大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題試卷

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題試卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)orD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.

A)ThefoggyweatherhasaffectedMary’smood.B)TheyarepuzzledaboutMary’slowspirits.C)Maryisdissatisfiedwithherpromotion.D)Marycarestoomuchaboutherlooks.2.

A)Gotoanartexhibition.B)Attendtheopeningnightofaplay.C)Dineoutwithanoldfriend.D)Seehispaintingsondisplay.3.

A)Hermotherwasquiteoutstandinginacademicword.B)Shewasnotparticularlyinterestedingoingtoschool.C)Herparentslaidgreatemphasisonacademicexcellence.D)Shehelpedupgradetheeducationallevelofimmigrants.4.

A)Themachinestherewereillmaintained.B)Ticketsforitsmemberswerecheaper.C)Itwasfilledwithpeopleallthetime.D)Ithadareputationforgoodservice.5.

A)BothSarahandTomhavebeenawardeddoctoraldegrees.B)TomhasarrangedtomeethisbrideSarahinHawaii.C)TomwasmoreexcitedthanSarahatthewedding.D)AdoubleblessinghasdescendeduponTom.6.

A)Thereweretoomanyquestionsintheexamination.B)Theexaminationwaswellbeyondthecoursecontent.C)Theexaminationquestionsweresomewhattoodifficult.D)Thecoursepreparedhimadequatelyfortheexamination.7.

A)It’slesstimeconsuming.B)Hiswifeistiredofcooking.C)It’spartofhisjob.D)Heissickofhome-cookedmeals.8.

A)Hehasjuststartedtoteachpianolessons.B)Heseldomtakesthingsseriously.C)Heisveryproudofhispianoskills.D)Heusuallyunderstateshisachievements.9.

A)It’stedious.B)It’sabsurd.C)It’sjustifiable.D)It’sunderstandable.10.

A)Arrangeaccommodationforher.B)Explainthecauseofthecancellation.C)Compensateherfortheinconvenience.D)Allowhertotakeanotherflightthatnight.

SectionBDirections:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)orD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.

A)Producinglegendarypainting.B)Makingafortunefromdecorativearts.C)Manufacturingqualityfurniture.D)Settingupaspecialmuseum.12.

A)ToshowhisfascinationwithAsianculture.B)TotellthestoryoftheAmericanRevolution.C)TopromoteinterestinAmericandecorativearts.D)ToincreasethepopularityoftheDuPontCompany.13.

A)Bythemeofperiod.B)Bystyleofdesign.C)Bymanufactureroforigin.D)Byfunctionofpurpose.

PassageTwoQuestions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.

A)Peoplemayusetwoormorelanguages.B)PeoplewillchooseChineseratherthanEnglish.C)ThepercentageofnativespeakersofEnglishwillincrease.D)Thenumberofpeoplerelyingontheirmothertonguewilldrop.15.

A)ThenumberofSpanishspeakersisfargreaterthanthatofArabicspeakers.B)ArabicspokeninoneArabcountrymaynotbeunderstoodinanother.C)ArabicspokeninEgyptdiffersfromArabicspokeninMoroccoinorigin.D)ThenumberofArabicspeakersisdecliningbecauseoftheinvasionofEnglish.16.

A)ItisimpossibleforArabcountriestostandardizetheirlanguage.B)MostpeopleintheworldwilllearntospeakChineseinthefuture.C)ItisuncertainwhetherEnglishwillbetheworldlanguageinthefuture.D)Spanishisverylikelytobecomethetoplanguageoftheworldby2050.

PassageThreeQuestions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.17.

A)Becausetheybelieveblindstudentsprefertomixwithstudentswhocansee.B)Becauseitwouldcostlotsofmoneytobuildsuchspecialcolleges.C)Becauseitwouldconstitutediscriminationagainstblindstudents.D)Becausetheythinkblindpeopleshouldlearntoliveamongsightedpeople.18.

A)Byencouragingthetobemoreself-reliant.B)Byshowingthempropercareandrespect.C)Byofferingthemmorefinancialassistance.D)Byprovidingthemwithfreemedicalservice.19.

A)FinancialaidfromtheAmericangovernment.B)Moderntechnology.C)Professionalsupport.D)HelpfromtheNationalFederationoftheBlind.20.

