6月全国英语六级真题和答案.docx

2005年6月全国英语六级2005年6月全国英语六级听力原文1. M: What do you think of the government's new tax cut proposal?W：Though it may give some benefit to the poor its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends. That means the rich will get richer.Q: What does the woman think about the government ?s tax cut proposal?2. M: Jenny： remember this: a job worth doing at all is worth doing well.W: Oh：yessI certainly won't forget it. But don't expect me to stick to the job just because it pays a few more bucks. A life of continuous exploration is a life worth living.Q: what can be inferred about the woman from the conversation?3. M: I found that one of my schoolmates uses drugs. How can I help him： Mom?W: stay away from him： son. Never think that you can talk him out of the habit if he is addicted. But perhaps you can talk to your teacher about the matter.Q: what's the woman's advice to her son?4. W: I don't know how you can eat so much yet never put on any weight, son. Your father's got the same luck. I can t take a bite without calculating how many calories I am taking.M: But remember Aunt Louise=Mom? She ate a lot and never gained a pound.Q: Who is worried about gaining weight?5. W: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors?M: Yes. I told the Johnsons that we d be gone for two weeks. Thev promise to keep an eye on the house for us.Q: What are the two speakers going to do?6. M: hurry up： Linda? I hear that there are not many tickets left for the football match.W: I am ready now5let's go. It is the early bird that catches the worm.Q: Why did the man ask the woman to hurry up?7. W: Did you hear that the convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night?M: Yes：I heard it on the radio this morning.Q: What happened to the convenience store?8. M: Congratulations! I just heard about your acceptance in the law school. Do you think you would join your brother s firm after graduation?W: Not likely. He is a tax lawyer：and I am going to major in criminal law.Q: What does the woman mean?9. M: Excuse me= but could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Hotel? I thought it was on this corner：but I seem to have made a mistake.M: I am sorry： but I am a stranger here myself. Maybe you can try calling them. Thereis a phone over there outside the department store.Q: What does the woman mean?10. M: how is it going, Mary? You look a little overwhelmed.W: Exactly. You know：Fve got a million things to do and all of them have to be finished in the next 30 minutes.organisations, savs the view expressed bv Elaine Ingham, a soil biologist at Oregon State University in Corvallis： was exaggerated and irresponsible. It has asked her university to discipline her.But Ingham stands bv her comments and savs the complaints are an attempt to silence SAA/VVSAAAAAA/JJ*her. "They're trying to cause trouble with my university and get me fired J Ingham told New Scientist.The controversy began on 1 February, when Ingham testified before New Zealand's J修，J *VWrVWWWWSAAAAAA/WWWSRoyal Commission on Genetic Modification, which will determine how to regulate GM organisms. Ingham claimed that a GM version of a common soil JJVWVA/SAAAA/bacterium could spread and destroy plants if released into the wild. Other researchers had previously modified the bacterium to produce alcohol from organic waste. But Ingham savs that when she put it in soil with wheat plants, all of the plants died within a week."We would lose terrestri al（陆生的）plants.this is an organism that is potentially deadly to the continued survival of human beings/' she told the commission. She added that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency（EPA） canceled its approval for field tests using the organism once she had told them about her research in But last week the New Zealand Life Sciences Network accused Ingham of "presentingWWWSAAAA/WAAAAAAA/WXJinaccurate, careless and exaggerated information and "generating speculative doomsday scenarios（世界末日的局面）that are not scientifically support able' They say that her study doesn't even show that the bacteria would survive in the wild： much less kill massive numbers of plants. What：s more, the network says that contrary to Ingham's claims, the EPA was never asked to consider the organism for field trials.The EPA has not commented on the dispute. But an e-mail to the network from Janet Anderson, director of the EPA s bio-pesticides（生物杀虫剂）division： says ' there is no record of a review and or clearance to field test" the organism.Ingham savs EPA officials had told her that the organism was approved for field tests, but says she has few details. It s also not clear whether the organism, firstengineered by a German institute for biotechnology, is still in use.Whether ®gh觊 is right or wrong： her