2001年6月英语六级真题及答案.doc

2001年6月英语六级真题及答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) 2 hours.B) 3 hours.C) 4 hours.D) 5 hours.From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1.A) He will tell Mary how to operate the dishwasher.B) He will wash the dishes himself instead.C) He will help Bill to translate the manual.D) He himself will operate the dishwasher.（B）2.A) Lose weight.B) Quit smoking.C) Weigh himself frequently.D) Have a talk with the doctor.（A）3.A) The woman should have complained to her neighbor.B) The woman should stay out until the neighbors are quiet.C) The woman should have stayed at the library.D) The lab will be a better place for reading.（C）4.A) Check the figures later today.B) Do the calculations again tomorrow.C) Bring a calculator tomorrow.D) Calculate the number right now.（B）5.A) She doesnt remember much about the city.B) Shes never been to the city.C) She would find someone else to help.D) She would talk to the man later.（A）6.A) She thinks the man should have helped earlier.B) She doesnt need the mans help.C) She doesnt know the boxes are heavy.D) She wants the man to help with the boxes.（B）7.A) She let the man use her books for the weekend.B) She brought the books the man asked for.C) She borrowed the books from the man.D) She offered to help the man.（C）8.A) Shed like to have the windows open.B) She likes to have the air conditioner on.C) The air is heavily polluted.D) The windows are already open.（A）9.A) Hes going to visit a photo studio.B) Hes just had his picture taken.C) Hes on the way to the theater.D) Hes just returned from a job interview.（B）10.A) At a gas station.B) In a park.C) In an emergency room.D) At a garage.（D）Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) One sixth of them are seriously polluted.B) One third of them are seriously polluted.C) Half of them are seriously polluted.D) Most of them are seriously polluted.（B）12.A) There was no garbage left to clean up.B) There was more garbage than before and they had to work harder.C) The river had become so clean that a lot of water-birds came back.D) The river was much cleaner and they had to search for garbage.（D）13.A) Most of them would be indifferent and keep on throwing garbage into the river.B) They would join the students in changing the situation.C) They would become more aware of the pollution problem.D) They would think twice before they went swimming or fishing in the river.（C）Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) Why people hold back their tears.B) Why people cry.C) How to restrain ones tears.D) How tears are produced.（B）15.A) What chemicals tears are composed of.B) Whether crying really helps us feel better.C) Why some people tend to cry more often than others.D) How tears help people cope with emotional problems.（D）16.A) Only one out of four girls cries less often than boys.B) Of four boys, only one cries very often.C) Girls cry four times as often as boys.D) Only one out of four babies doesnt cry often.（C）17.A) Only humans respond to emotions by shedding tears.B) Only humans shed tears to get rid of irritating stuff in their eyes.C) Only human tears can resist the invading bacteria.D) Only human tears can discharge certain chemicals.（A）Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.A) They make decisions by tossing coins.B) They are not physically separated.C) They think exactly the same way.D) They share most of their vital organs.（B）19.A) Few of them can live long.B) Few of them get along well with each other.C) Most of them live a normal life.D) Most of them differ in their likes and dislikes.（A）20.A) They go to a regular school.B) They attend a special school.C) They are taught by their parents.D) They have a private tutor.（A）Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions:There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or finished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person from the Philippines to ones side, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that “Gift” means poison in German. Moreover, we like to think of ourselves as friendly, yet we prefer to be at least 3 feet or an arms length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.Our linguistic (语言上的) and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and languages of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.Even here in the United States, we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four languages on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多语言的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. Then attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those nativesusually the richerwho speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nations diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.For many years, American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even though it may not always he the upper hand.21.It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably _.A) stand stillB) jump asideC) step forwardD) draw back（D）22.The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their _.A) cultural self-centerednessB) casual mannersC) indifference towards foreign visitorsD) arrogance towards other cultures（A）23.In countries other than their own most Americans _.A) are isolated by the local peopleB) are not well informed due to the language barrierC) tend to get along well with the nativesD) need interpreters in hotels and restaurants（B）24.According to the author, Americans cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance will _.A) affect their image in the new eraB) cut themselves off from the outside worldC) limit