1993年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题

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英语六级阅读理解练习试题附答案英语六级阅读理解练习原文：What does the future hold for the problem of housing? A good deal depends, of course, on the meaning of “future”. If one is thinking in terms of science fiction and the space age, it is at least possible to assume that man will have solved such trivial and earthly problems as housing. Writers of science fiction, from H.G. Wells onwards, have had little to say on the subject. They have conveyed the suggestion that men will live in great comfort, with every conceivable apparatus to make life smooth, healthy and easy, if not happy. But they have not said what his house will be made of. Perhaps some new building material, as yet unimagined, will have been discovered or invented at least. One may be certain that bricks and mortar(泥灰，灰浆) will long have gone out of fashion.But the problems of the next generation or two can more readily be imagined. Scientists have already pointed out that unless something is done either to restrict the worlds rapid growth in population or to discover and develop new sources of food (or both), millions of people will be dying of starvation or at the best suffering from underfeeding before this century is out. But nobody has yet worked out any plan for housing these growing populations. Admittedly the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world, where housing can be light structure or in backward areas where standards are traditionally low. Buteven the minimum shelter requires materials of some kind and in the teeming, bulging towns the low-standard “housing” of flattened petrol cans and dirty canvas is far more wasteful of ground space than can be tolerated.Since the war, Hong Kong has suffered the kind of crisis which is likely to arise in many other places during the next generation. Literally millions of refugees arrived to swell the already growing population and emergency steps had to be taken rapidly to preventsqualor(肮脏)and disease and the spread crime. The city is tackling the situation energetically and enormous blocks of tenements(贫民住宅)are rising at an astonishing aped. But Hong Kong is only one small part of what will certainly become a vast problem and not merely a housing problem, because when population grows at this rate there are accompanying problems of education, transport, hospital services, drainage, water supply and so on. Not every area may give the same resources as Hong Kong to draw upon and the search for quicker and cheaper methods of construction must never cease.英语六级阅读理解练习题目：1. What is the authors opinion of housing problems in the first paragraph?A. They may be completely solved at sometime in the future.B. They are unimportant and easily dealt with.C. They will not be solved until a new building material has been discovered.D. They have been dealt with in specific detail in books describing the future.2. The writer is sure that in the distant future ____.A. bricks and mortar will be replaced by some other building material.B. a new building material will have been invented.C. bricks and mortar will not be used by people who want their house to be fashionable.D. a new way of using bricks and mortar will have been discovered.3. The writer believes that the biggest problem likely to confront the world before the end of the century ___.A. is difficult to foresee.B. will be how to feed the ever growing population.C. will be how to provide enough houses in the hottest parts of the world.D. is the question of finding enough ground space.4. When the writer says that the worst situations will occur in the hottest parts of the world or in backward areas, he is referring to the fact that in these parts ___.A. standards of building are low.B. only minimum shelter will be possible.C. there is not enough ground space.D. the population growth will be the greatest.5. Which of the following sentences best summarizes Paragraph 3?A. Hong Kong has faced a serious crisis caused by millions of refugees.B. Hong Kong has successfully dealt with the emergency caused by millions of refugees.C. Hong Kongs crisis was not only a matter of housing but included a number of other problems of population growth.D. Many parts of the world may have to face the kind of problems encountered by Hong Kong and may find it much harder to deal with them. 英语六级阅读理解练习答案：AABDD。

1990年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

1990年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) A new house cost thirty thousand dollars.B) Bob‟s house cost him sixty thousand dollars.C) Bob didn‟t want to buy an old house.D) Bob decided to buy an old house.2. A) Yes, but he needs to have the approval of his professor.B) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper.C) Yes, because he is a senior student.D) No, it‟s open only to teachers and postgraduates.3. A) He doesn‟t like seafood any more.B) A seafood dinner is too expensive.C) He doesn‟t have enough money.D) He likes seafood very much.4. A) He went to the hospital to take his wife home.B) He stayed in the hospital until very late.He tried to call the woman several times.He went to the hospital at midnight yesterday.5. Her errors were mainly in the reading part.B) It wasn‟t very challenging to her.C) It was more difficult than she had expected.D) She made very few grammatical mistakes in her test.6. A) 6 hours.B) 4 hours.C) 12 hours.D) 18 hours.7. A) It‟s dirty.B) It‟s faded.C) It‟s dyed.D) It‟s torn.8. A) Sixteen dollars.B) Eight dollars.C) Ten dollars.D) Twelve dollars.9. A) His watch will be fixed no later than next Monday.B) His watch needs to be repaired.C) He may come again for his watch at the weekend.D) The woman won‟t repair his watch until next Monday.10. A) The things to do on Monday morning.B) The weather on Monday morning.C) The time to see John.D) The place John should go to.Section BPassage One Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) The number of its readers.B) Its unusual location.C) Its comfortable chairs.D) Its spacious rooms.12. A) The latest version of the Bible.B) A book written by Columbus.C) A map of the New World.D) One of the earliest copies of Shakespeare‟s work.13. A) It has too few employees.B) It lacks money to cover its expenses.C) It is over crowded.D) It is growing too rapidly.14. A) From Monday to Friday.B) From Monday to Saturday.C) Every day.D) On Saturdays and Sundays.Passage TwoQuestions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.15. A) They would train the children to be happy street cleaners.B) They would make the children great scholars.C) They intended to train the children as adults were trained.D) They would give the children freedom to fully develop themselves.16. A) Some children are good, some are not.B) Children are good by nature.C) Most children are nervous.D) Children are not as brave as adults.17. A) He thinks a scholar is more respectable than a street cleaner.B) He thinks highly of teaching as a profession.C) He thinks all jobs are equally good so long as people like them.D) He thinks a street cleaner is happier than a scholar.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) The daughter of a prison guard.B) The Emperor of Rome.C) A Christian couple.D) A Christian named Valentine.19. A) To propose marriage.B) To celebrate Valentine‟s birthday.C) To express their respect for each other.D) To show their love.20. A) It is an American folktale.B) It is something recorded in Roman history.C) It is one of the possible origins of this holiday.D) It is a story from the Bible.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.One day in January 1913. G. H. Hardy, a famous Cambridge University mathematician received a letter from an Indian named Srinivasa Ramanujan asking him for his opinion of 120 mathematical theorems (定理) that Ramanujan said he had discovered. To Hardy, many of the theorems made no sense. Of the others, one or two were already well-known. Ramanujan must be some kind of trickplayer, Hardy decided, and put the letter aside. But all that day the letter kept hanging round Hardy. Might there be something in those wild-looking theorems?That evening Hardy invited another brilliant Cambridge mathematician, J. E. Littlewood, and the two men set out to assess the Indian‟s worth. That incident was a turning point in the history of mathematics.At the time, Ramanujan was an obscure Madras Port Trust clerk. A little more than a year later, he was at Cambridge University, and beginning to be recognized as one of the most amazing mathematicians the world has ever known. Though he died in 1920, much of his work was so far in advance of his time that only in recent years is it beginning to be properly understood.Indeed, his results are helping solve today‟s problems in computer science and physics, problems that he could have had no notion of.For Indians, moreover, Ramanujan has a special significance. Ramanujan, though born in poor and ill-paid accountant‟s family 100 years ago, has inspired many Indians to adopt mathematics as career.Much of Ramanujan‟s work is in number theory, a branch of mathematics that deals with the subtle (难以捉摸的) laws and relationships that govern numbers. Mathematicians describe his results as elegant and beautiful but they are much too complex to be appreciated by laymen.His life, though, is full of drama and sorrow. It is one of the great romantic stories of mathematics, a distressing reminder that genius can surface and rise in the most unpromising circumstances.21. When Hardy received the 120 theorems from Ramanujan, his attitude at first might be best describedas ________.A) uninterestedB) unsympatheticC) suspiciousD) curious22. Ramanujan‟s position in Cambridge University owed much to ________.A) the judgement of his work by Hardy and LittlewoodB) his letter of application accepted by HardyC) his work as a clerk at Madras Port TrustD) his being recognized by the world as a famous mathematician23. It may be inferred from the passage that the author ________.A) feels sorry for Ramanujan‟s early deathB) is dissatisfied with the slow development of computer scienceC) is puzzled about the complexity of Ramanujan‟s theoremsD) greatly appreciates Ramanujan‟s mathematical genius24. In the last paragraph, the author points out that ________.A) Ramanujan‟s mathematical theorems were not appreciated by other mathematiciansB) extremely talented people can prove their worth despite difficult circumstancesC) Ramanujan also wrote a number of stories about mathematicsD) Ramanujan had worked out an elegant but complicated method of solving problems25. The word “laymen” (Last Para, Lind 6) most probably means ________.A) people who do not specialize in mathematical scienceB) people who are carelessC) people who are not interested in mathematicsD) people who don‟t like to solve complicated problemsPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.Even if all the technical and intellectual problems can be solved, there are major social problems inherent in the computer revolution. The most obvious is unemployment, since the basic purpose of commercial computerization is to get more work done by fewer people. OneBritish study predicts that “automation induced unemployment” in Western Europe could reach16~, 6 in the next decade, but most analyses are more optimistic. The general rule seems to be that new technology eventually creates as many jobs as it d estroys, and often more. “People who put in computers usually increase their staffs as well” says CPT‟s Scheff. “Of course,” he adds,“one industry may kill another industry. That‟s tough on some people.”Theoretically, all unemployed workers can be retrained, but retraining programs are not high on the nation‟s agenda (议事日程). Many new jobs, moreover, will require an ability in using computers, and the retraining needed to use them will have to be repeated as the technology keeps improving. Says a chilling report by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment:“Lifelong retraining is expected to become the standard for many people. “There is a already considerable evidence that the school children now being educated in the use of computers are generally the children of the white middle class. Young blacks, whose unemployment rate stands today at 50 96, will find another barrier in front of them.Such social problems are not the fault of the computer, of course, but a consequence of the way the American society might use the computer. “Even in the days of the Big, mai n-frame computers, when they were a machine for the few.” says Katherine Davis Fishman, author ofThe Computer Establishment, “it was a tool to help the rich get richer. It still is to a large extent. One of the great values of the personal computer is that smaller firms, smaller organizations can now have some of the advantages of the bigger organizations.”26. The closest restatement of “one industry may kill another industry” (Para. 1 Line 11) is that________.A) industries tend to compete with one anotherB) one industry might be driven out of business by another industryC) one industry may increase its staff at the expense of anotherD) industries tend to combine into bigger ones27. The word “chilling” (Para. 2, Line 5) most probably means ________.A) misleadingB) convincingC) discouragingD) interesting28. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A) Computers are efficient in retraining unemployed workers.B) Computers may offer more working opportunities than they destroy.C) Computers will increase the unemployment rate of young blacks.D) Computers can help smaller organizations to function more effectively.29. From the passage it can be inferred that ________.A) all school children are offered a course in the use of computersB) all unemployed workers are being retrainedC) retraining programmes are considered very important by the governmentD) in reality only a certain portion of unemployed workers will be retrained30. The major problem discussed in the passage is ________.A) the importance of lifelong retraining of the unemployed workersB) the social consequences of the widespread use of computers in the United StatesC) the barrier to the employment of young peopleD) the general rule of the advancement of technologyPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Mobility of individual members and family groups tends to split up family relationships.Occasionally the movement of a family away from a situation which has been the source of friction results in greater family organization, but on the whole mobility is disorganizing.Individuals and families are involved in three types of mobility: movement in space, movement up or down in social status, and the movement of ideas. These are termed respectively spatial, vertical, and ideational mobility.A great increase in spatial mobility has gone along with improvements in rail and water transportation, the invention and use of the automobile, and the availability of airplane passenger service. Spatial mobility results in a decline in the importance of the traditional home with its emphasis on family continuity and stability. It also means that when individual family members or the family as a whole move away from a community, the person or the family is removed from the pressures of relatives,friends, and community institutions for conventionality and stability. Even more important is the fact that spatial mobility permits some members of a family to come in contact with and possibly adopt attitudes, values, and ways of thinking different from those held by other family members. The presence of different attitudes, values, and ways of thinking with in a family may, and often does, result in conflict and family disorganization. Potential disorganization is present in those families in which the husband, wife, and children are spatially separated over a long period, or are living together but see each other only briefly because of different work schedules.One index of the increase in vertical mobility is the great increase in the proportion of sons, and to some extent daughters, who engage in occupations other than those of the parents.Another index of vertical mobility is the degree of intermarriage between racial classes. This occurs almost exclusively between classes which are adjacent to each other. Engaging in a different occupation, or intermarriage, like spatial mobility, allows one to come in contact with ways of behavior different from those of the parental home, and tends to separate parents and their children.The increase in ideational mobility is measured by the increase in publications, such as newspapers, periodicals, and books, the increase in the percentage of the population owning radios, and the increase in television sets. All these tend to introduce new ideas into the home.When individual family members are exposed to and adopt the new ideas, the tendency is for conflict to arise and for those in conflict to become psychologically separated from each other.31. What the passage tells us can be summarized by the statement:A) social development results in a decline in the importance of traditional familiesB) potential disorganization is present in the American familyC) family disorganization is more or less the result of mobilityD) the movement of a family is one of the factors in raising its social status32. According to the passage, those who live in a traditional family ________.A) are less likely to quarrel with others because of conventionality and stabilityB) have to depend on their relatives and friends if they do not move away from itC) can get more help from their family members if they are in troubleD) will have more freedom of action and thought if they move away from it33. Potential disorganization exists in those families in which ________.A) the husband, wife, and children work too hardB) the husband, wife, and children seldom get togetherC) both parents have to work full timeD) the family members are subject to social pressures34. Intermarriage and different occupations play an important role in family disorganization because________.A) they enable the children to travel around without their parents‟ permissionB) they allow one to find a good job and improve one‟s social statusC) they enable the children to better understand the ways of behavior of their parentsD) they permit one to come into contact with different ways of behavior and thinking35. This passage suggests that a well-organized family is a family whose members ________.A) are not psychologically withdrawn from one anotherB) never quarrel with each other even when they disagreeC) often help each other with true love and affectionD) are exposed to the same new ideas introduced by books, radios, and TV setsPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.To call someone bird-brained in English means you think that person is silly or stupid.But will this description soon disappear from use in the light of recent research? It seems the English may have been unfair in association bird‟s brains with stupidity.In an attempt to find out how different creatures see the world, psychologists at Brown University in the USA have been comparing the behaviour of birds and humans. One experiment has involved teaching pigeons to recognize letters of the English alphabet. The birds study in “classrooms”, which are boxes equipped with a computer. After about four days of studying a particular letter, the pigeon has to pick out that letter from several displayed on the computer screen. Three male pigeons have learnt to distinguish all twenty-six letters of the alphabet in this way.A computer record of the birds‟ four-month study period has shown surprising similarities between the pigeons‟ and human performance. Pigeons and people find the same letters easy, or hard, to tell apart. For example, 92 per cent of the time the pigeons could tell the letter D from the letter Z. But when faced with U and V (often confused by English children), the pigeons were right only 34 per cent of the time.The results of the experiments so far have led psychologists to conclude that pigeons and humans observe things in similar ways. This suggests that there is something fundamental about the recognition process. If scientists could only discover just what this recognition process is it could be very useful for computer designers. The disadvantage of a present computer is that it can only do what a human being has programmed it to do and the programmer must give the computer precise, logical instructions. Maybe in the future, though, computers will be able to think like human beings.36. The writer suggests that the expression “bird-brained” might be out of use soon because it is________.A) sillyB) impoliteC) unnecessaryD) inappropriate37. Psychologists have been experimenting with pigeons to find out whether the birds ________.A) are really silly or stupidB) can learn to make ideas known to peopleC) see the world as human beings doD) learn more quickly than children38. U and V are confused by ________.A) 92 per cent of pigeonsB) many English childrenC) most people learning EnglishD) 34 per cent of English children39. There are similarities in observing things by pigeons and humans ________.A) because pigeons are taught by humansB) because pigeons have brains more developed than other birdsC) because their basic ways to know the world are the sameD) because pigeons and humans have similar brains40. The research may help ________.A) computer designersB) computer salesmenC) psychologistsD) teachersPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. Germans used to believe that all other races were inferior ________ them.A) thanB) forC) toD) from42. The main road through Pittsburgh‟s blocked for three hours today after an accident ________ twotrucks.A) connectingB) combining,C) includingD) involving43. Many parents think that a regular ________ is an excellent way to teach children the value of money.A) allowanceB) grantC) aidD) amount44. The girl is so sensitive that she is ________ to get angry at the slightest offence.A) adaptableB) liableC) fitD) suitable45. He was at the ________ of his career when he was murdered.A) gloryB) powerC) prideD) height46. I have never met the professor though I have been in correspondence him for several years.A) withB) byC) ofD) to47. ________ they must learn in a course is not provided in the classroom.A) Many thingsB) So muchC) Much of whatD) All what48. Of the immigrants who came to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century, the________ majority was English.A) overwhelmingB) overflowingC) overtakingD) overloading49. You can‟t be ________ careful in making the decision as it is such a critical case.A) quiteB) tooC) veryD) so50. By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial air traffic is expected ________vastly beyond today‟s levels.A) to have extendedB) to be extendingC) being extendedD) having been extended51. The doctor warned his patient that ________ should he return to work until he had completelyrecovered.A) on all accountsB) on no accountC) on any accountD) on every account52. We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got ________ and we had to call the firedepartment to put it out:A) out of handB) out of orderC) out of the questionD) out of the way53. If an earthquake occurred, some of the one-storey houses ________.A) might be standing leftB) might be left standingC) might leave to be standingD) might be left to stand54. The professor picked several students ________ from the class and asked them to help him with theexperiment.A) at easeB) at allC) at randomD) at hand55. Every year there is some ________ of the laws.A) transformationB) identificationC) correctionD) alteration56. Some people believe that proficiency in a foreign language is not achieved through teaching andlearning but ________ through actual use.A) receivedB) acceptedC) derivedD) acquired57. It is said that somewhere between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin to think ________ instead ofconcretely.A) logicallyB) reasonablyC) abstractlyD) generally58. Sea food of all kinds is ________ in the states that border the oceans.A) abandonedB) advantageousC) abundantD) accumulated59. I can‟t back the car because there is a truck ________.A) in every wayB) in a wayC) in the wayD) in any way:60. ________ as a poor boy in a family of seventeen children. Benjamin Franklin became famous onboth sides of the Atlantic as a statesman, scientist, and author.A) StartingB) StartedC) Being startedD) To have started61. Though I‟ve never seen you before. I guess you ________ be the new secretary.A) shouldB) mustC) wouldD) could62. This store has an excellent ________ for fair dealing.B) reputationC) authorityD) popularity63. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as ________ its soils and the water of its lakes, riversand oceans.A) hasB) doC) isD) are64. Her terror was so great ________ somewhere to escape, she would have run for her life.A) only if there had beenB) that there had only beenC) that had there only beenD) if there was only65. While you pedal away on the exercise bicycle, a machine will be ________ your breathing andpulse.A) reviewingB) screeningC) surveyingD) monitoring66. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially ________ containing as manydifferent subcultures as the United States is a complex task.A) theseB) thatC) oneD) such67. Their bedroom windows ________ a lovely garden.A) look up toB) look out forC) look forward toD) look out on68. I hoped to get the house but a rich man was ________ against me.A) biddingC) bettingD) testifying69. His first novel …Night‟ was an account of the Nazi crimes ________ through the eyes of a teenagedboy.A) and were seenB) which sawC) but was seenD) as seen70. The judge recommended that he ________ for at least three years.A) was not releasedB) not be releasedC) had not been releasedD) not releasedPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Markout the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, crossit out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you deletea word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______Quite recently researchers have reviewed the causes of motion sickness and methods with which it may be suppressed. They concentrated first of all in motion sickness which develops in children (71) travelling in the back seat of cars.A lot of children suffer terribly from car sick. What‟s required is to provide the child with (72) the visual field he has in walk. So objects at (73) a distance in the center of the field remain stationary while those in the peripheral field appear to move. This can be achieved by positioning the child in a raised seat in the front of the car, that, of course, isn‟t very (74) sensible in terms of safety.Looking at the horizon is always beneficial to anyone develops sea sickness, because it‟s the (75) only object which doesn‟t move. If he is below deck, closing his eyes is helpful. It‟s better to have no visual information but something which (76) results in conflict.Taking drugs is one way to prevent motion sickness. In the fact, it‟s interesting to note (77) that these have been excluded in medical kits (78) used in space flights. Astronauts have been known to develop motion sickness, too: Drugs are fine in moderation. We human beings, moreover, are not (79) alone in our suffering. Dogs, cats and horses are also easily effected. Even fish in glass (80) containers on shipssometimes become seasick.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities?Four suggested solutions to this problem are listedbelow. You are supposed to write in favour of one suggestion (ONE only) and againstanother (ONE only). You should give your reasons in both cases. You should write no lessthan 120 words. Remember to give a short introduction and a brief conclusion. Write yourcomposition clearly.四种可能解决住房问题的方案：1. 多造高层建筑2. 向地下发展3. 建造卫星城市4. 疏散城市人口How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities?。