supporters say opponents are trying unfairly to silence her.' I think her concerns should be taken seriously. She shouldn t be harassed in this way J says Ann Clarke： a plant biologi st at the University of Guelph in Canada who also testified before the commission. "It's n attempt to silence the opposition/721. The passage centers on the controversyA) between American and New Zealand biologists over genetic modification *WSAAAAAAAAZWJWB) as to whether the study of genetic modification should be continuedC) over the possible adverse effect of a GM bacterium on plantsD) about whether Elaine Ingham should be fired bv her uni vers it v22. Ingham insists that her testimony is based onA) evidence provided by the EPA of the United StatesB) the results of an experiment she conducted herselfC) evidence from her collaborative research with German biologistsD) the results of extensive field tests in Corvallis： Oregon23. According to Janet Anderson, the EPAA) has cancelled its approval for field tests of the GM organismB) hasn't reviewed the findings of Inghams researchC) has approved field tests using the GM organismD) hasn't given permission to field test the GM organism24. According to Ann Clarke, the New Zealand Life Sciences Network JVSAAAAAAAAAAA/A) should gather evidence to discredit Ingham7s claimsB) should require that the research by their biologists be regulatedC) shouldn t demand that Ingham be disciplined for voicing her viewsD) shouldn't appease the opposition in such a quiet way25. Which of the fbllowing statements about Ingham is TRUE?A) Her testimony hasn't been supported by the EPA.B) Her credibility as a scientist hasn't been undermined.C) She is firmly supported by her miiversity.D) She has made great contributions to the study of GM bacteria.Passage FourQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Everv fall： like clockwork： Linda Krentz of Beaverton. Oregon, felt her brain go on strike. ' I just couldn't get going in the morning/' she says. "Fd get depressed and gain 10 pounds every winter and lose them again in the spring/' Then she read about seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that occurs in fall and VSAAAAAAAAAAA/V*winter： and she saw the light-lit erally. Every morning now she turns on a specially constructed light box for half an hour and sits in front of it to trick her brain into thinking it s still enjoying those long summer days. It seems to work.Krentz is not alone. Scientists estimate that 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal depression and 25 million more develop milder versions. But there's never been definitive proof that treatment with very bright lights makes a difference. After all: it s hard to do a double-blind test when the subjects can see for themselves whether or not the light is on. That7 s why nobody has ever separated the real effects oflight therapy from placebo(安慰齐J) effects.Until now. In three separate studies published last month, researchers report not only that light therapy works better than a placebo but that treatment is usually more effective in the early morning than in the evening. In two of the groups, the placebo problem was resolved by telling patients they were comparing light boxes to a new anti-depressant device that emits negatively charged ions(离子).The third used the timing oflight therapy as the control.Why does light therapy work? No one really knows. " Our research suggests it has something to do with shifting the body's internal clock/7says psychiatrist Dr. Lewev. The bodv is programmed to start the dav with sunrise, he explains, and this gets later as the days get shorter. But why such subtle shifts make some people depressed and not others is a mystery.That hasn't stopped thousands of winter depressives from trying to heal themselves. Light boxes for that purpose are available without a doctor s prescription. That bothers psvchologist Michael Terman of Columbia University. He is worried that the boxes may be tried by patients who suffer from mental illness that can t be treated with light. Terman has developed a questionnaire to help determine whether expert care is needed.In any event： you should choose a reputable manufacturer. Whatever product you use should emit only visible light： because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive(对光敏感的)3 you may develop a rash. Otherwise： the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 to 60 minutes in the morning. That s an inconvenience many winter depressives can live with.26. What is the probable cause of Krentz s problem ? *VSAA/XAAAAAAAAA/*A) An unexpected gain in body weight.B) Unexplained impairment of her nervrous system.C) Weakening of her eyesight with the setting in of winter.D) Poor adjustment of her body clock to seasonal