaskedhissistertolookafterhischildrenhis

death.

A)intheeventof

B)inviewof

C)onaccountof

D)ontheedgeof

67.Wearesorrythat,becauseofafireinourfactory,weare

unabletofillyourorderforautoparts.Wesuggestthatyouorderfrom

JonesSupplyCompanyuntilweareabletoproduction.

A)release

B)recover

C)resume

D)regain

68.LhasaisuniqueitisthehighestcityinChina.

A)that

B)inthat

C)forthat

D)butthat

69.Whyareyoualwayssuspiciousanyonewhoiskind

toyou?

A)of

B)with

C)towards

D)for

70.roseinhisimaginationseveralinterestingspecimens

thathadneverappearedonearthbefore.

A)Here

B)It

C)Where

D)There

PartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,

therearealtogether10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmay

havetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthe

mistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangea

word,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.

Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark(A)intherightplaceandwrite

themissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitandputa

slash(/)intheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods/.1.

time/times/period

Manyoftheargumentshaving/usedforthestudyofliterature

as2.\

aschoolsubjectarevalidforAstudyoftelevision.3.

______the______

Itisalwaysinterestingtovisitanothercountry,forthosewhohave

nevertraveledagreatdeal.

Domestictravelcanbeveryeducationalforanyone.(71)ifheis

interestedenoughtomakepreparationsatbeforehand.Learningthe

language(72)ofthenewcountrywouldbedifficultthetravellerto

attempt,butthebenefitsofsuchan(73)effortwouldbecomeobvious

immediatelyafterhisarrive.Itmaynotseemimportanttohimwhenhe

iscomfortablysituatedathome,but(74)knowshowtoorder