12月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案.pdf

xxxx 年年 1212 月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 shortconversations. At the end of each conversation, a questionwill be asked about what was said. Both the conversationand the question will be spoken only once. After eachquestion there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through thecentre.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 talkingabout some work they will start at 9 o#39;clock in themorning and have to finish by 2 in the afternoon. Therefore,D) 5 hours is the correct answer. You should choose DJon the Answer Sheet andmark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C 41.A) She knows where Martha has gone.B) Marthawill go to the concert by herself.C) It is quitepossible for the man to find Martha.D) The man is goingto meet Martha at the concert.2.A) The air pollution is caused by the development ofindustry.B) The city was poor because there wasn#39;tmuch industry then.C) The woman#39;s exaggerating theseriousness of the pollution.D) He might move toanother city very soon.3.A) The man should work harder to improve his grades.B) The man will benefit from the effort he#39;s put in.C) It serves the man right to get a poor grade.D) Itwas unfair of the teacher to give the man a C.4.A) She can make a reservation at the restaurant. B)The man should decide where to eat.C) She already hasplans for Saturday night. D) The man should ask his brotherfor suggestions.5.A) The man deserved the award.B) The womanhelped the man sueed.C) The man is thankful to thewoman for her assistance.D) The woman worked hard andwas given an award.6.A) Voluntary work can help the man establishconnections with the munity.B) The man#39;s voluntarywork has left him little room in his schedule.C)Voluntary work with the environment council requires a timemitment.D) A lot of people have signed up forvoluntary work with the environment council.7.A) The patient must receive treatment regularly.B) The patient can#39;t leave the hospital until thebleeding stops.C) The patient#39;s husband can attendto the business in her place.D) The patient must takea good rest and forget about her business.8.A) Alice does not know much about electronics.B)Alice is unlikely to find a job anywhere.C) Alice isnot interested in anything but electronics.D) Alice islikely to find a job in an electronics pany.9. A) Jimmy is going to set out tonight. B) Jimmy hasnot decided on his journey.C) There is no need to havea farewell dinner. D) They may have a dinner whenJimmy#39;s back.10. A) The woman had been planning for the conference.B) The woman called the man but the line was busy.C)The woman didn#39;t e back until midnight.D) The womanhad guests all evening.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions. Both the passage and the questions will bespoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices, marked A), B),C) and 1). Then mark the corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you havejust heard.11. A) They are delighted because they can enjoy thescenery while driving.B) They are frightened becausetraffic aidents are frequent.C) They are irritatedbecause the bridge is jammed with cars.D) They arepleased because it saves them much time.12. A) They don#39;t have their own cars to drive towork.B) Many of them are romantic by temperament.C) Most of them enjoy the drinks on the boat.D) Theytend to be more friendly to each other.13. A) Many wele the idea of having more bars on board.B) Many prefer the ferry to maintain its present speed.C) Some suggest improving the design of the deck.D)Some object to using larger luxury boats.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you havejust heard.14. A) Coca Cola. B) Sausage. C) Milk. D) Fried chicken.15. A) He has had thirteen decayed teeth.B) Hedoesn#39;t have a single decayed tooth.C) He hasfewer decayed teeth than other people of his age.D)He never had a single tooth pulled out before he was fifty.16. A) Brush your teeth right before you go to bed inthe evening.B) Have as few of your teeth pulledout as possible.C) Have your teeth X-rayed atregular intervals.D) Clean your teeth shortlyafter eating.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you havejust heard.17. A) A visit to a prison.B) The influence ofhis father.C) A talk with some miserable slaves.D) His experience in the war between France and Austria.18. A) He sent surgeons to serve in the army.B)He provided soldiers with medical supplies.C) Herecruited volunteers to care for the wounded.D) Hehelped to flee the prisoners of war.19. A) All men are created equal.B) Thewounded and dying should be treated for free.C) Awounded soldier should surrender before he receives anymedical treatment.D) A suffering person isentitled to help regard/ess of race, religion or politicalbeliefs.20. A) To honor Swiss heroes who died in the war.B) To show Switzerland was neutral.C) To paytribute to Switzerland.D) To show gratitude to theSwiss government for its financial support.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Eachpassage is followed by some questions or unfinishedstatements. For each of them there are four choices markedA), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice andmark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with asingle line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.For years, doctors advised their patients that the onlything taking multivitamins does is give them expensiveurine (男). After all, true vitamin deficiencies arepractically unheard of in industrialized countries. Now itseems those doctors may have been wrong. The results of agrowing number of studies suggest that even a modestvitamin shortfall can be harmful to your health. Althoughproof of the benefits of multivitamins is still far fromcertain, the few dollars you spend on them is probably agood investment.Or at least that#39;s the argument put forward in theNew England Journal of Medicine. Ideally, say Dr. WalterWillett and Dr. Meir Stampfer of Harvard, all vitaminsupplements would be evaluated in scientifically rigorousclinical trials. But those studies can take a long time andoften raise more questions than they answer. At some point,while researchers work on figuring out where the truth lies,it just makes sense to say the potential benefit outweighsthe cost.The best evidence to date concerns folate, one of the Bvitamins. It#39;s been proved to limit the number ofdefects in embryos , and a recent trial found that folatein bination with vitamin B 12 and a form of B6 alsodecreases the re-blockage of arteries after surgical repair.The news on vitamin E has been more mixed. Healthyfolks who take 400 international units daily for at leasttwo years appear somewhat less likely to develop heartdisease. But when doctors give vitamin E to patients whoalready have heart disease, the vitamin doesn#39;t seem tohelp. It may turn out that vitamin E plays a role inprevention but cannot undo serious damage.Despite vitamin C#39;s great popularity, consuminglarge amounts of it still has not been positively linked toany great benefit. The body quickly bees saturated with Cand simply excretes ( 排旋 ) any excess.The multivitamins question boils down to