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1993年6月CET作文题目四级作文题：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My Most Favorite Programme. You should write no less than 100 words and youshould base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 1．我最喜爱的电视（或无线电）节目是……2．这类节目的内容和特点3．我喜欢它的原因My Most Favorite Programme范文：The News Report has always been my favorite TV program. Almost everyday I turn on the TV at 6:30 p.m. and wait for the news program. This has become a part of my life.The News Report contains a large amount of information –from the international political situation to the latest foot-ball game. And the most important character is its fast pace. Because of this fast pace, news programs can contain much information in a short time.In my opinion, the News Report is more than a TV program. It is a way of communication. From this program, people can know and understand world affairs. The world thus becomes smaller and smaller. I especially appreciate this benefit of watching the news.六级作文题：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on topic My View on Opportunity. You must base your composition on the following instructions (given in Chinese): 有些人认为机会是极少的，另一些人则认为人人都有某种机会。

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历年英语六级阅读真题(2012,6---2006,12)2012 年12 月英语六级阅读真题(1) Passage OneAmid all the job losses of the Great Recession, there is one category of worker that the economic disruption has been good for: nonhumans.From self-service checkout lines at the supermarket to industrial robots armed with saws and taught to carve up animal carcasses in slaughter-houses, these ever-more-intelligent machines are now not just assisting workers but actually kicking them out of their jobs.Automation isn’t just affecti ng factory workers, either. Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly paid human lawyers.“Robots continue to have an impact on blue-collar jobs, and white-collar jobs are under attack by microprocessors,” says Edward Leamer, an economics professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, a survey of the U.S. and California economies. Leamer says the recession permanently wiped out 2.5 million jobs. U.S. gross domestic product has climbedback to pre-recession levels, meaning we’re producing as much as before, only with 6 percent fewer workers. To be sure, robotics are not the only job killers out there, with outsourcing stealing far more gigs than automation.Jeff Burnstein, president of the Robotics Industry Association, a trade group in Ann Arbor, Mich., argues that robots actually save U.S. jobs. His logic: companies that embrace automation might use fewe r workers, but that’s still better than firing everyone and moving the work overseas.It’s not that robots are cheaper than humans, though often they are. It’s that they are better. “In some cases the quality requirements are so stringent that even if you wanted to have a human do the job, you couldn’t,” Burnstein says.Same goes for surgeons, who are using robotic systems to perform an ever-growing list of operations—not because the machines save money but because, thanks to the greater precision of robots, the patients recover in less time and have fewer complications, says Dr. Myriam Curet.Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky, as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, a three-foot-tall droid on wheels that carries a tablet computer. iRobot reckons Ava could be used as a courier in a hospital.And once you’re home, recovering, Ava could let you talk to your doctor, so there’s no need to send someone to your h ouse. That “mobile telepresence” could be useful at the office. If you’re away on a trip, you can still attend a meeting. Just connect via videoconferencing software, so your face appears on Ava’s screen.Is any job safe? I was hoping to say “journalist,” but researchers are already developing algorithms that can gather facts and write a news story. Which means that a few years from now, a robot could be writing this column. And who will read it? Well, there might be a lot of us hanging around with lots of free time on our hands.(2) Passage TwoYou've now heard it so many times, you can probably repeat it in your sleep. President Obama will no doubt make the point publicly when he gets to Beijing: the Chinese need to spend more; they need to consume more; they need —believe it or not — to become more like Americans, for the sake of the global economy.And it's all true. But the other side of that equation is that the U.S. needs to save more. For the moment, American households actually are doing so. After the personal-savingsrate dipped to zero in 2005, the shock of the economic crisis last year prompted people to snap shut their wallets.In China, the household-savings rate exceeds 20%. It is partly for policy reasons. As we've seen, wage earners are expected to care for not only their children but also their aging parents. And there is, to date, only the flimsiest（脆弱的）of publicly-funded health care and pension systems, which increases incentives for individuals to save while they are working. But China is a society that has long esteemed personal financial prudence（谨慎）for centuries. There is no chance that will change anytime soon, even if the government creates a better social safety net and successfully encourages greater consumer spending.Why does the U.S. need to learn a little frugality(节俭). Because healthy savings rates are one of the surest indicators of a country's long-term financial health. High savings lead, over time, to increased investment, which in turn generates productivity gains, innovation and job growth. In short, savings are the seed corn of a good economic harvest.The U.S. government thus needs to act as well. By running constant deficits, it is dis-saving, even as households save more. Peter Orszag, Obama's Budget Director, recently called the U.S. budget deficits unsustainable and he's right. Todate, the U.S. has seemed unable to have what Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has called an "adult conversation" about the consequences of spending so much more than is taken in. That needs to change. And though Hu Jintao and the rest of the Chinese leadership aren't inclined to lecture visiting Presidents, he might gently hint that Beijing is getting a little nervous about the value of the dollar —which has fallen 15% since March, in large part because of increasing fears that America's debt load is becoming unmanageable.That's what happens when you're the world's biggest creditor: you get to drop hints like that, which would be enough by themselves to create international economic chaos if they were ever leaked. (Every time any official in Beijing deliberately publicly about seeking an alternative to the U.S. dollar for the $2.1 trillion China holds in reserve, currency traders have a heart attack.) If Americans saved more and spent less, consistently over time, they wouldn't have to worry about all that.2012 年6 月英语六级阅读真题(3)Passage OneAs anyone who has tried to lose weight knows, realisticgoal-setting generally produces the best results. That's partially because it appears people who set realistic goals actually work more efficiently, and exert more effort, to achieve those goals.What's far less understood by scientists, however, are the potentially harmful effects of goal-setting.Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis , and unethical （不道德的）behavior in general.“Goals are widely used and promoted as having really beneficial effects. And yet, the same motivation that can push people to exert more effort in a constructive way could also motivate people to be more likely to engage in unethical behaviors,” says Maurice Schweitzer, an associate professor at Penn’s WhartonSchool.“It turns out there’s no economic benefit to just having a goal---you just get a psychological benefit” Schweitzer says.“But in many cases, go als have economic rewards that make them more powerful.”A prime example Schweitzer and his colleagues cite is the 2004 collapse of energy-trading giant Enron, where managers used financial incentives to motivate salesmen to meet specific revenue goals. The problem, Schweitzer says, is the actual trades were not profitable.Other studies have shown that saddling employees with unrealistic goals can compel them to lie, cheat or steal. Such was the case in the early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales quota on its auto repair staff. It prompted employees to overcharge for work and to complete unnecessary repairs on a companywide basis.Schweitzer concedes his research runs counter to a very large body of literature that commends the many benefits ofgoal-setting. Advocates of the practice have taken issue with his team’s use of such evidence as news accounts to support his conclusion that goal-setting is widely over-prescribedIn a rebuttal (反驳) paper, Dr. Edwin Lockewrites:“Goal-setting is not going away. Organizations cannot thrive without being focused on their desired end results anymore than an individual can thrive without goals to provide a sense of purpose.”But Schweitzer contends the “mounting causal evidence” linking goal-setting and harmful behavior should be studied to help spotlight issues that merit caution and further investigation. “Even a few negative effects could be so large that they outweigh many positive effects,” he says.“Goal-setting does help coordinate and motivate people. My idea would be to combine that with careful oversight, a strong organizational culture, and make sure the goals that you use are going to be constructive and not significantly harm the organization,” Schweitzer says.(4) Passage twoFor most of the 20th century, Asia asked itself what it could learn from the modern, innovating West. Now the question must be reversed. What can the West’s overly indebted and sluggish (经济滞长的) nations learn from a flourishing Asia?Just a few decades ago, Asia’s two giants were stagnati ng(停滞不前) under faulty economic ideologies. However, once China began embracing free-market reforms in the 1980s, followed by India in the 1990s, both countries achieved rapidgrowth. Crucially, as they opened up their markets, they balanced market economy with sensible government direction. As the Indian economist Amartya Sen has wisely said, “The invisible hand of the market has often relied heavily on the visible hand of government.”Contrast this middle path with America and Europe, which have each gone ideologically over-board in their own ways. Since the 1980s, America has been increasingly clinging to the ideology of uncontrolled free markets and dismissing the role of government---following Ronald Regan’s idea that “government is not the solution to o ur problem; governmentis the problem. “Of course, when the markets came crashing down in 2007, it was decisive government intervention that saved the day. Despite this fact, many Americans are still strongly opposed to “big government.”If Americans could only free themselves from their antigovernment doctrine, they would begin to see that the America’s problems are not insoluble. A few sensible federal measures could put the country back on the right path. A simple consumption tax of, say, 5% would significantly reduce the country’s huge government deficit without damaging productivity. A small gasoline tax would help freeAmerica from its dependence on oil imports and create incentives for green energy development. In the same way, a significant reduction of wasteful agricultural subsidies could also lower the deficit. But in order to take advantage of these common-sense solutions, Americans will have to put aside their own attachment to the idea of smaller government and less regulation. American politicians will have to develop the courage to follow what is taught in all American public-policy schools: that there are good taxes and bad taxes. Asian countries have embraced this wisdom, and have built sound long-term fiscal (财政的) policies as a result.Meanwhile, Europe has fallen prey to a different ideological trap: the belief that European governments would always have infinite resources and could continue borrowing as if there were no tomorrow. Unlike the Americans, who felt that the markets knew best, the Europeans failed to anticipate how the markets would react to their endless borrowing. Today, the European Union is creating a $580 billion fund to ward off sovereign collapse. This will buy the EU time, but it will not solve the bloc’s larger problem.2011 年12 月英语六级阅读真题(5) Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.What's the one word of advice a well-meaning professional would give to a recent college graduate? China"} India! Brazil! How about trade!When the Commerce Department reported last week that the trade deficit in June approached $50 billion, it set off a new round of economic doomsaying. Imports, which soared to $200.3 billion in the month, are subtracted in the calculation of gross domestic product. The larger the trade deficit, the smaller the GDP. Should such imbalances continue, pessimists say, they could contribute to slower growth.But there's another way of looking at the trade data. Over the past two years, the figures on imports and exports seem not to signal a double-dip recession – a renewed decline in the broad level of economic activity in the United States – but an economic expansion.The rising volume of trade – more goods and services shuttling in and out of the United States – is good news for many sectors. Companies engaged in shipping, trucking, rail freight, delivery,and logistics (物流) have all been reporting better than expected results. The rising numbers signify growing vitality in foreign markets – when we import more stuff, it puts more cash in the hands of people around the world, and U.S. exports are rising because more foreigners have the ability to buy the things we produce and market. The rising tide of trade is also good news for people who work in trade-sensitive businesses, especially those that produce commodities for which global demand sets the price – agricultural goods, mining, metals, oil.And while exports always seem to lag, U.S. companies are becoming more involved in the global economy with each passing month. General Motors sells as many cars in China as in America each month. While that may not do much for imports, it does help GM's balance sheet – and hence makes the jobs of U.S.-based executives more stable.One great challenge for the U.S. economy is slack domestic consumer demand. Americans arepaying down debt, saving more, and spending more carefully. That's to be expected, given what we've been through. But there's a bigger challenge. Can U.S.-based businesses, large and small, figure out how to get a piece of growing global demand? Unless you want to pick up and move to India, orBrazil, or China, the best way to do that is through trade. It may seem obvious, but it's no longer enough simply to do business with our friends and neighbors here at home.Companies and individuals who don't have a strategy to export more, or to get more involved in foreign markets, or to play a role in global trade, are shutting themselves out of the lion's share of economic opportunity in our world.(6) Passage TwoA recurring criticism of the UK's university sector is its perceived weakness in translating new knowledge into new products and services.Recently, the UK National Stem Cell Network warned the UK could lose its place among the world leaders in stem cell research unless adequate funding and legislation could be assured. We should take this concern seriously as universities are key in the national innovation system.However, we do have to challenge the unthinking complaint that the sector does not do enough in taking ideas to market. The most recent comparative data on the performance of universities and research institutions in Australia, Canada, USA and UKshows that, from a relatively weak starting position, the UK now leads on many indicators of commercialisation activity.When viewed at the national level, the policy interventions of the past decade have helped trans form the performance of UK universities. Evidence suggests the UK's position is much stronger than in the recent past and is still showing improvement. But national data masks the very large variation in the performance of individual universities. The evidence shows that a large number of universities have fallen off the back of the pack, a few perform strongly and the rest chase the leaders.This type of uneven distribution is not peculiar to the UK and is mirrored across other economies. In the UK, research is concentrated: less than 25% of universities receive 75% of the research funding. These same universities are also the institutions producing the greatest share of PhD graduates, science citations, patents and licence income. The effect of policies generating long-term resource concentration has also created a distinctive set of universities which areresearch-led and commercially active. It seems clear that the concentration of research and commercialisation work creates differences between universities.The core objective for universities which are research-led must be to maximise the impact oftheir research efforts. These universities should be generating the widest range of social, economic and environmental benefits. In return for the scale of investment, they should share their expertise in order to build greater confidence in the sector.Part of the economic recovery of the UK will be driven by the next generation of research commercialisation spilling out of our universities. There are three dozen universities in the UKwhich are actively engaged in advanced research training and commercialisation work.If there was a greater coordination of technology transfer offices within regions and a simultaneous investment in the scale and functions of our graduate schools, universities could, and should, play a key role in positioning the UK for the next growth cycle.2011 年6 月英语六级阅读真题(7) Passage OneQuestions 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.At