歷年大學(xué)英語六級真題及答案

PartIIReadingComprehension

11.B12.C13.D14.C15.A

16.B17.B18.D19.C20.C

21.A22.C23.D24.D25.A

26.C27.D28.B29.A30.B

PaitIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)1999年6月

Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby

somequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wesometimesthinkhumansareuniquelyvulnerabletoanxiety,butstressseemsto

affecttheimmunedefensesofloweranimalstoo.

有時(shí)候我們認(rèn)為唯有人類容易受到焦慮的傷害，但是壓力似乎對免疫力底下的動(dòng)

物也有影響。

Inoneexperiment,forexample,behavioralimmunologist(免疫學(xué)家)Mark

Laudenslager,attheUniversityofDenver,gavemildelectricshocksto24rats.

在一個(gè)試驗(yàn)中，舉個(gè)例子，dd大學(xué)的行為免疫學(xué)家MM,對二十四只老鼠進(jìn)行

溫和的電刺激。

舉個(gè)例子，在一個(gè)試驗(yàn)中dd大學(xué)的行為免疫學(xué)家MM,對二十四只老鼠進(jìn)行輕

微溫和的電刺激。

Halftheanimalscouldswitchoffthecurrentbyturningawheelintheirenclosure,

whiletheotherhalfcouldnot.

一半的老鼠能夠通過轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)他們籠子里的輪子切斷電流，而另外一半?yún)s不能。

Theratsinthetwogroupswerepairedsothateachtimeoneratturnedthewheelit

protectedbothitselfanditshelplesspartnerfromtheshock.

Mm把這兩組老鼠配對，這樣每次只要一只老鼠轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)輪子時(shí)，就可以使自己和無

能為力伙伴兔受電擊。

Laudenslagerfoundthattheimmuneresponsewasdepressedbelownormalinthe

helplessratsbutnotinthosethatcouldturnofftheelectricity.

LI發(fā)現(xiàn)無能為力的那只老鼠免疫力是低于正常的，但能切斷電源的那只不會(huì)出

現(xiàn)免疫力低下。

Whathehasdemonstrated,hebelieves,isthatlackofcontroloveranevent,notthe

experienceitself,iswhatweakenstheimmunesystem.

他認(rèn)為，他所證明是缺乏掌控一些事情的能力，并不是實(shí)驗(yàn)本身，能夠削弱免疫

系統(tǒng)。

Otherresearchersagree.JayWeiss,apsychologistatDukeUniversitySchoolof

Medicine,

其他科學(xué)家，dd大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的心理學(xué)家jj同意上述觀點(diǎn)。

hasshownthatanimalswhoareallowedtocontrolunpleasantstimulidon'tdevelop

sleepdisturbancesorchangesinbrainchemistrytypicalofstressedrats.

已經(jīng)證明，被允許控制不快樂刺激的動(dòng)物不會(huì)出現(xiàn)睡眠障礙，大腦里的化學(xué)物質(zhì)

沒有變化。這正是情緒緊張的表現(xiàn)。

Butiftheanimalsareconfrontedwithsituationstheyhavenocontrolover,theylater

behavepassivelywhenfacedwithexperiencestheycancontrol.

但是，如果動(dòng)物面對他不能控制的情況，隨后他遇到能夠控制的事件就會(huì)很被動(dòng)。

Suchfindingsreinforcepsychologists,suspicionsthattheexperienceorperceptionof

helplessnessisoneofthemostharmfulfactorsindepression.

這些發(fā)現(xiàn)增強(qiáng)心理學(xué)家猜疑，無能為力的經(jīng)歷或感知是抑郁情緒中最有害的因素

之一。

Oneofthemoststartlingexamplesofhowthemindcanaltertheimmuneresponse

wasdiscoveredbychance.

最令人吃驚的例子之一心情是如何改變免疫應(yīng)答被偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)

In1975psychologistRobertAderattheUniversityofRochesterSchoolofMedicine

conditioned(使形成條件反射)micetoavoidsaccharin(糖精)bysimultaneously

feedingthemthesweetenerandinjectingthemwithadrugthatwhilesuppressing

theirimmunesystemscausedstomachupsets.

在1975年，rr大學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)院的心理學(xué)家aa,通過喂食甜食物，并給他們身體里注

入抑制免疫系統(tǒng)的藥引起胃不適，使貓拒絕糖精形成條件反射。

Associatingthesaccharinwiththestomachpains,themicequicklylearnedtoavoid

thesweetener.

把糖精和胃痛聯(lián)系起來，貓很快學(xué)會(huì)了避開甜品。

Inordertoextinguishthisdislikeforthesweetener,Aderreexposedtheanimalsto

saccharin,thistimewithoutthedrug,andwasastonishedtofindthatthosemicethat

hadreceivedthehighestamountsofsweetenerduringtheirearlierconditioningdied.

