2003年9月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案
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2003年9月大学六级考试试题及参考答案 partⅰlisteningcomprehension(20minutes)
sectiona
directions:inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwarsaid.boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.duringthepause,youmaxireadthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd),anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
example:
youwillhear:
youwillread:
a)2hours.
b)3hours.
c)4hours.
d)5hours.
fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.therefore,d)"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.youshouldchoose[d]ontheanswersheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
sampleanswer: [a][b][c][d]
1.
a)thelecturefornextmondayiscancelled.
b)thelecturewasn’tassuccessfulasexpected.
c)thewomandoesn'twanttoattendthelecture.
d)thewomanmayattendnextmonday’slecture.
2.
a)thewomanhasaverytightbudget.
b)hedoesnotthinkthefurcoatisworthbuying.
c)he'swillingtolendthewomanmoneyforthefurcoat.
d)thewomanisnotcarefulenoughinplanningherspending.
3.
a)cleanthekitchen.
b)asksomeonetofixthesink.
c)findabiggerapartmentforthelady.
d)checktheworkdonebythemaintenanceman.
4.
a)thelens.
b)theprice.
c)theflash.
d)theleathercase.
5.
a)sheneedsanotherhaircutsoon.
b)shethinksitworthwhiletotrysanterbale’s
c)sheknowsalessexpensiveplaceforahaircut.
d)shewouldliketomakeanappointmentfortheman.
6.
a)thewomandoesn'twantiocookameal.
b)thewomanwantstohaveapicnic.
c)thewomanhasapoormemory.
d)thewomanlikesmexicanfood.
7.
a)everyoneenjoyedhimselfatjohn'spanics.
b)thewomandidn'tenjoyjohn'spartiesatall.
c)itwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendjohn'sparty.
d)thewomanisgladtobeinvitedtojohn’shouse-warmingparty.
8.
a)shelacksconfidenceinherself.
b)sheisnotinterestedincomputerprogramming.
c)shehasneversignedupforanycompetitionbefore.
d)sheissuretowintheprogrammingcontest.
9.
a)themanhasanenormousamountofworktodo.
b)themanhasmadeplansforhisvacation.
c)theman’lltakeworkwithhimonhisvacation.
d)workstackedupduringtheman’slastvacation.
10.
a)shelikesthejoboffeedingfish.
b)shefindshernewjobinteresting.
c)shefeelsunfitforhernewjob.
d)she'snotingoodhealth.
sectionb
directions:inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
passageone
questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.
a)rallysupportfortheirmovement.
b)liberatewomenfromtedioushousework.
c)claimtheirrightstoequaljobopportunities.
d)expresstheirangeragainstsexdiscrimination.
12.
a)itwillbringalotoftroubletothelocalpeople.
b)itisapopularformofart.
c)itwillspoilthenaturalbeautyoftheirsurroundings.
d)itispopularamongrockstars.
13.
a)toshowthatmindlessgraffiticanprovokeviolence.
b)toshowthatlondonershaveaspeciallikingforgraffiti.
c)toshowthatgraffiti,insomecases,canconstituteacrime.
d)toshowthatgraffiticanmaketheenvironmentmorecolorful.
passagetwo
questions14to16arebawdonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.
a)theasianelephantiseasiertotame.
b)theasianelephant'sskinismorevaluable.
c)theasianelephantislesspopularwithtourists.
d)theasianelephantproducesivoryofabetterquality.
15.
a)fromthecapturedortamedelephants.
b)fromthebritishwildlifeprotectiongroup.
c)fromelephanthuntersinthailandandburma.
d)fromtouristsvisitingthethai-burmeseborder.
16.
a)theirtamingforcircusesandzoos.
b)thedestructionoftheirnaturalhomes.
c)man'slackofknowledgeabouttheirbehavior.
d)thegreatervulnerabilitytoextinctionthanotherspecies.
passagethree
questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.
a)theyhadlosttheirjobsasaresultoftheindustrialrevolution.
b)theyhadbeensufferingfrompoliticalandreligiousoppression.
c)theywantedtofleefromthewidespreadfamineinnortherneurope.
d)theywantedtomakeafortunetherebystartingtheirownbusinesses.
18.
a)theymightlosecontroloftheirmembersbecauseoftheincreaseinimmigration.
b)theirmembersmightfinditdifficulttogetalongwiththenewcomers.
c)theworkingconditionoftheirmembersmightdeteriorate.
d)theirmembersmightlosetheirjobstothenewcomers.