the heart of the debate over illegal immigration lies one key question: are immigrants good or bad for the economy? The American public overwhelmingly thinks they're bad. Yet the consensus among most economists is that immigration, both legal and illegal, provides a small net boost to the economy. Immigrants provide cheap labor, lower the prices of everything from farm produce to new homes, and leave consumers with a little more money in their pockets. So why is there such a discrepancy between the perception of immigrants' impact on the economy and the reality?There are a number of familiar theories. Some argue that people are anxious and feel threatened by an inflow of new workers. Others highlight the strain that undocumented immigrants place on public services, like schools, hospitals, and jails. Still others emphasize the role of race, arguing that foreigners add to the nation's fears and insecurities. There's some truth to all these explanations, but they aren't quite sufficient.To get a better understanding of what's going on, consider the way immigration's impact is felt. Though its overall effect may be positive, its costs and benefits are distributed unevenly. David Card, an economist at UC Berkeley, notesthat the ones who profit most directly from immigrants'low-cost labor are businesses and employers – meatpacking plants in Nebraska, for instance, or agricultural businesses in California. Granted, these producers' savings probably translate into lower prices at the grocery store, but how many consumers make that mental connection at the checkout counter? As for the drawbacks of illegal immigration, these, too, are concentrated. Native low-skilled workers suffer most from the competition of foreign labor. According to a study by George Borjas, a Harvard economist, immigration reduced the wages of American high-school dropouts by 9% between 1980-2000.Among high-skilled, better-educated employees, however, opposition was strongest in states with both high numbers of immigrants and relatively generous social services. What worried them most, in other words, was the fiscal (财政的)burden of immigration. That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits.The irony is that for all the overexcited debate, the net effect of immigration is minimal. Even for those most acutely affected – say, low-skilled workers, or California residents –the impact isn't all that dramatic. "The unpleasant voices have tended to dominate our perceptions," says Daniel Tichenor, a political science professor at the University of Oregon. "But when all those factors are put together and the economists calculate the numbers, it ends up being a net positive, but a small one." Too bad most people don't realize it.(8) Passage TwoPicture a typical MBA lecture theatre twenty years ago. In it the majority of students will have conformed to the standard model of the time: male, middle class and Western. Walk into a class today, however, and you'll get a completely different impression. For a start, you will now see plenty more women – the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, for example, boasts that 40% of its new enrolment is female. You will also see a wide range of ethnic groups and nationals of practically every country.It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved. But,increasingly, this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity. Behind the differences in sex, skin tones and mother tongues, there are common attitudes, expectations and ambitions which risk creating a set of clones among the business leaders of the future.Diversity, it seems, has not helped to address fundamental weaknesses in business leadership. So what can be done to create more effective managers of the commercial world? According to Valerie Gauthier, associate dean at HEC Paris, the key lies in the process by which MBA programmes recruit their students. At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities. This is then coupled to a school's picture of what a diverse class should look like, with the result that passport, ethnic origin and sex can all become influencing factors. But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach – arguably the only diversity that, in a business context, really matters.Professor Gauthier believes schools should not just be selecting candidates from traditional sectors such as banking,consultancy and industry. They should also be seeking individuals who have backgrounds in areas such as political science, the creative arts, history or philosophy, which will allow them to put business decisions into a wider context.Indeed, there does seem to be a demand for the more rounded leaders such diversity might create. A study by Mannaz, a leadership development company, suggests that, while the bully-boy chief executive of old may not have been eradicated completely, there is a definite shift in emphasis towards less tough styles of management – at least in America and Europe. Perhaps most significant, according to Mannaz, is the increasing interest large companies have in more collaborative management models, such as those prevalent in Scandinavia, which seek to integrate the hard and soft aspects of leadership and encourage delegated responsibility and accountability.2010 年12 月英语六级阅读真题(9) Passage OneIn the early 20th century, few things were more appealing than the promise of scientific knowledge. In aworld struggling with rapid industrialization, science and technology seemed to offer solutions to almost every problem. Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields. Many Americans came to believe that scientific certainty could not only solve scientific problems, but also reform politics, government, and business. Two world wars and a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world. After World War Ⅱ, the academic world turned with new enthusiasm to humanistic studies, which seemed to many scholars the best way to ensure the survival of democracy. American scholars fanned out across much of the world—with support from the Ford Foundation, the Fulbright program, etc.—to promote the teaching of literature and the arts in an effort to make the case for democratic freedoms.In the America of our own time, the great educational challenge has become an effort to strengthen the teaching of what is now known as the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, and math). There isconsiderable and justified concern that the United States is falling behind much of the rest of the developed world in these essential disciplines. India, China, Japan, and other regions seem to be seizing technological leadership.At the same time, perhaps inevitably, the humanities—while still popular in elite colleges and universities—have experienced a significant decline. Humanistic disciplines are seriously underfunded, not just by the government and the foundations but by academic institutions themselves. Humanists are usually among the lowest-paid faculty members at most institutions and are often lightly regarded because they do not generate grant income and because they provide no obvious credentials (资质) for most nonacademic careers.Undoubtedly American education should train more scientists and engineers. Much of the concern among politicians about the state of American universities today is focused on the absence of “real world” education—which means preparation for professional and scientific careers. But the idea that institutions ortheir students must decide between humanities and science is false. Our society could not survive without scientific and technological knowledge. But we would be equally impoverished (贫困的) without humanistic knowledge as well. Science and technology teach us what we can do. Humanistic thinking helps us understand what we should do.It is almost impossible to imagine our society without thinking of the extraordinary achievements of scientists and engineers in building our complicated world. But try to imagine our world as well without the remarkable works that have defined our culture and values. We have always needed, and we still need, both.(10) Passage TwoWill there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year. A new Einstein will emerge, scientists say. But it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival, Isaac Newton.Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet, or is a baby now. That’s because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits. New math must be created before the problem can be solved.But researchers say there are many other factors working against another Einstein emerging anytime soon.For one thing, physics is a much different field today. In Einstein’s day, there were only a few thousand physicists worldwide, and the theoreticians who could intellectually rival Einstein probably would fit into a streetcar with seats to spare.Education is different, too. One crucial aspect of Einstein’s training that is overlooked is the years of philosophy he read as a teenager—Kant, Schopenhauer and Spinoza, among others. It taught him how to think independently and abstractly about space and time, and it wasn’t long before he became a philosopher himself.“The independence created by philosophical insight is—in my opinion—the mark of distinction between a mere artisan (工匠) or specialist and a real seeker after。

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2024年06月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence “There is a growing awareness of the importance of digital literacy and skills in today’s world.” You can make comments, cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.You should copy the sentence given in quotes at the beginning of your essay.PartⅡListening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation 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 Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) Reply to the man’s last proposal within a short time.B) Sign the agreement if one small change is made to it.C) Make a sponsorship deal for her client at the meeting.D) Give the man some good news regarding the contract.2. A) They are becoming impatient. C) They are used to making alterations.B) They are afraid time is running out. D) They are concerned about the details.3. A) To prevent geographical discrimination. C) To avoid any conflict of interest.B) To tap the food and beverage market. D) To reduce unfair competition.4. A) It is a potential market for food and beverage. C) It is a negligible market for his company.B) It is very attractive for real estate developers. D) It is very different from other markets.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They are thrilled by a rare astronomic phenomenon.B) They are celebrating a big event on mountain tops.C) They are enthusiastic about big science-related stories.D) They are joined by astronomers all across North America.6. A) It will be the most formidable of its kind in over a century.B) It will come closest to Earth in more than one hundred years.C) It will eclipse many other such events in human history.D) It will be seen most clearly from Denver’s mountain tops.7. A) A blur. C) The edge of our galaxy.B) Stars. D) An ordinary flying object.8. A) Use professional equipment. C) Fix their eyes due north.B) Climb to the nearby heights. D) Make use of phone apps.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) Whether consumers should be warned against ultra-processed foods.B) Whether there is sufficient scientific consensus on dietary guidelines.C) Whether guidelines can form the basis for nutrition advice to consumers.D) Whether food scientists will agree on the concept of ultra-processed foods.10. A) By the labor cost for the final products. C) By the extent of chemical alteration.B) By the degree of industrial processing. D) By the convention of classification.11. A) Increased consumers’ expen ses. C) People’s misunderstanding of nutrition.B) Greater risk of chronic diseases. D) Children’s dislike for unprocessed foods.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They begin to think of the benefits of constraints.B) They try to seek solutions from creative people.C) They try hard to maximize their mental energy.D) They begin to see the world in a different way.13. A) It is characteristic of all creative people.B) It is essential to pushing society forward.C) It is a creative p erson’s response to limitation.D) It is an impetus to socio-economic development.14. A) Scarcity or abundance of resources has little impact on people’s creativity.B) Innovative people are not constrained in connecting unrelated concepts.C) People have no incentive to use available resources in new ways.D) Creative people tend to consume more available resources.15. A) It is key to a company’s survival.B) It shapes and focuses problems.C) It is essential to meeting challenges.D) It thrives best when constrained.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played 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 Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Because they are learned. C) Because they have to be properly personalized.B) Because they come naturally. D) Because there can be more effective strategies.17. A) The extent of difference and of similarity between the two sides.B) The knowledge of the specific expectation the other side holds.C) The importance of one’s goals and of the relationship.D) The approaches one adopts to conflict management.18. A) The fox. C) The shark.B) The owl. D) The turtle.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Help save species from extinction and boost human health.B) Understand how plants and animals perished over the past.C) Help gather information publicly available to researchers.D) Find out the cause of extinction of Britain’s 66,000 species.20. A) It was once dominated by dinosaurs. C) Its prospects depend on future human behaviour.B) It has entered the sixth mass extinction. D) Its climate change is aggravated by humans.21. A) It dwarfs all other efforts to conserve, protect and restore biodiversity on earth.B) It is costly to get started and requires the joint efforts of thousands of scientists.C) It can help to bring back the large numbers of plants and animals that have gone extinct.D) It is the most exciting, most relevant, most timely and most internationally inspirational.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) Cultural identity. C) The Copernican revolution.B) Social evolution. D) Human individuality.23. A) It is a delusion to be disposed of. C) It is a myth spread by John Donne’s poem.B) It is prevalent even among academics. D) It is rooted in the mindset of the 17th century.24. A) He believes in Copernican philosophical doctrines about the universe.B) He has gained ample scientific evidence at the University of Reading.C) He has found that our inner self and material self are interconnected.D) He contends most of our body cells can only live a few days or weeks.25. A) By coming to see how disruptive such problems have got to be.B) By realising that we all can do our own bit in such endeavours.C) By becoming aware that we are part of a bigger world.D) By making joint efforts resolutely and persistently.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Readthe passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.It’s quite remarkable how different genres of music can spark unique feelings, emotions,and memories. Studies have shown that music can reduce stress and anxiety before surgeriesand we are all attracted toward our own unique life soundtrack.If you’re lo oking to 26 stress, you might want to give classical music a try.The sounds of classical music produce a calming effect letting 27 pleasure-inducing dopamine (多巴胺) in the brain that helps control attention, learning and emotional responses. It can also turn down the body’s stress response, resulting in an overall happier mood. It turns out a pleasant mood can lead to 28 in a person’s thinking.Although there are many great 29 of classical music like Bach, Beethoven and Handel, none of these artists’ music seems to have the same health effects as Mozart’s does. According to researchers, listening to Mozart can increase brain wave activity and improve 30 function. Another study found that the distinctive features of Mozart’s music trigger parts of the brain that are responsible for high-level mental functions. Even maternity 31 use Mozart to help newborn babies adapt to life outside of the mother’s belly.It has been found that listening to classical music 32 reduces a pers on’s blood pressure. Researchers believe that the calming sounds of classical music may help your heart 33 from stress. Classical music can also be a great tool to help people who have trouble sleeping. One study found that students who had trouble sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music.Whether classical music is something that you listen to on a regular basis or not, it wouldn’t34 to take time out of your day to listen to music that you find 35 . You will be surprised at how good it makes you feel and the potentially positive change in your health.Section BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Curious Case of the Tree That Owns ItselfA)In the city of Athens, Georgia, there exists a rather curious local landmark—a large whiteoak that is almost universally stated to own itself. Because of this, it is considered one of the most famous trees in the world. So how did this tree come to own itself and the land around it?B)Sometime in the 19th century a Georgian called Colonel William Jackson reportedly tooka liking to the said tree and endeavored to protect it from any danger. As to why he loved itso, the earliest documented account of this story is an anonymously written front page article in the Athens Weekly Banner published on August 12, 1890. It states, “Col. Jackson had watched the tree grow from his childhood, and grew to love it almost as he would a human. 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大学英语六级模拟试卷93(题后含答案及解析)