changes.27. By saving that Linda Krentz " saw the light：(Line 4. Para. 1). the author means that she "A) learned how to lose weightB) realized what her problem wasC) came to see the importance of lightD) became light-hearted and cheerful *J VXAAAAAA/SAAA/28. What is the CURRENT view concerning the treatment of seasonal depression with bright lights?A) Its effect remains to be seen.B) It serves as a kind of placebo.C) It proves to be an effective therapy.D) It hardly produces any effects.29. What is psvchologist Michael Terman's major concern?A) Winter depressives will be addictedto using light boxes.B) No mental patients would bother to consult psychiatrists.C) Inferior light boxes will emit harmful ultraviolet lights.D) Light therapy could be misused by certain mental patients.30. Which of the fbllowdng statements is TRUE?A) Winter depressives prefer light therapy in spite of its inconvenience.B) Light therapv increases the patient7 s photosensitivitv.C) Eye damage is a side effect oflight therapy.D) Light boxes can be programmed to correspond to shifts in the body clock.Part HI Vocabulary (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there arefour choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the NOE answer that bestcompletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre, jVXAAAAA/VVV31. Susan hasthe elbows of her son's jacket with leather patches tomake it more durable.A) reinforcedB) sustainedC) steadiedD) confirmed32. Although we tried to concentrate on the lecture, we were by the noiseform the next room.A) distractedB) displacedC) dispersedD) discarded33. The reason why so many children like to eat this new brand of biscuit is that it is particularly sweet and.B) feebleA) fragileC) briskD) crisp34. Don't trust the speaker any more, since the remarks he made in his lectures are never with the facts.A) symmetricalB) comparativeC) compatibleD) harmonious35. They had to eat a(n)meal, or they would be too late for the concert.A) temporaryB) hastyC) immediateD) urgent36. Having a(n) attitude towards people with different ideas is an indication that one has been well educated.A) analyticalB) bearableC) elasticD) tolerant37. No form of government in the world is; each system reflects the history and present needs of the region or the nation.A) dominantB) influentialC) integralD) drastic38. In spite of the economic forecast, manufacturing output has risen slightly.A) faintB) dizzyC) gloomyD) opaque39. Too often Dr. Johnson's lectures how to protect the doctor ratherthan how to cure the patient.A) look toB) dwell onC) permeate intoD) shrug off40. Located in Washington D.C., the Library of Congress contains an impressive of books on every conceivable subject.A) flockB) configurationC) pileD) array41. Some felt that they were hurrying into an epoch of unprecedented enlightenment,in which better education and beneficial technology would wealthand leisure for all.A) maintainB) ensureC) certifyD) console42. Fiber-optic cables can carry hundreds of telephone conversations.A) homogeneouslyB)spontaneouslyC) simultaneouslyD) ingeniously43. Excellent films are those which national and cultural barriers.A) transcendB) traverseC) abolishD) suppress44. The law of supply and demand will eventually take care of a shortage or of dentists.A) surgeB) surplusC) flushD) fluctuation45. One third of the Chinese in the United States live in California,in the San Francisco area.A) remarkablyB) severelyC) drasticallyD) predominantly46. After the terrible accident, I discovered that my ear was becoming less.A) sensibleB) sensitiveC) sentimentalD) sensational47. Now the cheers and applause in a single sustained roar.A) mingledB) tangledC) baffledD) huddled48. Among all the public holidays, National Day seems to be the most joyful to the people of the country; on that day the whole country is in a festivalatmosphere.A) trappedC)soakedB)sunkD) immersed49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during.A) transitB) motionC) shiftD) traffic50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are with gold.A) overwhelmedB) stockedC) pavedD) overlapped51. It is a well-known fact that the cat family lions and tigers.A) enrichesB) accommodatesC) adoptsD) embraces52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any onwhat he promises.A) assuranceB) probabilityC) relianceD) conformity53. The English language contains a of words which are comparativelyseldom used in ordinary conversation.A) latitudeB) multitudeC) magnitudeD) longitude54. It was such a(n)when Pat and Mike met each other in Tokyo. Each thought that the other was still in Hong Kong.A) occurrenceB) coincidenceC) fancyD) destiny55. Parents have to learn how to follow a body's behavior and adapt the tone of their to the baby's capabilities.A) pe