19.
a)toimposerestrictionsonfurtherimmigration.
b)toimprovetheworkingconditionsofimmigrants.
c)tosetaminimumwagelevelfornewimmigrants.
d)toputrequirementsonlanguagesfornewcomers.
20.
a)theywerelookeddownuponbyeuropeanimmigrants.
b)theyhadahardtimeseekingequaljobopportunities.
c)theyworkedveryhardtoearnadecentliving.
d)theystronglyopposedcontinuedimmigration. partⅱreadingcomprehension(35minutes)
directions:thereare4passagesinthispart,eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsatunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
passageone
questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
in1985whenajapanairlines(jal)jetcrashed,itspresident,yasumototakagi,calledeachvictim’sfamilytoapologize,andthenpromptlyresigned.andin1987,whenasubsidiaryoftoshibasolesensitivemilitarytechnologytotheformersovietunion,thechairmanoftoshibagaveuphispost.
theseexecutiveactions,whichtoshibacalls“thehighestformofapology,”mayseembizarretousmanagers.nooneatboeingresignedafterthejalcrash,whichmayhavebeencausedbyafaultyboeingrepair.
thedifferencebetweenthetwobusinessculturescentersarounddifferentdefinitionsofdelegation.whileusexecutivesgivebothresponsibilityandauthoritytotheiremployees,japaneseexecutivesdelegateonlyauthority—theresponsibilityisstilltheirs.althoughthesubsidiarythatsoldthesensitivetechnologytothesovietshaditsownmanagement,thetoshibatopexecutivessaidthey“musttakepersonalresponsibilityfornotcreatinganatmospherethroughoutthetoshibagroupthatwouldmakesuchactivityunthinkable,eveninanindependentlyrunsubsidiary.”
suchacceptanceofcommunityresponsibilityisnotuniquetobusinessesinjapan.schoolprincipalsinjapanhaveresignedwhentheirstudentscommittedmajorcrimesafterschoolhours.eveniftheydonotquit,japaneseexecutiveswilloftenacceptprimaryresponsibilityinotherways,suchastakingthefirstpaycutwhenacompanygetsintofinancialtrouble.suchpersonalsacrifices,eveniftheyarelargelysymbolic,helptocreatethesenseofcommunityandemployeeloyaltythatiscrucialtothejapanesewayofdoingbusiness.
harvardbusinessschoolprofessorgeorgelodgecallstheritualacceptanceofblame“almostafeudal(封建的)wayofpurging(清除)thecommunityofdishonor,”andtosomeintheunitedstates,suchresignationslookcowardly.however,inanerainwhichbothbusinessandgovernmentalleadersseemparticularlygoodatevadingresponsibility,manyusmanagerswouldprobablywelcomeaninfusion(灌输)ofthejapanesesenseofresponsibility,if,forinstance,usautomobilecompanyexecutivesofferedtoreducetheirownsalariesbeforetheyaskedtheirworkerstotakepaycuts,negotiationswouldprobablytakeonaverydifferentcharacter.
21.whydidthechairmanoftoshibaresignhispositionin1987?
a)injapan,theleakageofaslatesecrettorussiansisagravecame.
b)hehadbeenunderattackforshiftingresponsibilitytohissubordinates.
c)injapan,thechiefexecutiveofacorporationisheldresponsibleforthemistakemadebyitssubsidiaries.
d)hehadbeenaccusedofbeingcowardlytowardscrisesthatweretakingplaceinhiscorporation.
22.accordingtothepassageifyouwanttobeagoodmanagerinjapan,youhaveto________.
a)apologizepromptlyforyoursubordinates'mistakes
b)beskillfulinacceptingblamesfromcustomers
c)makesymbolicsacrificeswhenevernecessary
d)createastrongsenseofcompanyloyalty
23.what’sprofessorgeorgelodge’sattitudetowardstheresignationsofjapanesecorporateleaders?
a)sympatheticc)critical
b)biased.d)approving.
24.whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
a)boeinghadnothingtodowiththejalaircrashin1985.
b)americanexecutivesconsiderauthorityandresponsibilityinseparable.
c)schoolprincipalsbearlegalresponsibilityforstudents'crimes.
d)persuadingemployeestotakepaycutsdoesn’thelpsolvecorporatecrises.