大学英语六级模拟试卷93(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Writing 2. Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) 3. Listening Comprehension 4. Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) 6. Error Correction 8. TranslationPart I Writing (30 minutes)1．For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Choosing the Right Career. You should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 1. 选择适合自己的职业的重要性； 2. 如何选择适合自己的职业； 3. 我的看法正确答案：My View on Choosing the Right Career Chasing the right career is very important. Most of us spend a great part of our lives at our jobs. For that reason we should try to find out what our talents are and how we use them. ThPart II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN)if the information is not given in the passage.More than 2,300 universities in over 100 countries have introduced Chinese courses to their curricula, and young overseas nationals flock to China each year to learn Chinese. In 2004, the number of international students in China was 400,000, with an annual increase of 20 percent in the past five years, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education.The Rise of China’s Economy Monsieur Label and his wife, both respected architects living in Paris’Sixth Quarter, have enrolled their daughter in a nearby school where Chinese classes start at kindergarten. Monsieur Label says of China: “I and my colleagues witnessed the country’s amazing development when we attended a recent seminar in Shenzhen. I believe that China is the economic superpower of the future. My wife and I speak French, English and Spanish, but my daughter should also learn Chinese because it will be useful to her when she grows up.”Since Chinese courses were added to the curricula of 132 French junior and senior high schools their enrollment has doubled. That at the Oriental Language and Culture College, one of France’s largest Chinese-teaching colleges, has skyrocketed in recent years, according to Xu Dan, dean of the Chinese Department. She confirms that Chinese and Japanese are now the two most studied Asian languages. French junior student Belda is totally fluent in Chinese. “I’m learning Chinese because I want to be an international lawyer in China,” he explains. Young French entrepreneur Patric Penia established his Beiyan Consultancy Companyin Paris, and it now works together with China Central Television in introducing French traditions and culture to Chinese audiences. Pattie also cooperated with Beijing’s University of Finance and Economics and Central University of Finance and Economics in launching a three-week crash course in Chinese in Beijing. In 2005, he initiated the “Chinese people and business management”training course in Paris, which consists of seminars to help French businessmen understand how Chinese business operates. Germany has also caught on to the benefits of Chinese language learning, and has added Chinese to its high school graduation exams. Many international corporations also hold introductory Chinese courses for employee’s assigned work in China. “English isn’t enough,”says Herr Gerck, president of Siemens China, “We need to equip our staff with the ability to deal with Chinese merchants in their own language.”In Britain, a Chinese teaching program that will form part of the national curriculum has been formulated and approved by the Department of Education and Skills. In the U.S., Chinese is part of the Advance Placement Program for American high school students. This means that students can take college-level Chinese in the same way as they learn French, Spanish and German and gain credits if they get good test results. More than 2,500 primary and high schools now offer AP courses in the Chinese language. Cultural Echoes Chinese characters, along with the Confucian philosophy, have always had profound influence on Han cultural circles in Asia, and after a brief hiatus, Chinese language teaching is in demand once more in the ROK, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam. “Singaporeans rushed to learn English in the 1970s, when it was believed to be the most useful language for the future. Now, in the 21st century, a lack of Chinese-speaking skills is seen as a disadvantage,”says one Singaporean student, who recently graduated from Beijing University with a BA in international relations. The German ambassador to the ROK once told vice minister of Education Zhang Xinsheng: “Nowadays, high school teachers of German and French must also learn Chinese if they want to keep their jobs.”In the ROK, a high HSK(Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi—the Chinese Language Proficiency Test taken by non-native speakers) acts as a springboard for jobs and promotions in large corporations. The number of colleges offering Chinese language courses in the ROK at present stands at 347, compared to 20 in the 1980s. By the year 2007, Chinese courses will be taught in primary and high schools, according to the ROK minister of Education. In the course of China’s economic boom over the past two decades, a large number of Koreans have immigrated to China. Many now have their own businesses, which would have been impossible without a formal grounding in Chinese. In Thailand, Chinese has eclipsed Japanese to become the second most common second language. “Public interest has moved from Japanese to Chinese,” the Japanese Sankei Shimbun recently reported, “the number of people learning Chinese in Thailand now is tenfold that of ten years ago. Indonesian President Suharto’s resignation in 1998 provided the opportunity for a closer relationship between the two nations and for the Indonesian Chinese population to learn Chinese, language as well as Chinese traditions. In the belief that “Chinese children should learn Chinese” Indonesian Chinese residents sent their children to schools offering Chinese courses so that they might understandChinese cultural traditions as well as speak the language. Enrollment at such schools soon skyrocketed, and parents often queued up all night in order to be secure admission for their children. Why Chinese? “People around the world are rushing to learn Chinese. This interest can be attributed to China’s economic opportunities and its telling effect on the future”so stated the article China—Embracing the World published in the May issue of The Hindu. In view of the international demand for Chinese language learning, the Chinese government plans to set up 100 Confucius Institutes around the world. The Confucius Institute is a nonprofit organization whose aim is to promote the Chinese language and culture overseas through Internet or on-campus non-degree courses. The first institute was established in Seoul, ROK in November 2004. Since then branches have been set up in many other countries, including the U.S., Sweden, France and Uzbekistan. Great hopes have been laid on Chengo(Chinese and English on the Go), an E-language learning system based on pinyin rather than Chinese characters developed by 12 experts from China and the U.S., as a means to help children learn Chinese. This software captures children’s attention with stories, games and animations based on the 2008 Olympics. In order to ensure that there are sufficient teachers to meet the current demand, the Chinese government has set up training centers where overseas teachers of Chinese can attend lectures. It has also launched overseas training courses. In addition to dispatching Chinese teachers abroad to teach Chinese, the government has also sent over 1,000 professionally qualified volunteers to countries in Asia, Europe, America and Africa. Since Chinese became so popular in the international community, the number of foreign students applying to take the Chinese Language Proficiency Test (HSK) has surged from 21,000 in 1996 to 100,000 in 2004. It is now possible to take the HSK exam, known to candidates as the “Chinese TOEFL”, at 151 local universities or colleges in 34 countries. The Paris-based Chinese newspaper European Times, which has the highest circulation among Chinese-language newspapers in Europe, released a comment early this year entitled “Develop as Rapidly as the Chinese Economy Booms” that analyzed why so many people are rushing to learn Chinese and study in China, Its conclusions were that China’s increasing economic competitiveness and the brilliant future career it offers is a powerful lure to mastering Chinese. But it also pointed out that learning Chinese is the key to Chinese cultural traditions. After all, what point is there in learning a foreign language if you can’t use it to express knowledge of the culture from which it sprang!2．This article mainly discusses about the popularity of Chinese in western countries.A．YB．NC．NG正确答案：B解析：综观全文，汉语不仅在西方国家开始普及，也在很多亚洲国家(如南朝鲜、新加坡、印尼、泰国等)流行。

1992年06月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(含答案)