their role in world affairsD) weaken the position of the US dollar（C）25.The authors intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that _.A) it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friendsB) it is important to maintain their leading role in world affairsC) it is necessary to use several languages in public placesD) it is time to get acquainted with other cultures（D）Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.In department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, textures, and colors. But they are ultimately the biggest deception that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heelsa womans worst enemy (whether she knows it or not). High heel shoes are the downfall of modern society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or sophisticated for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in posing short as well as long term hardships. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to use or purchase them in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating (使通气) lawns. Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies eliminates all need to call for a lawn care specialist, and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy chunks of dirt lying around. Second, heels are quite functional for defense against oncoming enemies, who can easily be scared away by threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion accessories.Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to ones physical health. Talk to any podiatrist (足病医生)， and you will hear that the majority of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feet and torn toenails. The risk of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a flat shoe wearer. Wearing heels also creates the threat of getting a heel caught in a sidewalk crack or a sewer-grate (阴沟栅) and being thrown to the groundpossibly breaking a nose, back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her swollen, aching feet.26.What makes women blind to the deceptive nature of high heels?A) The multi-functional use of high heels.B) Their attempt to show off their status.C) The rich variety of high heel styles.D) Their wish to improve their appearance.（D）27.The authors presentation of the positive side of high heels is meant _.A) to be ironicB) to poke fun at womenC) to be fair to the fashion industryD) to make his point convincing（B）28.The author uses the expression “those babies” (Line 3, Para. 2) to refer to high heels _.A) to show their fragile characteristicsB) to indicate their feminine featuresC) to show womens affection for themD) to emphasize their small size（D）29.The authors chief argument against high heels is that _.A) they pose a threat to lawnsB) they are injurious to womens healthC) they dont necessarily make women beautifulD) they are ineffective as a weapon of defense（B）30.It can be inferred from the passage that women should _.A) see through the very nature of fashion mythsB) boycott the products of the fashion industryC) go to a podiatrist regularly for adviceD) avoid following fashion too closely（D）Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.It is hardly necessary for me to cite all the evidence of the depressing state of literacy. These figures from the Department of Education are sufficient: 27 million Americans cannot read at all, and a further 35 million read at a level that is less than sufficient to survive in our society.but my own worry today is less that of the overwhelming problem of elemental literacy than it is of the slightly more luxurious problem of the decline in the skill even of the middle-class reader, of his unwillingness to afford those spaces of silence, those luxuries of domesticity and time and concentration, that surround the image of the classic act of reading. It has been suggested that almost 80 percent of Americas literate, educated teenagers can no longer read without an accompanying noise (music) in the background or a television screen flickering (闪烁) at the corner of their field of perception. We know very little about the brain and how it deals with simultaneous conflicting input, but every common-sense intuition suggests we should be profoundly alarmed. This violation of concentration, silence, solitude (独处的状态) goes to the very heart of our notion of literacy; this new form of part-reading, of part-perception against background distraction, renders impossible certain essential acts of apprehension and concentration, let alone that most important tribute any human being can pay to a poem or a piece of prose he or she really loves, which is to learn it by heart. Not by brain, by heart; the expression is vital.Under these circumstances, the question of what future there is for the arts of reading is a real one. Ahead of us lie technical, psychic (心理的), and social transformations probably much more dramatic than those brought about by Gutenberg, the German inventor in printing. The Gutenberg revolution, as we now know it, took a long time; its effects are still being debated. The information revolution will touch every fact of composition, publication, distribution, and reading. No one in the book industry can say with any confidence what will happen to the book as weve known it.31.The picture of the reading ability of the American people, drawn by the author, is _.A) rather bleakB) fairly brightC) very impressiveD) quite encouraging（A）32.The authors biggest concern is _.A) elementary school childrens disinterest in reading classicsB) the surprisingly low rate of literacy in the U.S.C) the musical setting American readers require for reading