25.thepassageismainlyabout________.
a)resignationasaneffectivewayofdealingwithbusinesscrises
b)theimportanceofdelegatingresponsibilitytoemployees
c)waysofevadingresponsibilityintimesofcrises
d)thedifferencebetweentwobusinesscultures
passagetwo
questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
asmachinesgo,thecarisnotterriblynoisy,norterriblypolluting,norterriblydangerous;andonallthosedimensionsithasbecomebetterasthecenturyhasgrownolder.themainproblemisitsprevalence,andthesocialcoststhatensuefromtheusebyeveryoneofsomethingthatwouldbefairlyharmlessif,say,onlytherichweretouseit.itisapricewepayforequality.
beforebecomingtoogloomy,itisworthrecallingwhythecarhasbeenarguablythemostsuccessfulandpopularproductofthewholeofthepast100years—andremainsso.thestorybeginswiththeenvironmentalimprovementitbroughtinthe1900s.innewyorkcityin1900,accordingtothecarculture.a1975bookbyj.flink,ahistorian,horsesdeposited2.5millioopoundsofmanure(粪)and60,000gallonsofurine(尿)everyday.everyyear,thecityauthoritieshadtoremoveanaverageof15,000deadhorsesfromthestreets,itmadecarssmellofroses.
carswerealsowonderfullyflexible.themainearliersolutiontohorsepollutionandtrafficjamswastheelectrictrolleybus(电车).butthatrequiredfixedoverheadwires,andrailsandplatforms,whichwereexpensive,ugly,andinflexible,thecarcouldgofromanyatoanyb,andallowedtownstodevelopinalldirectionswithlow-densityhousing,ratherthanjustbeingconcentratedalongthetrolleyorraillines.ruralareasbenefitedtoo,fortheybecamelessremote.
however,sincepollutionbecameaconcerninthe1950s,expertshavepredicted—wrongly—thatthecarboomwasabouttoend.inhisbookmr.flinkarguedthatby1973theamericanmarkethadbecomesaturated,atonecarforevery2.25people,andsohadthemarketsofjapanandwesterneurope(becauseoflandshortages).environmentalworriesanddiminishingoilreserveswouldprohibitmasscaruseanywhereelse.
hewaswrong,between1970and1990,whereasamerica’spopulationgrewby23%,theaumberofcarsonitsroadsgrewby60%,thereisnowonecarforevery1.7peoplethere,oneforevery2.1injapan,oneforevery5.3inbritain.around550millioncarsarealreadyontheroads,nottomentionallthetrucksandmocorcyeles,andabout50millionnewonesaremadeeachyearworldwide.willitgoon?undoubtedly,becausepeoplewantitto.
26.asisgiveninthefirstparagraph,thereasonwhythecarhasbecomeaproblemisthat________.
a)poorpeoplecan’taffordit
b)itistooexpensivetomaintain
c)toomanypeopleareusingit
d)itcausestoomanyroadaccidents
27.accordingtothepassage,thecarstartedtogainpopularitybecause________.
a)itdidn’tbreakdownaseasilyasahorse
b)ithadacomparativelypleasantodor
c)itcausedlesspollutionthanhorses
d)itbrightenedupthegloomystreets
28.whatimpactdidtheuseofcarshaveonsociety?
a)peoplewerecompelledtoleavedowntownareas.
b)peoplewereabletoliveinlesscrowdedsuburbanareas.
c)businessalongtrolleyandraillinesslackened.
d)citystreetswerefreeofuglyoverheadwires.
29.mr.flinkarguedinhisbookthatcarswouldnotbewidelyusedinothercountriesbecause________.
a)theonceboomingcarmarkethasbecomesaturated
b)trafficjamsinthosecountriesaregettingmoreandmoreserious
c)expensivemotorwaysarenotavailableinlessdevelopedcountries
d)peopleworryaboutpollutionandthediminishingoilresources
30.what’swrongwithmr.flink’sprediction?
a)theuseofautomobileshaskeptincreasingworldwide.
b)newgenerationsofcarsarevirtuallypollutionfree.
c)thepopulationofamericahasnotincreasedasfast.
d)people’senvironmentalconcernsareconstantlyincreasing.