1992年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) She doesn’t like the collar.B) She doesn’t like silk.C) She doesn’t like white dresses.D) She doesn’t think it’s her size.2. A) The scene of the old man’s death shocked her.B) The scene of the old man’s death frightened her.C) The scene of the old man’s death moved her.D) The scene of the old man’s death upset her.3. A) She didn’t get what she wanted.B) She was given a vegetable salad.C) She found the fruit not fresh enough.D) She had been overcharged.4. A) Jim must have copied from John.B) He doesn’t seen to like the two compositions.C) John must have copied from Jim.D) One must have copied from the other.5. A) They want to wear special clothes.B) They want other people to watch them dance.C) They want to celebrate their festivals.D) They want to enjoy themselves.6. A) $40.B) $30.C) $25.D) $14.7. A) An experienced nurse.B) A shop assistant.C) The man’s old friend.D) Secretary of a company.8. A) Jane is sick.B) Jane is with her sister.C) Jane won’t come.D) Jane will call back this evening.9. A) She has to take the final exams.B) She has to get her paper done.C) She’ll celebrate her 25th birthday.D) She will practise typing.10. A) Taking a rest.B) Paying a visit.C) Making a purchase.D) Making an appointment.Section BPassage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) To settle down in the U.S.B) To get his doctor’s degree.C) To become a professor.D) To finish high school.12. A) In the Ministry of Education.B) In the Ministry of Agriculture.C) At a university.D) At a hospital.13. A) Because they think that’s where they belong.B) Because Africa is developing rapidly.C) Because they are drawn by high salaries.D) Because they are drawn by good opportunities.Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) He offered them to those in need.B) He kept them for his own use.C) He sold them to bike shops.D) He gave them to his relatives as Christmas gifts.15. A) He wanted to get the man’s old bike.B) He wanted to know the price of the new bike.C) He wanted to know what was new of the man’s bike.D) He wanted to repair the old bike for the man.16. A) His interest in doing the job.B) His wish to help others.C) His intention to learn a trade.D) His ambition to become known and popular.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. A) The designer of the White House.B) The first resident of the White House.C) One of the U.S. presidents.D) A specialist of American history.18. A) To add to the beauty of the building.B) To follow the original design.C) To wipe out the stains left behind by the War.D) To make the building look more comfortable.19. A) Right after it was rebuilt.B) During the administration of John Adams.C) When Theodore Roosevelt was president.D) After many other names had been given to it.20. A) It has been changed several times.B) It has never been changed.C) It was changed after the War of 1812.D) It was changed during Roosevelt’s presidency.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.What do Charles Darwin, Nicholas Copernicus and Frank J. Sulloway have in common?The first two, of course, were revolutionary scientific thinkers: Copernicus established that the Earth revolves around the sun; Darwin discovered natural selection. And Sulloway? He’s a historian of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has discovered something else these two men-and, indeed, most of the major pioneers in science over the last 400 years-have in common: they were, like Sulloway himself, preceded in birth by at least one other brother or sister. Birth order, he found, is the most reliable indicator of whether a scientist will embrace or attack radical new ideas.The third of four children, Sulloway has spent 20 years searching out the birth order of 2,784 scientists who were on one side or the other of 28 scientific revolutions since the 16th century. He discovered that 23 of the 28 revolutions were led by later-borns.Sulloway focused on the male-dominated world of science and the sole issue he measured was willingness to challenge established opinions. Those least likely to accept new theories were firstborns with younger brothers or sisters. The most radical were younger sons with at least one older brother.According to Sulloway’s theory, firstborn children identify more readily with parental authority because, among other things, they are often put in charge of younger brothers or sisters.Through this identification, firstborns absorb the norms (规范,准则) and values of society in ways that subsequent children do not. The older child gets responsibility. They younger one tests the limits, tries to see what he can get away with.21. What is the main idea of the passage?A) Later-borns are more intelligent than firstborns.B) Revolutionary thinkers tend to recognize the influence of birth order.C) Major scientists always have something in common in their way of thinking.D) One’s behaviour is often determined by birth order.22. The historian of science mentioned in the passage is of the family.A) the youngest childB) neither the eldest nor the youngest childC) the only childD) the eldest child23. The 2,784 scientists Sulloway studied ________.A) had led 23 of the 28 scientific revolutionsB) were preceded in birth by at least one brother or sisterC) had either supported or opposed revolutionary ideasD) had dominated the world of science for 400 yearsA) The only son with younger sisters.B) Those who identify more readily with parental authority.C) The only child of a family.D) A person with at least one older brother or sister.25. The author’s attitude towards Sulloway’s birth order theory is ________.A) criticalB) defensiveC) neutralD) inconsistentPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The individual mobility, convenience, and status given by the private passenger car offer a seemingly unbeatable attraction. In 1987, a record 126,000 cars rolled off assembly lines each working day, and close to 400 million vehicles choke up the world’s streets today.But the car’s usefulness to the individual stands in sharp contrast to the costs and burdens that society must shoulder to provide an automobile-centered transportation system. Since the clays of Henry Ford, societies have made a steady stream of laws to protect drivers from each other and themselves, as well as to protect the general public from the unintended effects of massive automobile use. Law makers have struggled over the competing goals of unlimited mobility and the individual’s fight to be free of the noise, pollution, and physical dangers that the automobile often brings.Prior to the seventies, the auto’s usefulness and assured role in society were hardly questioned. Even worries about uprising gas prices and future fuel availability subsided (减退) in the eighties almost as quickly as they had emerged. Car sales recovered, driving is up, and wealthy customers are once more shopping for high performance cars.The motor vehicle industry’s apparent success in dealing with the challenges of the seventies has obscured the harmful long-term trends of automobile centered transportation. Rising gasoline consumption will before long put increased pressure on oil production capacities. In addition, as more and more people can afford their own cars and as mass motorization takes hold, traffic jam becomes a tough problem. And motor vehicles are important contributors to urban air pollution, acid rain, and global warming.Society’s interest in fuel supply security, the integrity of its cities, and protection of the environment calls for a fundamental rethinking of the automobile’s role. Stricter fuel economy and pollution standards are the most obvious and immediate measures that can be adopted. But they can only be part of the answer. In the years ahead, the challenge will be to develop innovative (革新的) transportation policies.26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?A) A good car indicates its owner’s high social position.B) A good car allows its owner to travel free.C) A car provides its owner with a sense of safety.D) A car adds to its owner’s attractiveness.27. The phrase “rolled off assembly lines” (Para. 1, Lines 2-3) means ________.A) “were turned out from factories”B) “moved along production lines”C) “moved along the streets”D) “were lined up in the streets”28. The passage states that there is ________.A) a sharp contrast between the cost and usefulness of the carsB) a sharp contrast between the cost and performance of the carsC) a sharp conflict between car drivers and traffic rulesD) a sharp contradiction between the convenience of car owners and the burdens of society29. It is implied that the auto’s assured role in society is ________.A) threatened by the rising gas pricesB) challenged by a series of fundamental problemsC) protected by lawD) firmly established30. Stricter fuel economy and pollution standards are ________.A) only part of the solution to massive automobile useB) the best way to cope with the massive use of carsC) innovative transportation policiesD) future policies of the automobile industryPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.While America’s grade-school and high-school system is coming under attack, one fact remains: U.S. universities are among the best in the world. Since World War II, American scientists-mostly working in universities or colleges-have won more than half of all Nobel Prizes in physics and medicine. Foreign students rush to the United States by the tens of thousands; last year they earned more than one quarter of the doctoral degrees awarded in the country. Yet while American universities produce great research and great graduate programme, they some-times pay little attention to the task that lies at their very core: the teaching of undergraduate students.In an era of $20,000 academic years, college presidents can no longer afford to ignore the creeping rot at their core. In speeches and interviews the nation’s higher educators have rediscovered teaching. Robert Rosenzweig, president of the Association of American Un iversities, said: “Our organization wasnever very concerned about teaching. In the last 18 months, we have spent more time on undergraduate education than on any other subject.”Despite such promising efforts, no one doubts that research still outranks teaching at the leading universities, not least because it is a surer and faster way to earn status. Some people don’t think it has to be that way. They argue that the reward system for college faculty can be changed, so that professors will be encouraged to devote more time and effort to teaching. They say that they are beginning to believe that the 1990s may come to be remembered as the decade of the undergraduate.That would bring ‘it full circle. For more than two centuries after the founding of Harvard College in 1636, the instruction of undergraduate students was an essential condition of American higher education.31. Which of the following would be the best TITLE for this passage?A) University Education in the U.S.B) University Education ChallengedC) Teaching and Research in UniversitiesD) Undergraduate Teaching Rediscovered32. The first sentence in the second paragraph means that ________.A) with a budget of $ 20,000, presidents find it difficult to keep their universities goingB) with the increase in fees, educators feel obliged to improve undergraduate teachingC) with a $ 20,000 budget, presidents find it difficult to stop the creeping rot in their universitiesD) with the decrease in fees, educators can’t afford to lay equal stress on both research and teaching33. According to paragraph 3, some people think that the reward system for teachers should be changedso that ________.A) more emphasis will be laid on teachingB) leading universities can further raise their statusC) effort can be directed to graduate instructionD) the 1990’s will become a decade of the-undergraduate34. According to the passage, at the leading American universities ________.A) research is declining in importanceB) teaching is now ranked above researchC) teaching is a sure way to gain positionD) more importance is attached to research than to teaching35. It is implied in the passage that about 150 years ago undergraduate instruction ________.A) was already threatened by research workB) began to be neglected in most universitiesC) constituted the fundamental part of higher educationD) began to undergo rapid changesPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.In the final years before the beginning of the Civil War, the view that the Negro was different, even inferior, was widely held in the United States. At Peoria, Illinois, in October 1854, Abraham Lincoln asked what stand the opponents of slavery should take regarding Negroes.“Free them, and make them politically and socially our equals? My own feelings will not admit of this; and if mine would, we well know that those of the great mass, of white people will not.Whether this feeling accords with justice and sound judgement, is not the sole question, if indeed, it is any part of it. A universal feeling, whether well or ill founded, cannot be safely disregarded.We cannot, then, make them equals.”The Lincoln statement was clear and direct, and it doubtless represented the views of most Americans in the 1850’s. Most of those who heard him or read his speech were of the same opinion as he. In later years, the Peoria speech would be used by those who taught to damage Lincoln’s reputation as a champion of the rights of the Negro. In 1964, the White Citizens’Councils reprinted portions of the speech in large advertisements in the daily press and insisted that Lincoln shared their views on the desirability of maintaining two distinct worlds of race.Lincoln could not have overcome the nation’s strong inclination toward racial separation if he had tried. And he did not try very hard. When he set about forming Negro troops later, he was content not only to set Negroes apart in a unit called “U.S. Colored Troops, “but also to have Negro privates (列兵) receive $10 per month including clothing, while whites of the same rank received $13 per month plus clothing. Only the firm refusal of many Negro troops to accept unequal pay finally forced Congress to equalize compensation, for white and Negro soldiers.The fight for union that became also a fight for freedom never became a fight for equality or for the creation of one racial world.36. In 1854, Abraham Lincoln believed that ________.A) it was practical to give equal rights to NegroesB) Negroes should have equal rightsC) racial equality for Negroes was impossibleD) most white people would oppose giving freedom to Negroes37. In the 1850’s, the nation’s inclination toward racial separation was ________.A) disregarded by CongressB) challenged by LincolnC) too strong to overcomeD) based on round judgement38. In 1964, the White Citizens’ Councils reprinted the Peoria speech in order to ________.A) damage Lincoln’s reputationB) defend their own viewpointsC) criticize Lincoln’s views on racial equalityD) defend Lincoln’s reputation39. From the passage, we can conclude that Lincoln ________.A) helped Negroes fight for freedom onlyB) gave Negroes equal payC) treated white and Negro soldiers equallyD) helped to create one racial world40. The purpose of the Civil War was ________.A) to establish equality of all peopleB) to maintain the union of the countryC) to do away with racial separationD) to end racial in justicePart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. Susan stood motionless at the end of the diving board, hands at her side, heels slightly raised, everymuscle ________ action.A) anticipatingB) to anticipateC) anticipatedD) having anticipated42. ________ about the bookkeeper’s honesty, the company asked him to resign.A) There be some questionsB) There are some questionsC) There have been some questionsD) There being some questions43. He ________ his sorrow beneath a cheerful appearance.A) retainedB) concealedC) conceivedD) shielded44. He finished the paintings, ________ for the exhibition.A) for some timeB) in good timeC) from time to timeD) time after time45. But for his courage, the battle ________.A) was lostB) will be lostC) would loseD) would have been lost46. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ________.A) urgencyB) dangerC) emergencyD) crisis47. Such being the case, I see no ________ for your complaints.A) foundationB) baseC) groundsD) sources48. News writers are expected to be clear and accurate, the form in which they write or speak is________ to that requirement.A) superiorB) secondaryC) inferiorD) contrary49. The soil was so ________ that I was hardly able to force a spade into it.A) muddyB) compactC) slackD) fertile50. The foreign-language publications are growing in volume and ________.A) appreciationC) rotationD) circulation51. The wine glasses were so ________ that I was afraid to carry them home by bus.A) flexibleB) delicateC) shakyD) tender52. The program has been ________ by lack of funds.A) hamperedB) intervenedC) hammeredD) insulated53. ________, heat is produced.A) Certain chemicals are mixed togetherB) That certain chemicals are mixed togetherC) Whenever certain chemicals are mixed togetherD) The mixing together of certain chemicals54. Captain Jones ________ that he had fired five bullets from Hoffman’s gun and that he had the shellsof those bullets with him.A) purifiedB) magnifiedC) testifiedD) intensified55. Much of the equipment was lying ________ because of a lack of spare parts.A) helplessB) vacantC) idleD) lonely56. ________ does he know that the police are about to arrest him.A) FewB) OnlyC) Seldom57. By signing this application, I ask that an account ________ for me and a credit card issued as Irequest.A) be openedB) opensC) is openedD) will be opened58. The poor reception on your TV is probably due to outside ________.A) interferenceB) inaccessibilityC) interruptionD) irregularity59. Henry Ford’s introduction of the assembly vastly reduced the time it took ________.A) on making a carB) to make a carC) for making a carD) in making a car60. The latest survey of 50 young couples in that city shows the average cost for a wedding has doubledthe ________ of 1986.A) sizeB) numberC) figureD) quantity61. It was only after the failure of the talks that the government decided to resort ________ force.A) forB) inC) atD) to62. Even though we had been to her house several times before, we did not remember ________.A) what street it was onB) what the street it was onC) what street was it onD) what a street it was on63. The earthquake ________ not have come at a worse time for the war-torn country.B) mustC) wouldD) might64. In ________ with the new regulations, all tickets must be stamped.A) combinationB) agreementC) connectionD) accordance65. China has greatly ________ its influence in world affairs.A) spreadB) scatteredC) extendedD) distributed66. He asked his sister to look after his children ________ his death.A) in the event ofB) in view ofC) on account ofD) on the edge of67. We are sorry that, because of a fire in our factory, we are unable to fill your order for auto parts. Wesuggest that you order from Jones Supply Company until we are able to ________ production.A) releaseB) recoverC) resumeD) regain68. Lhasa is unique ________ it is the highest city in China.A) thatB) in thatC) for thatD) but that69. Why are you always suspicious ________ anyone who is kind to you?A) ofD) for70. ________ rose in his imagination several interesting specimens that had never appeared on earthbefore.A) HereB) ItC) WhereD) TherePart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Markout the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, crossit out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you deletea word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧study of television. 3. ______the______It is always interesting to visit another country, for those who have never traveled a great deal.Domestic travel can be very educational for anyone. (71) if he is interested enough to make preparations at beforehand. Learning the language (72) of the new country would be difficult the traveller to attempt, but the benefits of such an (73) effort would become obvious immediately after his arrive. It may not seem important to him when he is comfortably situated at home, but (74) knows how to order a meal or rent a room is essential for the newcomer in a familiar country. (75) Without knowing the language, it is very difficult for the stranger to understand the people of the (76) new country and his customs.Of course, in our small world, it is often possible to find someone who understand our own (77) but this is only second-best for the traveler. To be ensure, he can see places and things without (78) the use of a language, but places and things are the heart of any country. To get the greatest (79) benefit from a trip to another country, it is indeed important for the visitor to have an (80) understanding of the language.Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Looking Forward to the Twenty-First Century. Your composition should be based on your answersto the following questions written in Chinese:1. 新世纪科技发展的前景如何?2. 新的科学技术会给社会带来什么好处?3. 新的科学技术会带来什么问题?4. 你怎样对待新世纪的挑战?Your composition should be no less than 120 words.。