this: Do youneed to wait until all the evidence is in before you takethem, or are you willing to aept that there#39;s enoughevidence that they don#39;t hurt and could help?If the latter, there#39;s no need to go to extremes andbuy the biggest #39;horse pills or the most expensivebottles. Large doses can cause trouble, including excessivebleeding and nervous system problems.Multivitamins are no substitute for exercise and abalanced diet, of course. As long as you understand thatany potential benefit is modest and subject to furtherrefinement, taking a daily multivitamin makes a lot ofsense.21. At one time doctors discouraged takingmultivitamins because they believed that multivitamins.A) could not easily be absorbed by the human bodyB)were potentially harmful to people#39;s healthC) weretoo expensive for daily consumptionD) could notprovide any cure for vitamin deficiencies22. Aording to the author, clinical trials of vitaminsupplements.A) often result in misleading conclusionsB) take time and will not produce conclusive resultsC)should be conducted by scientists on a larger scaleD)appear to be a sheer waste of time and resources23. It has been found that vitamin E.A) should betaken by patients regularly and persistentlyB) caneffectively reduce the recurrence of heart diseaseC)has a preventive but not curative effect on heart diseaseD) should be given to patients with heart disease as earlyas possible24. It can be seen that large doses of multivitamins.A) may bring about serious side effectsB) may helpprevent excessive bleedingC) are likely to induce theblockage of arteriesD) are advisable for those withvitamin deficiencies25. The author concludes the passage with the advicethat.A) the benefit of daily multivitamin intakeoutweighs that of exercise and a balanced dietB)it#39;s risky to take multivitamins without knowing theirspecific functionC) the potential benefit ofmultivitamins can never be overestimatedD) it#39;sreasonable to take a rational dose of multivitamins dailyPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Some futurologists have assumed that the vast upsurge( 嗯 ) of women in the workforce may portend a rejectionof marriage. Many women, aording to this hypothesis, wouldrather work than marry. The converse ( 放 ) of thisconcern is that the prospects of being a multi-paycheckhousehold could encourage marriages. In the past, only theearnings and financial prospects of the man counted in themarriage decision. Now, however, the earning ability of awoman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner.Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriagebecause the parties cannot afford to establish a family orare concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economyrebounds, the number of marriages also rises.Coincident with the increase in women working outsidethe home is the increase in divorce rates. Yet, it may bewrong to jump to any simple cause-and-effect conclusions.The impact of a wife#39;s work on divorce is no less cloudythan its impact on marriage decisions. The realization thatshe can be a good provider may increase the chances that aworking wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactorymarriage. But the reverse is equally plausible. Tensionsgrounded in financial problems often play a key role inending a marriage. Given high unemployment, inflationaryproblems, and slow growth in real earnings, a working wifecan increase household ine and relieve some of thesepressing financial burdens. By raising a family#39;sstandard of living, a working wife may strengthen herfamily#39;s financial and emotional stability.Psychological factors also should be considered. Forexample, a wife blocked from a career outside the home mayfeel caged in the house. She may view her only choice asseeking a divorce. On the other hand, if she can findfulfillment through work outside the home, work andmarriage can go together to create a stronger and morestable union.Also, a major part of women#39;s inequality in marriagehas been due to the fact that, in most cases, men haveremained the main breadwinners. With higher earningcapacity and status oupations outside of the home es thecapacity to exercise power within file family. A workingwife may rob a husband of being the master of the house.Depending upon how the couple reacts to these newconditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership orit could create new insecurities.26. The word portend (Line 2, Para. 1) is closest inmeaning to .A) defy C) suffer fromB) signal D)result from27. It is said in the passage that when the economyslides,.A) men would choose working women as theirmarriage partnersB) more women would get married toseek financial securityC) even working women wouldworry about their marriagesD) more people would preferto remain single for the time being28. If women find fulfillment through work outside thehome,.A) they are more likely to dominate theirmarriage partnersB) their husbands are expected to domore houseworkC) their marriage ties can bestrengthenedD)they tend to put their career beforemarriage29. One reason why women with no career may seek adivorce is that.A) they feel that they have beenrobbed of their freedomB) they are afraid of beingbossed around by their husbandsC) they feel that theirpartners fail to live up to their expectationsD) theytend to suspect their husbands#39; loyalty to theirmarriage30. Which of the following statements can bestsummarize the author#39;s view in the passage?A) Thestability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect theeconomic situation of the country.B) Even wheneconomically independent, most women have to struggle forreal equality in marriage.C) In order to secure theirmarriage women should work outside the home and remainindependentD) The impact of the growing femaleworkforce on marriage varies from case to case.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage,For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it wasself-evident that there is something called human nature,something that constitutes the essence of man. There werevarious views about what constitutes it, but there wasagreement that such an essence exists - that is to say,that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thusman was defined as a rational being, as a social animal, ananimal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to bequestioned. One reason for this change was the increasingemphasis given to the historical approach to man. Anexamination of the history of humanity suggested that manin our epoch is so different from man in previous timesthat it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every agehave had in mon something that can be called humannature. The historical approach was reinforced,particularly in the United States, by studies in the fieldof cultural anthropology ( 讽忄 ). The study of primitivepeoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values,feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived atthe concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper onwhich each culture writes its text. Another factorcontributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of afixed human nature was that the concept has so often bee