passagethree
questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
cryingishardlyanactivityencouragedbysociety.tears,betheyofsorrow,anger,onjoy,typicallymakeamericansfeeluncomforubleandembarrassed.theshedderoftearsislikelytoapologize,evenwhenadevastating(毁灭性的)tragedywastheprovocation.theobserveroftearsislikelytodoeverythingpossibletoputanendtotheemotionaloutpouring.butjudgingformrecentstudiesofcryingbehavior,linksbetweenillnessandcryingandthechemicalcompositionoftears,boththoseresponsestotearsareofteninappropriateandmayevenbecounterproductive.
humansaretheonlyanimalsdefinitelyknowntoshedemotiomaltears.sinceevolutionhasgivenrisetofew,ifany,purposelessphysiologicalresponset,itislogicaltoassumethatcryinghasoneormorefunctionsthatenhancesurvival.
althoughsomeobservershavesuggestedthatcryingisawaytoclicitassistanceformothers(asacryingbabymightfromitsmother),thesheddingoftearsishardlynecessarytogethelp.vocalcrieswouldhavebeenquiteenough,morelikelythantearstogainattention,so,itappears,theremustbesomethingspecialabouttearsthemselves.
indeed,thenewstudiessuggestthatemotionaltearsmayplayadirectroleinalleviatingstress,universityofminnesotaresearcherswhoarestudyingthechemicalcompositionoftearshaverecentlyisolatedtwoimportantchemicalsfromemotionaltears.bothchemicalsarefoundonlyintearsthatareshedinresponsetocmotion.tearsshedbecauseofexposureto=cutonionwouldcontainnosuchsubstance.
researchersatseveralotherinstitutionsareinvestigatingtheusefulnessoftearsasameansofdiagnosinghumanillsandmonitoringdrugs.
attulaneuniversity’steatanalysislaboratorydr.peterkastlandhiscolleaguesreportthattheycanusetearstodetectdrugabuseandexposuretomedication(药物),todeterminewhetheracontactlensfitsproperlyofwhyitmaybeuncomfortable,tostudythecausesof“dryeye”syndromeandtheeffectsofeyesurgery,andperhapseventomeasureexposuretoenvironmentalpollutants.
atcolumbiauniversitydt.liasyfarisandcolleaguesarestudyingtearsforcluestothediagnosisofdiseasesawayfromtheeyes.tearscanbeobtainedpainlesslywithoutinvadingthebodyandonlytinyamountsareneededtoperformhighlyrefinedanalyses.
31.itisknownfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
a)sheddingtearsgivesunpleasantfeelingstoamerican
b)cryingmayoftenimitatepeopleorevenresultintragedy
c)cryingusuallywinssympathyfromotherpeople
d)onewhoshedstearsinpublicwillbeblamed
32.whatdoes“boththoseresponsestotears”(line6,para,1)referto?
a)cryingoutofsorrowandsheddingtearsforhappiness.
b)theembarrassmentandunpleasantsensationoftheobservers.
c)thetearshedder’sapologyandtheobserver’sefforttostopthecrying.
d)linkingillnesswithcryingandfindingthechemicalcompositionoftears.
33.“counterproductive”(lines6-7,para,1)veryprobablymeans“________”.
a)havingnoeffectatall
b)leadingtotension
c)producingdisastrousimpact
d)harmfultohealth
34.whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcrying?
a)itisapointlessphysiologicalresponsetotheenvironment.
b)itmusthavearoletoplayinman’ssurvival.
c)itismeanttogetattentionandassistance.
d)itusuallyproducesthedesiredeffect.
35.whatcanbeinferredfromthenewstudiesoftears?
a)emotionaltearshavethefunctionofreducingstress.
b)exposuretoexcessivemedicationmayincreaseemotionaltears.
c)emotionaltearscangiveriseto“dryeye”syndromeinsomecases.
d)environmentalpollutantscaninducethesheddingofemotionaltears.
passagefour
questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
itisnosecretamongathletesthatinordertoimproveperformanceyou’vegottoworkhard.however,hardtrainingbreaksyoudownandmakesyouweaker,itisrestthatmakesyoustronger.improvementonlyoccursduringtherestperiodfollowinghardtraining.thisadaptationisaccomplishedbyimprovingefficiencyoftheheartandcertainsystemswithinthemusclecells.duringrecoveryperiodsthesesystemsbuildtogreaterlevelstocompensateforthestressthatyouhaveapplied.theresultisthatyouarenowatahigherlevelofperformance.