历年大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案汇总

1993年1月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb.The research community will rightly be alarmed at these developments, which have two objectives: to arouse public attention and to frighten people working in research with animals. The first need is that everything should be done to identify those responsible for the crimes and to put them on trail. The Defence Research Society has taken the practical step of offering a reward of 10,000 pounds for information leading to those responsible, but past experience is not encouraging. People are unlikely to be tempted by such offers. The professional police will similarly be confronted by the usual problem of finding a needle in a haystack.That is why the intellectual (知识分子) community in Britain and elsewhere must act more vigorously in its own defence. There are several steps that can be taken, of which the chief one is to demand of all the organizations that exist with the declared objectives of safeguarding the interests of animals that they should declare clearly where they stand on violence towards people. And it will not be enough for the chairmen and chairwomen of these organizations to utter placatory (安抚的) statements on behalf of all their members. These people should also undertake that it will be a test of continuing membership in their organizations that members and would be members should declare that they will take no part in acts of violence against human beings. Even such undertakings would not be fully effective: people, after all, can lie. But at least they would distinguish the organizations entitled to a continuing voice in the dialogue with the research community about the rights of animals in research from the organizations that deserve no say.21. The words “these developments” (Para. 2, Line 1) most probably refer to ________.A) the acts of violence against scientistsB) the use of animals in researchC) the techniques of planting bombs in carsD) the establishment of new animal protection organization22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A) The police abandoned their efforts to find the criminals.B) The terrorists escaped with the help of their organizations.C) The attempted murder caused grave anxiety among British scientists.D) People sympathized murder caused grave anxiety among British scientists.23. The author’s purpose in writing his article is to demand that animal-protecting organizations ________.A) declare their objectives clearlyB) give up the use of violenceC) continue the dialogue with the scientific communityD) help to find those responsible for the attempted murder24. In the author’s opinion ________.A) since people can lie, the prob lem about their rights of scientists can’t be solvedB) animal-protecting organizations about be held responsible for acts of violence against scientistsC) animal protection organizations should be declared illegalD) the scientists should take effective measures to protect themselves25. What does the word “they” (Para. 3, Line 3) refer to?A) The animal-protecting organizations.B) The organizations that will talk with the research community.C) Those who support the use of animals in research.D) Those who support the animal-protection organizations.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The earlier type of suburb, which was most dependent on the railroad, had a special advantage that could be fully appreciated only after it had disappeared. These suburbs, spread out along a railroad line, were discontinuous and properly spaced; and without the aid of legislation (法规) they were limited in population as well as area; for the biggest rarely held as many as ten thousand people, and under five thousand was more usual. In 1950, for example, Bronxville, New York, a typical upper-class suburb, had 6,778 people, while Riverside, Illinois, founded as early as 1869, had only 9.153.The size and scale of the suburb, that of neighborhood unit, was not entirely the result of its open planning, which favored low densities. Being served by a railroad line, with station stops from three to five miles apart, there was a natural limit to the spread of any particular community. House h ad to be sited “within easy walking distance of the railroad station,” as some old residents would point out; and only those wealthy enough to afford a horse and a carriage dared to penetrate farther into the open country.Through its spaced station stops, the railroad suburb was at first kept from spreading or excessively increasing in numbers, for a natural greenbelt, often still under cultivation as park, gardens, remained between the suburbs and increased the available recreation area. Occasionally, in a few happy areas like Westchester, between 1915 and 1935 a parkway, like the Bronx River parkway, accompanied by continuous strip of park for pedestrian (散步的人) use, not yet overrun by a constant stream of urban traffic, added to the perfection of the whole suburban pattern. Whatever one might say of the social disadvantages this was in many ways a perfect physical environment. But it lasted less than a generation.26. What was the special advantage of the old type of suburb?A) Its nearness to the railroad.B) The vastness of its open space.C) Its small size in area and population.D) The high social status of its residents.27. The size of the old suburb was limited because ________.A) people wanted to live near a railroad stationB) it was originally planned by railroad companiesC) there was a law governing the size of the suburbD) local inhabitants didn’t like to out in the country28. “Happy areas” (Para. 3, Line 3) were areas where ________.A) life was enjoyed by everyoneB) more roads were built to bypass the heavy trafficC) a greenbelt was available solely for recreationD) people could have lots of fun29. It is evident that the writer ________.A) finds urban life uncomfortableB) prefers life in the countrysideC) feels disappointed in the changes of suburbsD) advocates the idea of returning to nature30. The topic discussed in the passage is “________”.A) the size and scale of suburban neighborhood unitsB) the advantage of old-type suburbsC) the location of railroad stationsD) the concept of the suburban patternQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too prominent a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is badly underemphasized. There is an element of truth in these statements, but they also ignore deeper and more important relationships.Research experience is an essential element of hiring and promotion at a research university because it is the emphasis on research that distinguishes such a university from an arts college. Some professors, however, neglect teaching for research and that presents a problem.Most research universities reward outstanding teaching, but the greatest recognition is usually given for achievements in research. Part of the reason is the difficulty of judging teaching. A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by top students who want to be challenged, but disliked by those whose records are less impressive. The mild professor gets overall ratings that are usually high, but there is a sense of disappointment in the part of the best students, exactly those for whom the system should present the greatest challenges. Thus, a university trying to promote professors primarily on the teaching qualities would have to confront this confusion.As modern science moves faster, two forces are exerted on professor: one is the time needed to keep on with the profession; the other is the time needed to teach. The training of new scientists requires outstanding teaching at the research university as well as the arts college. Although scientists are usually “made” in the elementary schools, scientists can be “lost” by poor teaching at the college and graduate school levels. The solution is not to separate teaching and research, but to recognize that the combination is difficult but vital. The title of professor should be given only to those who profess, and it is perhaps time for universities to reserve it for those willing to be an earnest part of the community of scholars. Professor unwilling to teach can be called “distinguished research investigators” or something else.The pace of modern science makes it increasingly difficult to be a great researcher and agreat teacher. Yet many are described in just those terms. Those who say we can separate teaching and research simply do not understand the system but those who say the problem will disappear are not fulfilling their responsibilities.31. What idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph?A) It is wrong to overestimate the importance of teaching.B) Teaching and research are contradictory to each other.C) Research can never be emphasized too much.D) The relationship between teaching and research should not be simplified.32. In academic promotions research universities still attach more importance to research partly because ________.A) research improves the quality of teachingB) students who want to be challenged appreciate research professorsC) it is difficult to evaluate teaching quality objectivelyD) professor with achievements in research are usually responsible and tough33. According to the fourth paragraph, which of the following will the author probably agree with?A) Distinguished professors at research universities should concentrate on research only.B) The separation of teaching from research can lower the quality of future scientists.C) It is of utmost importance to improve teaching in elementary schools in order to train new scientists.D) The rapid developments of modern science make it impossible to combine teaching with research.34. The title of professor should be given only to those who, first and foremost, do ________.A) teachingB) field workC) scientific researchD) investigation35. The phrase “the problem” (Para. 5, Line 3) refers to ________.A) raising the status of teachingB) the combination of teaching with researchC) the separations of teaching from researchD) improving the status of researchQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.I have had just about enough of being treated like a second-class citizen, simply because I happened to be that put upon member of society-a customer. The more I go into shops and hotels, banks and post offices, railway stations, airports and th e like, the more I’m convinced that things are being run solely to suit the firm, the system, or the union. There seems to be a new motto (座右铭) for the so-called ‘service’ organization-Staff Before Service. How often, for example, have you queued for what seems like hours at the Post Office or the supermarket because there aren’t enough staff on duty at all the service counters? Surely in these days of high unemployment it must be possible to increase counter staff. Yet supermarkets, hinting darkly at higher prices, claim that bringing all their cash registers into operation at any time would increase expenses. And thePost Office says we cannot expect all their service counters to be occupied ‘at times when demand is low’.It’s the same with hotels. Becau se waiters and kitchen staff must finish when it suits them, dining rooms close earlier or menu choice is diminished. As for us guests (and how the meaning of that word has been cut away little by little), we just have to put up with it. There’s also the nonsense of so many friendly hotel night porters having been gradually with drawn from service in the interests of ‘efficiency’ (i.e. profits) and replaced by coin-eating machines which supply everything from beer to medicine, not to mention the creeping threat of the tea-making set in your room: a kettle with teabags, milk bags sugar. Who wants to wake up to a raw teabag? I don’t, especially when I am paying for ‘service’.Our only hope is to hammer our irritation whenever and wherever we can and, if all else fails, restore that other, older saying-Take Our Custom (买卖) Elsewhere.36. The author feels that nowadays customers are ________.A) not worthy of special treatmentB) not provided with proper serviceC) considered to be inferior members of societyD) regarded as privileged37. In the author’s opinion, the quality of service is changing because ________.A) the staff are less considerate than employersB) customers are becoming more demandingC) customers unwilling to pay extra moneyD) more consideration is given to the staff than customers38. According to the author, long queues at counters are caused by ________.A) the diminishing supply of good staffB) lack of cooperation among staffC) inefficient staffD) deliberate understaffing39. The disappearance of old-style hotel porters can be attributed to the fact that ________.A) self-service provides a cheaper alternativeB) the personal touch is less appreciated nowadaysC) machines are more reliable than human beingsD) few people are willing to do this type of work40. The author’s final solution to the problem discussed in the passage is ________.A) to put up with whatever service is providedB) to make strong complaints wherever necessaryC) to fully utilize all kinds of coin-eating machinesD) to go where good service is available21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A26. B 27. A 28. C 29. C 30. B31. D 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. C36. B 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. D1993年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.“There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18, and the truth is far from that,” says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Toda y, unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents, “There is a major shift in the middle class,” declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of Northwester University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her security and moral support. Her mother agreed, “It’s ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” But sharing the family home requires adjustments for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy (不受干扰的生活). Some families, however, manage the delicate balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times-and left three times. “What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem,” she explains. “He never liked anyone I dated (约会), so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends’ house.”Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, struggling to establish separate identities, can end up with “a sense of inadequacy, defeat and failure.” And aging parents, who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves stuck with responsibilities. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work beneficially.21. According to the author, there was once a trend in the U.S. ________.A) for young adults to leave their parents and live independentlyB) for middle class young adults to stay with their parentsC) for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absenceD) for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents22. Which of the following does not account for young adults returning to the nest?A) Young adults find housing costs too high.B) Young adults are psychologically and intellectually immature.C) Young adults seek parental comfort and moral support.D) Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.23. One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that ________.A) there will inevitably be inconveniences in every day lifeB) most parents find it difficult to keepC) the young adults tend to be overprotected by their parentsD) public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents24. The word “hassles” in the passage (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means ________.A) agreementsB) worriesC) disadvantagesD) quarrels25. According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?A) They should adjust themselves to sharing the family expenses.B) Children should leave their parents when they are grown-up.C) Adult children should visit their parents from time to time.D) Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble.Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭) meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-terms climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation s hould, therefore, be made a part of everyone’s daily life. To know about the water table (水位) in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds (上游源头森林地带集水区) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.26. The author’s attitude towards the current situation in the exploitation of natural resources is ________.A) positiveB) neutralC) suspiciousD) critical27. According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ________.A) they had no idea about scientific forestryB) they had little or no sense of environmental protectionC) they were not aware of the significance of nature studyD) they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials28. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that earlier generations didn’t realize ________.A) the interdependence of water, soil, and living thingsB) the importance of the proper use of landC) the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floodsD) the value of the beauty of nature29. To avoid correcting the mistake of our forefathers, the author suggests that ________.A) we plant more treesB) natural science be taught to everybodyC) environmental education be directed toward everyoneD) we return to nature30. What does the author imply by saying “living space... is figured... also in cubic volume abov e the earth” (Lines 7-8, Para. 3)?A) Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.B) Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.C) We need to take some measure to protect space.D) We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals.Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic (流行病) of sleepiness in the nation. “I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.The beginning of our sleep-deficit (睡眠不足) crisis can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and eight hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat on their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,” says Dr. David. “They think they’re okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really need 7.5, eight or even more to feel ideally vigorous.”Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. “In our society, you’re considered dynamic if you say you onl y need 5.5 hours’ sleep. If you’re got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition.”To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. “We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrat e.”31. People in the 18th and 19th centuries used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night because they had ________.A) no drive and ambitionB) no electric lightingC) the best sleep habitsD) nothing to do in the evening32. According to Dr. David, Americans ________.A) are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of lifeB) often neglect the consequences of sleep deficitC) do not know how to relax themselves properlyD) can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep33. Many Americans believe that ________.A) sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busyB) they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday lifeC) to sleep is something one can do at any time of the dayD) enough sleep promotes people’s drive and ambition34. The word “subjects” (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to ________.A) the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficitB) special branches of knowledge that are being studiedC) people whose behavior or reactions are being studiedD) the psychological consequences of sleep deficit35. It can be concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as is necessary to ________.A) improve one’s memory dramaticallyB) be considered dynamic by other peopleC) maintain one’s daily scheduleD) feel energetic and perform adequatelyQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all illness may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. If we so desire, we can smoke, drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever food we want, and live a completely sedentary life-style without any exercise. The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal choices relative to health often cause adifficulty. As one example, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.A multitude of factors, both inherited and environmental, influence the development of health-related behaviors, and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual. However, the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choice. There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices. In discussing the morals of personal choice, Fries and Crapo drew a comparison. They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. Thus, for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life, personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.36. The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because ________.A) personal health choices help cure most illnessB) it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeC) it is essential to personal freedom in American societyD) wrong decisions could lead to poor health37. To “live a completely sedentary life-style” (Line 7, Para. 1) in the passage means ________.A) to “live an inactive life”B) to “live a decent life”C) to “live a life with complete freedom”D) to “live a life of vice”38. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because ________.A) current medical knowledge is still insufficientB) there are many factors influencing our decisionsC) few people are willing to trade the quality of lifeD) people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friends39. To knowingly allow oneself to purse unhealthy habits is compared by Fried and Crapo to ________.A) improving the quality of one’s lifeB) limiting on e’s personal health choiceC) deliberately ending one’s lifeD) breaking the rules of social behavior40. According to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on ________.A) personal decisionsB) society’s lawsC) statistical evidenceD) friends’ opinions21. A 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D31. B 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D。