A)AskAmericanprofessorstowriterecommendationsontheirbehalf.B)ObtainAmericancitizenshipbeforetheyreachtheageof30.C)Turntospecialinstitutionsintheirowncountryforassistance.D)ApplytothenationalfederationoftheBlindforscholarships.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Eachsummer,nomatterhowpressingmyworkschedule,Itakeoffonedayexclusivelyformyson.Wecallitdad-sonday.Thisyearourthirdstopwastheamusementpark,wherebediscoveredthathewastallenoughtorideoneofthefastestrollercoasters(過(guò)山車)intheworld.Weblastedthroughface-stretchingturnsandloopsforninetyseconds.Then,aswesteppedofftheride,beshruggedand,inadistressinglycalmvoice,remarkedthatitwasnotasexcitingasotherrideshe’dbeenon.AsIlistened,Ibegantosensesomethingseriouslyoutofbalance.Throughouttheseason,Inoticedsimilareventsallaroundme.Parentsseemedhardpressedtofindnewthrillsforindifferentkids.Surroundedbyever-greaterstimulation,theiryoungfaceswerelookingdisappointedandbored.Facingtheirchildren’scomplaintsof“nothingtodo“,parentswereshellingoutlargenumbersofdollarsforvariousformsofentertainment.Inmanycasesthemoneyseemedtodolittlemorethanbuytransientrelieffromtheterriblemoansoftheirboredchildren.Thissetmeponderingtheobviousquestion:“Howcanitbesohardforkidstofindsomethingtodowhenthere’sneverbeensucharangeofstimulatingentertainmentavailabletothem?”Whatreallyworriesmeistheintensityofthestimulation.Iwatchmylittledaughter’sfaceassheabsorbsthepowerfulonslaught(沖擊)ofarousingvisualsandbloodyspecialeffectsinmovies.Whydochildrenimmersedinthismuchexcitementseemstarvedformore?Thatwas,Irealized,thepoint.Idiscoveredduringmyownrecklessadolescencethatwhatcreatesexcitementisnotgoingfast,butgoingfaster.Thrillshavelesstodowithspeedthanchangesinspeed.I’mconcernedaboutthecumulativeeffectofyearsattheselevelsoffeverishactivity.Itisnomysterytomewhymanyteenagersappearapathetic(麻木的)andburnedout,witha“beenthere,donethat”airofindifferencetowardmuchoflife.Asincreasingnumbersoffriends’childrenareprescribedmedications-stimulantstodealwithinattentivenessatschooloranti-depressantstohelpwiththelossofinterestandjoyintheirlives-Iquestiontheroleofkids’boredominsomeofthediagnoses.Myownworkisfocusedonthechemicalimbalancesandbiologicalfactorsrelatedtobehavioralandemotionaldisorders.Thesearecomplexproblems.YetI’vebeenreflectingmoreandmoreonhowthepaceoflifeandtheintensityofstimulationmaybecontributingtotherisingratesofpsychiatricproblemsamongchildrenandadolescentsinoursociety.21.

Theauthortellsurprisedintheamusementparkatfactthat________.A)hissonwasnotasthrilledbytherollercoastersrideasexpectedB)hissonblastedthroughtheturnsandloopswithhisfacestretchedC)hissonappeareddistressedbutcalmwhileridingtherollercoastersD)hissoncouldkeephisbalancesowellonthefastmovingrollercoasters22.

Accordingtotheauthor,childrenarebored________.A)unlesstheirparentscanfindnewthrillsforthemB)whentheydon’thaveanyaccesstostimulatingfungamesC)whentheyareleftaloneatweekendsbytheirworkingparentsD)eveniftheyareexposedtomoreandmorekindsofentertainment23.

Fromhisownexperience,theauthorcametotheconclusionthatchildrenseemtoexpect________.A)amuchwidervarietyofsportsfacilitiesB)activitiesthatrequiresophisticatedskillsC)ever-changingthrillingformsofrecreationD)physicalexercisesthataremorechallenging24.

InPara6theauthorexpresseshisdoubtabouttheeffectivenessoftryingtochangechildren’sindifferencetowardmuchoflifeby________.A)divertingtheirinterestfromelectronicvisualgamesB)prescribingmedicationsfortheirtemporaryreliefC)creatingmorestimulatingactivitiesforthemD)spendingmoremoneyontheirentertainment25.

Inordertoalleviatechildren’sboredom,theauthorwouldprobablysuggest________.A)adjustingthepaceoflifeandintensityofstimulationB)promotingthepracticeofdad-sondaysC)consultingaspecialistinchildpsychologyD)balancingschoolworkwithextracurricularactivities

PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Itusedtobethatpeoplewereproudtoworkforthesamecompanyforthewholeoftheirworkinglives.They’dgetagoldwatchattheendoftheirproductiveyearsandadinnerfeaturingspeechesbytheirbossespraisingtheirloyalty.Buttoday’srichcapitalistshaveregressed(倒退)tothe“survivalofthefittest”ideasandtheirloyaltyextendsnottotheirworkersoreventotheirstockholdersbutonlytothemselves.Insteadofgivingoutgoldwatchesworthahundredorsodollarsforfortyorsoyearsofword,theygrabtensandevenhundredsofmillionsofdollarsastheysellfortheirownprofitthecompanytheymayhavebeenwithforonlyafewyears.Thenewrichselfishlyactontheirowntounfairlygrabthewealththatthecountryasawholehasproduced.Thetop1percentofthepopulationnowhaswealthequaltothewholebottom95percentandtheywantmore.Theirselfishnessismostshamelesslyexpressedindownsizingandoutsourcing(將產(chǎn)品包給分公司做)becausethesebusinessmaneuversdon’tacttocreatednewjobsasthefounderofnewindustriesusedtodo,butonlyoutjobswhilekeepingthemoneyvalueofwhatthosejobsproducedforthemselves.Tokeepthemoneymachineworkingsmoothlytherichhaveboughtallthepoliticiansfromthetopdown.ThepresidenthimselfisconstantlyleavingWashingtonandthebusinessatthenationbecauseheissummonedto“fundraisingdinners”wherefatcatspayathousandorsodollarsaplatetowormtheirwayintogovernmentnotthroughservicebutthroughdonationsofvastamountsofmoney.Onceontheinsidetheyhavebothpoliticalpartiesbusilytearingupalltheregulationsthatprotecttherestofusfromthegreedoftherich.Themiddleclassusedtobeloyaltothefreeenterprisesystem.Inthepast,thepeopleofthemiddleclassmostlythoughtthey’dberichthemselvessomedayorhaveagoodshotatbecomingrich.Butnowadaysincomeisbeingdistributedmoreandmoreunevenlyandcorporateloyaltyisathingofthepast.Themiddleclassmayalsowakeuptoforgetitsloyaltytotheso-calledfreeenterprisesystemaltogetherandthegovernmentwhichgovernsonlytherestofuswhilelettingthecorporationsdowhattheypleasewithourjobs.Asthingsstand,ifsomebodydoesn’twakeup,themiddleclassisonapathtobein