ifsufficientrestisnotincludedinatrainingprogram,imbalancebetweenexcesstrainingandinadequaterestwilloccur,andperformancewilldecline.the“overtrainingsyndrome(综合症)”isthenamegiventothecollectionofemotional,behavioral,andphysicalsymptomsduetoovertrainingthathaspersistedforweekstomonths.itismarkedbycumulativeexhaustionthatpersistsevenafterrecoveryperiods.
themostcommonsymptomisfatigue.thismaylimitworkoutsandmaybepresentatrest.theathletemayalsobecomemoody,easilyimitated,havealteredsleeppatterns,becomedepressed,orlosethecompetitivedesireandenthusiasmforthesport,somewillreportdecreasedappetiteandweightloss.physicalsymptomsincludepersistentmuscularsoreness,increasedfrequencyofviral(病毒性的)illnesses,andincreasedincidenceofinjuries.
thetreatmentfortheovertrainingsyndromeisrest.thelongertheovertraininghasoccurred,themorerestrequired,therefore,earlydetectionisveryimportant,iftheovertraininghasonlyoccurredforashortperiodoftime(e.g.3-4weeks)theninterruptingtrainingfor3-5daysisusuallysufficientrest.itisimportantthatthefactorsthatleadtoovertrainingbeidentifiedandcorrected.otherwise,theovertrainingsyndromeislikelytorecur.theovertrainingsyndromeshouldbeconsideredinanyathletewhomanifestssymptomsofprolongedfatigueandwhoseperformancehasleveledoffordecreased.itisimportanttoexcludeanyunderlyingillnessthatmayberesponsibleforthefatigue.
36.thefirstparagraphofthepassagetellsusthat________.
a)theharderanathletetrains,thebetterhisperformancewillbe
b)restaftervigoroustrainingimprovesanathlete’sperformance
c)strictsystematictrainingisessentialtoanathlete’stopperformance
d)improvementofanathlete’sperformanceoccursinthecourseoftraining
37.by“overtraining”theauthormeans________.
a)aseriesofphysicalsymptomsthatoccuraftertraining
b)undueemphasisontheimportanceofphysicalexertion
c)trainingthatisnotadequatelycompensatedforbyrest
d)trainingthathasexceededanathlete’semotionallimits
38.whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthe“overtraining”syndrome?
a)itoccurswhenathletesloseinterestinsports.
b)itappearsrightafterahardtrainingsession.
c)thefatigueitresultsinisunavoidableintheathlete’strainingprocess.
c)itmanifestsitselfinfatiguewhichlingersevenafterarecoveryperiod.
39.whatdoesthephrase“leveloff”(line7,para,4)mostprobablymean?
a)slowdown.
b)becomedull.
c)stopimproving.
d)beonthedecline.
40.theauthoradvisesattheendofthepassagethat________.
a)overtrainingsyndromeshouldbetreatedasaseriousillness
b)overtrainingsyndromeshouldbepreventedbeforeitoccurs
c)anathletewithovertrainingsyndromeshouldtakealengthyrest
d)illnesscausingfatigueshouldnotbemistakenforovertrainingsyndrome partvocabulary(20minutes)
directions:thereare30incompletesentencesit:thispart.foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkeda),b),c)andd).chooseciteoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.thenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheanswersheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
41.thesewerestubbornmen.noteasily________tochangetheirmind.
a)tilted
b)converted
c)persuaded
d)suppressed42.thecircushasalwaysbeenvery,popularbecauseit________boththeoldandtheyoung.
a)facilitates
b)fascinates
c)immerses
d)indulges43.bypatientquestioningthelawyermanagedto________enoughinformationfromthewitnesses.
a)evacuate
b)withdraw
c)impart
d)elicit44.georgeenjoystalkingaboutpeople'sprivateaffairs.heisa________.
a)solicitor
b)coward
c)gossip
d)rebel45.thenewsecretaryhaswrittenaremarkably________reportwithinafewhundredwordsbutwithalltheimportantdetailsincluded.
a)concise
b)brisk
c)precise
d)elaborate46.hisface________ashecameinafterrunningallthewayfromschool.
a)flared
b)fluctuated
c)fluttered
d)flushed47.steelisnotas________ascastiron;itdoesnotbreakaseasily.
a)elastic
b)brittle
c)adaptable
d)flexible48.abigprobleminlemmingenglishasaforeignlanguageislackofopportunitiesfor________interactionwithproficientspeakersofenglish.
a)instantaneous
b)provocative
c)verbal
d)dual49.withintenyearstheyhavetamedthe________hillintogreenwoods.
a)vacant 