1993年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参考答案

1993年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷及参考答案Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A1. A) No, it’s open only to teachers and postgraduates.B) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper.C) Yes, because he is a senior student.D) Yes, but he needs the approval by his professor.2. A) It was pretty good.B) It was rather dull.C) It was not well organized.D) It was attended by many people.3. A) The effects of the flood.B) The heroic fight against a flood.C) The cause of the flood.D) Floods of the past twenty years.4. A) They were both busy doing their own work.B) They waited for each other at different places.C) They went to the street corner at different times.D) The man went to the concert but the woman didn’t.5. A) The air is polluted.B) The people there are terrible.C) It’s too windy.D) The beaches are dirty.6. A) In Mexico.B) In California.C) In the city.D) In New Mexico.7. A) The woman blames the man for his absence.B) The woman thinks that everything was all right.C) The woman thanks the man for his efforts.D) The woman doesn’t think it was the man’s fault.8. A) He has too many dreams.B) He likes to sleep.C) He doesn’t put his ideas into practice.D) He doesn’t have many good ideas.9. A) Getting extra credits.B) The requirements of an M. A. degree.C) The credit hours required for an M. A. degree.D) Taking more optional courses.10. A) They get a bargain right away.B) They have a look at the advertisement.C) They sell their TV set.D) They go and buy a big TV set.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) Because many people don’t know how to behave in social situations.B) Because most people are shy by nature.C) Nobody will laugh at you for being shy.D) Shyness is difficult to overcome.12. A) By prediction.B) By recording.C) Through observation.D) Through interviewing.13. A) To observe people’s attitude towards strangers.B) To see how people get along with their friends.C) To change people’s behaviour in social life.D) To find out how shy people are.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) A housewife.B) A singer.C) A teacher.D) A musician.15. A) The violin was too expensive.B) She was too young to play the violin.C) The violin was too big for her.D) Her mother wanted her to play the piano.16. A) To play the violin once again.B) To go to the United States.C) To apply for a scholarship.D) To have her performance taped.17. A) To live a more comfortable life.B) To give performances.C) To be a pupil of a famous violinist.D) To enter a famous university.Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. A) Because they have had little exposure to high level of sounds.B) Because they suffer from hearing loss.C) Because they don’t know how to operate stereo systems.D) Because they are not qualified engineers.19. A) A year ago.B) A decade ago.C) Three years ago.D) Five years ago.20. A) Providing a warning light when the sound is too loud.B) Producing more personal stereo systems.C) Restricting the use of personal stereos.D) Setting up a standardized hearing test.Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.“There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18, and the truth is far from that,” says so ciologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today, unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents, “There is a major shift in the middle class,” declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of Northwester University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her security and moral support. Her mother agreed, “It’s ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” But sharing the family home requires adjustments for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy (不受干扰的生活). Some families, however, manage the delicate balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times-and left three times. “What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem,” she explains. “He never liked anyone I dated (约会), so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends’house.”Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, struggling to establish separate identities, can end up with “a sense of inadequacy, defeat and failure.” And aging parents, who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves stuck with responsibilities. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work beneficially.21. According to the author, there was once a trend in the U.S. ________.A) for young adults to leave their parents and live independentlyB) for middle class young adults to stay with their parentsC) for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absenceD) for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents22. Which of the following does not account for young adults returning to the nest?A) Young adults find housing costs too high.B) Young adults are psychologically and intellectually immature.C) Young adults seek parental comfort and moral support.D) Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.23. One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that________.A) there will inevitably be inconveniences in every day lifeB) most parents find it difficult to keepC) the young adults tend to be overprotected by their parentsD) public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents24. The word “hassles” in the passage (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means ________.A) agreementsB) worriesC) disadvantagesD) quarrels25. According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?A) They should adjust themselves to sharing the family expenses.B) Children should leave their parents when they are grown-up.C) Adult children should visit their parents from time to time.D) Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble. Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭) meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-terms climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the mean ing that it has for us today.For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone’s daily life. To know about the water table (水位) in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds (上游源头森林地带集水区) need the protection of plant life and why therunning current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should be our goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.26. The author’s attitude towards the current situation in the exploitation of naturalresources is ________.A) positiveB) neutralC) suspiciousD) critical27. According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ________.A) they had no idea about scientific forestryB) they had little or no sense of environmental protectionC) they were not aware of the significance of nature studyD) they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials28. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that earlier generations didn’t realize________.A) the interdependence of water, soil, and living thingsB) the importance of the proper use of landC) the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floodsD) the value of the beauty of nature29. To avoid correcting the mistake of our forefathers, the author suggests that________.A) we plant more treesB) natural science be taught to everybodyC) environmental education be directed toward everyoneD) we return to nature30. What does the author imply by saying “living space... is figured... also in cubicvolume above the earth” (Lines 7-8, Para. 3)?A) Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.B) Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.C) We need to take some measure to protect space.D) We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals. Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic (流行病) of sleepiness in the nation. “I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.The beginning of our sleep-deficit (睡眠不足) crisis can be traced to the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sl eep about 9.5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and eight hour s, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat on their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,” says Dr. David. “They think they’re okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really need 7.5, eight or even more to f eel ideally vigorous.”Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. “In ou r society, you’re considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours’ sleep. If you’re got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition.”To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. “We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.”31. People in the 18th and 19th centuries used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night becausethey had ________.A) no drive and ambitionB) no electric lightingC) the best sleep habitsD) nothing to do in the evening32. According to Dr. David, Americans ________.A) are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of lifeB) often neglect the consequences of sleep deficitC) do not know how to relax themselves properlyD) can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep33. Many Americans believe that ________.A) sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busyB) they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday lifeC) to sleep is something one can do at any time of the dayD) enough sleep promotes people’s drive and ambition34. The word “subjects” (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to ________.A) the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficitB) special branches of knowledge that are being studiedC) people whose behavior or reactions are being studiedD) the psychological consequences of sleep deficit35. It can be concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as isnecessary to ________.A) improve one’s memory dramaticallyB) be considered dynamic by other peopleC) maintain one’s daily scheduleD) feel energetic and perform adequatelyQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all illness may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. If we so desire, we can smoke, drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever food we want, and live a completely sedentary life-style without any exercise. The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty. As one example, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.A multitude of factors, both inherited and environmental, influence the development of health-related behaviors, and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual. However, the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choice. There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices. In discussing the morals of personal choice, Fries and Crapo drew a comparison. They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. Thus, for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life, personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.36. The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because ________.A) personal health choices help cure most illnessB) it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeC) it is essential to personal freedom in American societyD) wrong decisions could lead to poor health37. To “live a completely sedentary life-style” (Line 7, Para. 1) in the passage means________.A) to “live an inactive life”B) to “live a decent life”C) to “live a life with complete freedom”D) to “live a life of vice”38. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because ________.A) current medical knowledge is still insufficientB) there are many factors influencing our decisionsC) few people are willing to trade the quality of lifeD) people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friends39. To knowingly allow oneself to purse unhealthy habits is compared by Fried andCrapo to ________.A) improving the quality of one’s lifeB) limiting one’s personal health choiceC) deliberately ending one’s lifeD) breaking the rules of social behavior40. According to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on ________.A) personal decisionsB) society’s lawsC) statistical evidenceD) friends’ opinionsPart III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)41. The company ________ a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.A) is promisedB) has been promisingC) is promisingD) promised42. The doctor was asked to go back to the hospital because of ________ case.A) an operationB) an emergencyC) a treatmentD) an incident43. Life is a candle ________ to burn ever brighter.A) being meantB) meaningC) to meanD) meant44. Mrs. Lackey was awakened by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after herhusband’s boat had been ________.A) wreckedB) collapsedC) decayedD) fired45. No one needs to feel awkward in ________ his own customs.A) pursuingB) followingC) chasingD) seeking46. It’s time ________ about the traffic problem downtown.A) something was doneB) everything is doneC) anything will be doneD) nothing to be done47. When they had finished playing, the children were made to ________ all the toysthey had taken out.A) put offB) put outC) put upD) put away48. There is an undesirable ________ nowadays to make films showing violence.A) directionB) traditionC) phenomenonD) trend49. My father did not go to New York; the doctor suggested that he ________ there.A) not to goB) hadn’t goneC) not goD) wouldn’t go50. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling ________.A) incomeB) allowancesC) wagesD) pay51. He failed to supply the facts relevant ________ the case in question.A) forB) withC) toD) of52. Young people’s social environment has a ________ effect on their academicprogress.A) grossB) solidC) completeD) profound53. In Britain, and on the Continent too, the Japanese are sometimes viewed ________a threat to domestic industries.A) likeB) withC) forD) as54. The service operates 36 libraries throughout the country, while six ________libraries specially serve the countryside.A) mobileB) driftingC) shiftingD) rotating55. Physics is the present-day equivalent of ________ used to be called naturalphilosophy, from which most of present-day science arose.A) thatB) allC) whichD) what56. Before he started work, I asked the builder to give me an ________ of the cost ofrepairing the roof.A) assessmentB) estimateC) announcementD) evaluation57. We often advise him not to drink more wine ________ is good for his health.A) asB) thanC) thatD) but58. When Jack was eighteen he ________ going around with a strange set of peopleand staying out very late.A) took toB) took forC) took upD) took on59. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of thegovernment’s ________ policies.A) economicalB) economyC) economicD) economics60. We grow all our own fruit and vegetables, ________ saves money, of course.A) whichB) asC) thatD) what61. It is rather ________ that we still do not know how many species there are in theworld today.A) misleadingB) embarrassingC) boringD) demanding62. ________ is the center of our planetary system was a difficult concept to grasp inthe Middle Ages.A) It is the sun and not the earthB) Being the sun and not the earthC) The sun and not the earthD) That the sun and not the earth63. A friendship may be ________, casual, situational or deep and lasting.A) identicalB) originalC) superficialD) critical64. Just as the builder is skilled in the handling of his bricks, ________ the experiencedwriter is skilled in the handling of his words.A) asB) thusC) soD) like65. A good teacher must know how to ________ his ideas.A) conveyB) displayC) consultD) confront66. I’d rather you ________ those important documents with you.A) don’t takeB) didn’t takeC) won’t takeD) not take67. To call the music of another music-culture “primitive” is ________ one’s ownstandards on a group that does not recognize them.A) puttingB) emphasizingC) forcingD) imposing68. The prisoner has been ________ of many privileges that average citizens enjoy.A) ensuredB) informedC) deprivedD) convinced69. Every camera we sell comes with a two-year ________.A) guaranteeB) safetyC) confirmationD) conservation70. While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded ________ the nurseFlorence Nightingale.A) in line withB) in favour ofC) in honour ofD) in place ofPart IV Error Correction (15 minutes)Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the correctionsin the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write thecorrect word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in theblank. If you delete a word, cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank. Example:╱. 1. time/times/period Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______ Many of the arguments havinga school subject are valid for ∧ study of television. 3. ______the______Living is risky. Crossing the road, driving a car, flying, swallowing an aspirin tablet or eating a chicken sandwich they can all be fatal. Clearly (71) some risks worth taking, especially when the rewards are high: a man surrounded by flames and smoke generally considers that jumping out of a second-floor window is an acceptable risk to save its life. But in medicine (72) a few procedures, drugs, operations or tests are really a matter of life and (73) death. There may be sound medicine reasons for accepting electrical (74) shock treatment, but such reasons are totally dependent in the balance of (75) risks and benefits for the patients.Surgery for cancer may cure or prolong a life, but the removal of tonsils (扁桃体) cannot save anything a sore throat. Blood pressure drugs (76) definitely help some people live after a heart attack, but these same drugs may be both necessary and harmful for those with only mild blood pressure (77) problems.Deciding how much discomfort and risk we are preparing to put up (78) with in the name of better health is a high personal matter, not a decision (79) we should remain to doctors alone. (80)Part V Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Opportunity. You must base your composition on thefollowing instructions (given in Chinese):有些人认为机会是极少的，另一些人则认为人人都有某种机会。

1990年--2006年6月英语四六级作文真题汇总

2.Possible reason (s) for the decline of car accidents in the city;
3.Your predictions of what will happen this year.
1990年12月英语四级作文
1.为什么自行车在中国这样普及。
2.和汽车比较。
1.失败是常有的事?
2.人们对失败有各种不同的态度。
3.我对失败的态度。
1991年12月英语六级作文
1、电影观众越来越少
2、电视观众越来越多，因为……
3、然而还是有人喜欢看电影，因为……
1991年6月英语四级作文
1.state the changes in people’s diet (饮食) in the past five years;
议论文写作：在大学里举行英语口语考试是否有必要？
同左6
2000年1月四级作文
How I Finance My College Education
议论文写作：简述上大学费用的解决途径以及哪种方式适合自己
同左7
1999年6月四级作文
Reading Selectively Or Extensively?
议论文写作：读书是否应该有选择性去读
2、娱乐活动可能使人们受益，也可能有危害性
3、作为大学生我的看法
2008年6月英语六级作文
1.随着信息技术的发展，电子图书越来越多；
2.有人认为电子图书将会取代传统图书，理由是…
3.我的看法。
2007年12月英语四级作文
各大学为学生开设了多种多样的选修课；
学生出于各种原因选择不同的选修课；
以我自己为例……
2.我参加CET-6考试的理由。

英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案 (细选2篇)

英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案(细选2篇)英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案1英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案2英语六级阅读理解练习题及答案 (菁选2篇)扩展阅读大学英语六级阅读理解练习题2英语六级考前阅读理解冲刺练习题2英语六级考试阅读理解的练习题1英语六级考试阅读理解的练习题2初中英语阅读理解练习题及答案1英语六级阅读理解真题及答案2英语六级阅读理解真题及答案3英语六级英语阅读理解技巧11 确立主题,明确主旨.圈定关键,找出主线.2 扫读文章,定位关键.跳读剩余,删除多余.3 无词定位,分析选项.逻辑判断,排除干扰.4 顽固不化,无法推出.各段首末,进行反推.扫读文章,定位关键.关键词的特点:1 名词或名词词组(人名，地名,时间，数字都是特别好找的)2 如名词重复太多，或不突出，也可以找动词3 实在没有选择之下，也可以考虑用题目中的形容词和副词作为关键词4 注意，用过的关键词在另外一道题目就不要再用了5 词组永远比一个单词好用，因为比较容易找。

扫读的目的:了解文章的大意和主题思想，并对文章的结构有个总的概念.扫读时，应特别注意关键词,因为它们往往是出题的地方，解题的关键。

找到关键词，要标记题号，不然回头再找就麻烦了。

跳读剩余,删除多余.(特指非出题部分)找到文章中的无关范围以后，立即删除不需要阅读的部分，不要浪费时间。

就算有难题，需要再次阅读文章内容，而且要通过推理、判断、弄清文章中“字里行间”潜在意思。

可借助这个，减少阅读份量，加强对重点的.分析，以达到针对题目的透彻理解。

不需要阅读的部分:1 题目后段落通过最后一题所在的位置，判断文章后面的段落是没有出题，如果没有出题，就全部省略不看。

要特别注意，最后一题是否主题题，如果是，要回到文章开头找答案，然后判断倒数第二题所在地。

2 例子先不看例子的存在是为了前面的句子,更重要的是看例子前句的内容.可是当题目中涉及了例子涉及的内容的时候,要仔细阅读.3 地点，特别是连续的地点不看，属于无法考核的内容。

1999年6月全国大学英语六级考试(CET-6)真题及答案解析

1999年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题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 o’clock 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 linethrough the center.Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]1.A) The man attended the concert, but didn’t like it.B) The man was sorry to miss the football game.C) The man is more interested in football than in classical music.D) The man was sorry that he didn’t attend the concert.（C）2.A) Singing loudly.B) Listening to music.C) Studying.D) Talking on the phone.（B）3.A) She can’t receive any calls.B) She can’t make any calls.C) She can do nothing with the phone.D) She can’t repair the phone.（A）4.A) Tom is very responsible.B) Tom’s words aren’t reliable.C) What Tom said is true.D) Tom is not humorous at all.（B）5.A) How to use a camera.B) How to use a washer.C) How to use a keyboard.D) How to use a tape recorder.（A）6.A) They should put the meeting to an end.B) They should hold another meeting to discuss the matter.C) She would like to discuss another item.D) She wants to discuss the issue again later.（D）7.A) He believes the Browns have done a sensible thing.B) He doesn’t think the Browns should move to another place.C) He doesn’t think the Browns’ investment is a wise move.D) He believes it is better for the Browns to invest later.（C）8.A) He may convert it and use it as a restaurant.B) He may pull it down and build a new restaurant.C) He may rent it out for use as a restaurant.D) He may sell it to the owner of a restaurant.（A）9.A) She doesn’t like the way the professor lectures.B) She’s having a hard time following the professor’s lectures.C) She is not interested in course.D) She’s having difficulty with the heavy reading assignments.（D）10.A) He never keeps his promises.B) He is crazy about parties.C) He has changed his mind.D) He is not sociable.（C）Section B Compound Dictation注意: 听力理解的B节(Section B)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation)，题目在卷二上。

2023年6月英语六级真题及答案(第3套)

Part2023年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第3套）I Writing(30minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed30minutes to write an essay that begins with the sentence“Today there is a growing awareness that mental well-being needs to be given as much attention as physical health.”You can make comments,cite examples or use your personal experiences to develop your essay.You should write at least150words but no more than200words.Part II Listening Comprehension (30minutes)提示：2023年6月全国只考两套听力，故本套未重复显示。

Part III Reading Comprehension(40minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Imagine sitting down to a big dinner:a massive steak,a large portion of fried potatoes,and cake for dessert.After eating so much,you should be too full to eat another bite.But some people experience a powerful urge to keep eating,even after26 in a huge meal,a behavior that makes little sense,as most adults are well-versed in the dangers of obesity,which researchers have shown correlates with27 health issues and is even linked to increased28 risk.But some people still keep eating long after they should stop,a phenomenon Dr.Susan Thompson calls“insatiable(永不满足的)hunger.”It is characterized by two main29 :not being satisfied by eating,and having a desire to stay sedentary(久坐不动的).This is at30 with how humans are biologically programmed.When there was a great deal of food available,ancient people would gorge on calories;this massive calorie intake was accompanied by an urge to get active.Humans were also programmed for something called“compensation,”which is the brain’s31 mechanism for preventing the accumulation of excess weight.With compensation,if you eat one large meal in the morning,you are naturally32 to eat less for the rest of the day.But recent studies show that70%of American adults have lost the ability to naturally compensate for the calories they consume;worse33 ,a significant number of them report34 hunger halfway through an eating session,but,by the end of the meal,they feel the same or higher levels of hunger than when they sat down.Dr.Thompson argues that the main cause of this phenomenon is the modern diet, which is35 of food high in sugar,carbohydrates and calories.Section BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2.The Problem with Being PerfectA.When psychologist Jessica Pryor lived near an internationally renowned university,she once saw astudent walking into a library holding a sleeping bag and a coffee maker.She has heard of graduate students spending12to18hours at a time in the lab.Their schedules are meant to be literally punishing:If they are scientists-in-training,they won’t allow themselves to watch Netflix until their experiments start generating results.“Relationships become estranged(疏远的)—people stop inviting them to social gatherings or dinner parties,which leads them to spend even more time in the lab,”Pryor told me.B.Along with other therapists,Pryor,who is now with the Family Institute at Northwestern University,istrying to sound the alarm about a tendency among young adults and college students to strive for perfection in their work—sometimes at any cost.Though it is often portrayed as a positive trait, Pryor and others say extreme perfectionism can lead to depression,anxiety,and even suicide.C.What’s more,perfectionism seems to be on the rise.In a study of thousands of American,Canadian,and British college students published earlier this year,Thomas Curran of the University of Bath and Andrew Hill of York St.John University found that today’s college students report higher levels of perfectionism than college students did during the1990s or early2000s.They measured three types of perfectionism:self-oriented,or a desire to be perfect;socially prescribed,or a desire to live up to others’expectations;and other-oriented,or holding others to unrealistic standards.From1989to2016, they found,self-oriented perfectionism scores increased by10percent,socially prescribed scores rose by33percent,and other-oriented perfectionism increased by16percent.D.A person living with an other-oriented perfectionist might feel criticized by the perfectionist spousefor not doing household chores exactly the“right”way.“One of the most common things couples argue about is the proper way of loading the dishwasher,”says Amy Bach,a psychologist in Providence,Rhode Island.E.Curran describes socially prescribed perfectionism as“My self-esteem is contingent on what otherpeople think.”His study didn’t examine the causal reasons for its rise,but he assumes that the rise of both standardized testing and social media might play a role.These days,LinkedIn alerts us when ourrival gets a new job,and Instagram can let us know how well“liked”our lives are compared with a friend’s.In an opinion piece earlier this year,Curran and Hill argue that society has also become more dog-eat-dog.“Over the last50years,public interest and civic responsibility have been progressively eroded,”they write,“replaced by a focus on self-interest and competition in a supposedly free and open marketplace.”We strive for perfection,it seems,because we feel we must in order to get ahead.Michael Brustein,a clinical psychologist in Manhattan,says when he first began practicing in2007, he was surprised by how prevalent perfectionism was among his clients,despite how little his graduate training had focused on the phenomenon.He sees perfectionism in,among others,clients who are entrepreneurs,artists,and tech employees.“You’re in New York because you’re ambitious,you have this need to strive,”he says.“But then your whole identity gets wrapped into a goal.”F.Perfectionism can,of course,be a positive force.Think of professional athletes,who trainaggressively for ever-higher levels of competition.In well-adjusted perfectionism,someone who doesn’t get the gold is able to forget the setback and move on.In maladaptive(不当的)perfectionism, meanwhile,people make an archive of all their failures.They revisit these archives constantly, thinking,as Pryor puts it,“I need to make myself feel terrible so I don’t do this again.”Then they double down,“raising the expectation bar even higher,which increases the likelihood of defeat,which makes you self-critical,so you raise the bar higher,work even harder,”she says.Next comes failure, shame,and pushing yourself even harder toward even higher and more impossible goals.Meeting them becomes an“all or nothing”premise.Pryor offered this example:“Even if I’m an incredible attorney,if I don’t make partner in the same pacing as one of my colleagues,clearly that means I’m a failure.”G.Brustein says his perfectionist clients tend to devalue their accomplishments,so that every time a goalis achieved,the high lasts only a short time,like“a gas tank with a hole in it.”If the boss says you dida great job,it’s because he doesn’t know anything.If the audience likes your work,that’s because it’stoo stupid to know what good art actually is.But,therapists say,there are also different ways perfectionism manifests.Some perfectionists are always pushing themselves forward.But others actually fall behind on work,unable to complete assignments unless they are,well,perfect.Or they might handicap their performance ahead of time.They’re the ones partying until2a.m.the night before the final,so that when the grade C rolls in,there’s a ready excuse.H.While educators and parents have successfully convinced students of the need to be high performingand diligent,the experts told me,they haven’t adequately prepared them for the inevitability of failure.Instead of praises like“You’re so smart,”parents and educators should say things like“You really stuck with it,”Pryor says,to emphasize the value of perseverance over intrinsic talent.Pryor notes that many of her clients are wary she’ll“turn them into some degenerate couch potato and teach them to be okay with it.”Instead,she tries to help them think through the parts of their perfectionism they’d like to keep,and to lose the parts that are ruining their lives.I.Bach,who sees many students from Brown University,says some of them don’t even go out onweekends,let alone weekdays.She tells them,“Aim high,but get comfortable with good enough.”When they don’t get some award,she encourages them to remember that“one outcome is not a basisfor a broad conclusion about the person’s intelligence,qualifications,or potential for the future.”J.The treatment for perfectionism might be as simple as having patients keep logs of things they can be proud of,or having them behave imperfectly in small ways,just to see how it feels.“We might have them hang the towels crooked(不正的)or wear some clothing inside out,”says Martin Antony,a professor in the department of psychology at Ryerson University in Toronto.K.Brustein likes to get his perfectionist clients to create values that are important to them,then try to shift their focus to living according to those values rather than achieving specific goals.It’s a play on the“You really stuck with it”message for kids.In other words,it isn’t about doing a headstand in yoga class;it’s about going to yoga class in the first place,because you like to be the kind of person who takes care of herself.But he warns that some people go into therapy expecting too much—an instant transformation of themselves from a pathological(病态的)perfectionist to a(still high-achieving) non-perfectionist.They try to be perfect,in other words,at no longer being perfect.36.Socially prescribed perfectionism is described as one’s self-esteem depending on other people’sopinion.37.Jessica Pryor has learned that some graduate students work such long hours in the lab that they havelittle time for entertainment or socializing.38.The author believes perfectionism may sometimes be constructive.39.It is found that perfectionism is getting more and more prevalent among college students.40.Some experts suggest parents and educators should prepare students for failures.41.Some therapists warn that young adults tend to pursue perfection in their work.42.Psychologist Amy Bach encourages her students to aim high but be content with something less thanperfect.43.A clinical psychologist finds perfectionism is widespread among his clients.44.In trying to overcome perfectionism,some people are still pursuing perfection.45.In pursuing perfection,some perfectionists fail to complete their tasks on time.Section CDirections:There are2passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished 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 Answer Sheet2with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions46to50are based on the following passage.How on earth did we come to this?We protect our children obsessively from every harm;we scrutinize every carer,teacher or doctor with whom they come into contact.Yet despite all this,one group, which in no way has their best interests at heart,has almost unconstrained access.We seem to take it for granted that advertisers and marketers are allowed to condition even the youngest children.Before children have even developed a proper sense of their own identity,or learned to handle money,they’re encouraged to associate status and self-worth with stuff,and to look to externalthings such as fame and wealth for validation.We’re turning out little consumers rather than young citizens who will value themselves for what they contribute to the society in which they live.We’ve reached this point so gradually that many of us have never questioned it.It’s crept up on us in the60years since advertisers started to target the young and found that they could recruit them to a commercial assault on their parents.We’ve come to know it as“pester power”or the ability of children to pressure parents to make certain purchases.Many psychologists,child development experts and educators point to research suggesting that this emerging cradle-to-grave consumerism is contributing to growing rates of low self-esteem,depression and other forms of mental illness.Not all psychologists agree.There’re plenty working hand in glove with a£12bn-a-year industry that has turned the manipulation of adult emotions and desires into an art form—often literally.It’s also one that’s forever developing new ways to persuade our children to desire material possessions,and because of advertisements’viral effect they only need to infect a few to reach the many.Advertising and marketing can serve a useful purpose for children.Marketing may help socialize children as consumers, inform them about products,and help them carve out unique identities as they reach adulthood Then,should we ban all advertising aimed at young children?I say yes.Of course there’ll be plenty of objections to an outright ban on advertising to the under-11s.There’ll be those who argue that would be a breach of freedom of speech and infringe the rights of corporations to brainwash little children into demanding their products.Most parents hate what advertising does to their children,but we do have the power to end it and let our children grow up free from many of the pressures of consumerism until they’re old enough to make their own decisions.And though advertising is only part of an all-pervasive(无处不在的)marketing culture we need to make a start somewhere.Let’s ban all advertising targeting children of primary school age and younger now.46.Which group of people does the author say has almost unrestricted access to children?A.Advertisers.B.Carers.C.Teachers.D.Doctors.47.What kind of people should we enable children to become according to the author?A.Those who look to fame and wealth for external and ultimate validation.B.Those who value themselves because of their contribution to society.C.Those who associate self-worth with the ability to handle money.D.Those who have developed a proper sense of their own identity.48.Many child development experts and educators call attention to research that suggests____A.life-long consumerism is causing more and more cases of psychological problems.B.increasing commercialization of education is eroding many children’s self-esteem.C.the growing desire for wealth is contributing to a rising rate of depression.D.the craving for purchasing material things is nurtured throughout one’s life.49.What does the author imply about the impact of advertising?A.It is actually infectious to many rather than a few.。

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之1993年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案1993年6月大学英语六级阅读理解真题及答案一、阅读理解第1题：There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they’re 18, and the truth is far from that,” says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today, unexpected numbers of young adu lts are living with their parents, “There is a major shift in the middle class,” declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of Northwester University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months.Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her security and moral support. Her mother agreed, “It’s ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home.” But sharing the family home requ ires adjustments for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy (不受干扰的生活). Some families, however, manage the delicate balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times-and left three times. “What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem,” she explains. “He never liked anyone I dated (约会), so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends’ house.”Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, struggling to establish separate identities, can end up with “a sense of inadequacy, defeat and failure.” And aging parents, who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves stuck with responsibilities. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work beneficially.1. According to the author, there was once a trend in the U.S. ________.A) for young adults to leave their parents and live independentlyB) for middle class young adults to stay with their parentsC) for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absenceD) for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents2. Which of the following does not account for young adults returning to the nest?A) Young adults find housing costs too high.B) Young adults are psychologically and intellectually immature.C) Young adults seek parental comfort and moral support.D) Quite a number of young adults attend local schools.3. One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that ________.A) there will inevitably be inconveniences in every day lifeB) most parents find it difficult to keepC) the young adults tend to be overprotected by their parentsD) public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents4. The word “hassles” in the passage (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means ________.A) agreementsB) worriesC) disadvantagesD) quarrels5. According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children?A) They should adjust themselves to sharing the family expenses.B) Children should leave their parents when they are grown-up.C) Adult children should visit their parents from time to time.D) Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble.1小题>、【正确答案】：A2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：D5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无第2题：The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭) meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”. Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or later be harmful to all the others.Fifty years ago nature study was not part of the school work; scientific forestry was a new idea; timber was still cheap because it could be brought in any quantity from distant woodlands; soil destruction and river floods were not national problems; nobody had yet studied long-terms climatic cycles in relation to proper land use; even the word “conservation” had nothing of the meaning that it has for us today.For the sake of ourselves and those who will come after us, we must now set about repairing the mistakes of our forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be made a part of everyone’s daily life. To know about the water table (水位) in the ground is just as important to us as a knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We need to know why all watersheds (上游源头森林地带集水区) need the protection of plant life and why the running current of streams and rivers must be made to yield their full benefit to the soil before they finally escape to the sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting trees as well as of cutting them. We need to know the importance of big, mature trees, because living space for most of man’s fellow creatures on this planet is figured not only in square measure of surface but also in cubic volume above the earth. In brief, it should beour goal to restore as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.1. The author’s attitude towards the current situation in the exploitation of natural resources is ________.A) positiveB) neutralC) suspiciousD) critical2. According to the author, the greatest mistake of our forefathers was that ________.A) they had no idea about scientific forestryB) they had little or no sense of environmental protectionC) they were not aware of the significance of nature studyD) they had no idea of how to make good use of raw materials3. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that earlier generat ions didn’t realize ________.A) the interdependence of water, soil, and living thingsB) the importance of the proper use of landC) the harmfulness of soil destruction and river floodsD) the value of the beauty of nature4. To avoid correcting the mistake of our forefathers, the author suggests that ________.A) we plant more treesB) natural science be taught to everybodyC) environmental education be directed toward everyoneD) we return to nature5. What does the author imp ly by saying “living space... is figured... also in cubic volume above the earth” (Lines 7-8, Para. 3)?A) Our living space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.B) Our living space should be measured in cubic volume.C) We need to take some measure to protect space.D) We must preserve good living conditions for both birds and animals..1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第3题：Judging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is virtually an epidemic (流行病) of sleepiness in the nation. “I can’t think of a single study that hasn’t found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest.The beginning of our sleep-deficit (睡眠不足) crisis can be traced to the invention of thelight bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other personal accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening down on the farm, and it was dark.” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to between 7.5 and eight hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat on their sleep, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it,” says Dr. David. “They think they’re okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when t hey really need 7.5, eight or even more to feel ideally vigorous.”Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and community mount, many people consider sleep th e least expensive item on his programme. “In our society, you’re considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours’ sleep. If you’re got to get 8.5 hours, people think you lack drive and ambition.”To determine the consequences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for instance, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage read to them only minutes earlier. “We’ve found that if you’re in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.”1. People in the 18th and 19th centuries used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night because they had ________.A) no drive and ambitionB) no electric lightingC) the best sleep habitsD) nothing to do in the evening2. According to Dr. David, Americans ________.A) are ideally vigorous even under the pressure of lifeB) often neglect the consequences of sleep deficitC) do not know how to relax themselves properlyD) can get by on 6.5 hours of sleep3. Many Americans believe that ________.A) sleep is the first thing that can be sacrificed when one is busyB) they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday lifeC) to sleep is something one can do at any time of the dayD) enough sleep promotes people’s drive and ambition4. The word “subjects” (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to ________.A) the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficitB) special branches of knowledge that are being studiedC) people whose behavior or reactions are being studiedD) the psychological consequences of sleep deficit5. It can be concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as is necessary to ________.A) improve one’s memory dramaticallyB) be considered dynamic by other peopleC) maintain one’s daily scheduleD) feel energetic and perform adequately1小题>、【正确答案】：B2小题>、【正确答案】：B3小题>、【正确答案】：A4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：D【参考解析】：无第4题：The concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one. An estimated 90 percent of all illness may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge. We all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. The structure of American society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. If we so desire, we can smoke, drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever food we want, and live a completely sedentary life-style without any exercise. The freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. Personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty. As one example, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.A multitude of factors, both inherited and environmental, influence the development of health-related behaviors, and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual. However, the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choice. There are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices. In discussing the morals of personal choice, Fries and Crapo drew a comparison. They suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. Thus, for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life, personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity.1. The concept of personal choice concerning health is important because ________.A) personal health choices help cure most illnessB) it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgeC) it is essential to personal freedom in American societyD) wrong decisions could lead to poor health2. To “live a completely sedentary life-style” (Line 7, Para. 1) in the passage mea ns ________.A) to “live an inactive life”B) to “live a decent life”C) to “live a life with complete freedom”D) to “live a life of vice”3. Sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because ________.A) current medical knowledge is still insufficientB) there are many factors influencing our decisionsC) few people are willing to trade the quality of lifeD) people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friends4. To knowingly allow oneself to purse unhealthy habits is compared by Fried and Crapo to ________.A) improving the quality of one’s lifeB) limiting one’s personal health choiceC) deliberately ending one’s lifeD) breaking the rules of social behavior5. According to Fries and Crapo sound health choices should be based on ________.A) personal decisionsB) society’s lawsC) statistical evidenceD) friends’ opinions1小题>、【正确答案】：D2小题>、【正确答案】：A3小题>、【正确答案】：B4小题>、【正确答案】：C5小题>、【正确答案】：C【参考解析】：无。