為了消除對糖精的厭惡，aa在沒有用藥物的情況下，重新給他喂糖精，驚人地

發(fā)現(xiàn)這些貓?jiān)谛纬蓷l件反射之前吃糖精最多的，有些反而死了。

Hecouldonlyspeculatethathehadsosuccessfullyconditionedtheratsthat

saccharinalonenowservedtoweakentheirimmunesystemsenoughtokillthem.

Aa只能這樣推測，他成功地是老鼠形成條件反射，現(xiàn)在只用能削弱它免疫系統(tǒng)

的糖精就足以使其死亡。

11.Laudenslager^experimentshowedthattheimmunesystemofthoseratswho

couldturnofftheelectricity.

A)wasstrengthened

B)wasnotaffected

C)wasaltered

D)wasweakened

12.Accordingtothepassage,theexperienceofhelplessnesscausesratsto.

A)trytocontrolunpleasantstimuli

B)turnofftheelectricity

C)behavepassivelyincontrollablesituations可控的可操作的

D)becomeabnormallysuspicious

13.ThereasonwhythemiceinAder'sexperimentavoidedsaccharinwasthat

A)theydislikeditstaste

B)itaffectedtheirimmunesystems

C)itledtostomachpains

D)theyassociateditwithstomachaches

14.Thepassagetellsusthatthemostprobablereasonforthedeathofthemicein

Ader'sexperimentwasthat.

theyhadbeenweakenedpsychologicallybythesaccharin

thesweetenerwaspoisonoustothem

C)theirimmunesystemshadbeenalteredbythemind

theyhadtakentoomuchsweetenerduringearlierconditioning

15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheimmunesystemsofanimals

canbeweakenedbyconditioning條件訓(xùn)練

canbesuppressedbydruginjections

canbeaffectedbyfrequentdosesofsaccharin

canbealteredbyelectricshocks

arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thedestructionofournaturalresourcesandcontaminationofourfoodsupply

continueoccur,

我們自然資源的破壞和有毒食物的供應(yīng)的事不斷發(fā)生。

largelybecauseoftheextremedifficultyinaffixing(把???固定)legalresponsibility

onthosewhocontinuetotreatourenvironmentwithrecklessabandon(放任).

很大程度上是由于把繼續(xù)那樣對待我們環(huán)境的人法律責(zé)任與輕率放縱行為固定

行極大的困廠

主要是因?yàn)閷δ切┎活櫤蠊S意破壞環(huán)境難以追究法律責(zé)任，。

Attemptstopreventpollutionbylegislation,economicincentivesandfriendly

persuasionhavebeennetbylawsuits,personalandindustrialdenialandlong

delays—notonlyinacceptingresponsibility,butmoreimportantly,indoing

somethingaboutit.

力圖通過立法，經(jīng)濟(jì)刺激，善意勸說來防止污染的努力已經(jīng)遭遇訴訟。個(gè)人，

企業(yè)的否認(rèn)和長久的拖延一不僅僅是承擔(dān)責(zé)任，而且更重要的是在有關(guān)處理方

面。

Itseemsthatonlywhengovernmentdecidesitcanaffordtaxincentivesorproduction

sacrificesisthereanyinitiativeforchange.

這似乎好像只?廠■政府卜定決心，采血稅收優(yōu)惠和犧牲生產(chǎn)時(shí),才會(huì)?，動(dòng)改變。

Whereisindustry'sandourrecognitionthatprotectingmankind'sgreattreasureisthe

singlemostimportantresponsibility?

保護(hù)人造巨大的寶藏

是一項(xiàng)最重要的責(zé)任。我們的共識(shí)何在？

Ifevertherewillbetimeforenvironmentalhealthprofessionalstocometothe

frontlinesandprovideleadershiptosolveenvironmentalproblems,thattimeisnow.

如果有環(huán)境衛(wèi)生專家?guī)ь^，提供階梯去解決環(huán)境問題的時(shí)刻，那么這個(gè)時(shí)刻便是

Wearebeingasked,and,infact,thepublicisdemandingthatwetakepositiveaction.

我們正在要求自己，實(shí)際上，公眾要求我們采取積極行動(dòng)

Itisourresponsibilityasprofessionalsinenvironmentalhealthtomakethe

difference.

作為專業(yè)環(huán)境衛(wèi)生人員，我們的責(zé)任在于改變現(xiàn)狀。

Yes,theecologists,theenvironmentalactivistsandtheconservationistsserveto

communicate,stimulatethinkingandpromotebehavioralchange.

是的，生態(tài)學(xué)家，環(huán)保積極分子「自蜃而保護(hù)著就到防通刺激人們思想和促進(jìn)

行為變化的作用。

However,itisthoseofuswhoarepaidtomakethedecisionstodevelop,improveand

enforceenvironmentalstandards,Isubmit,whomustleadthecharge.

然而，正是拿工資的我們下決心去提高改善和實(shí)行環(huán)境保護(hù)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，我建議我們必

須負(fù)主要領(lǐng)導(dǎo)責(zé)任。

Wemustrecognizethatenvironmentalhealthissuesdonotstopatcitylimits,county

lines,stateorevenfederalboundaries.

我們必須認(rèn)識(shí)到環(huán)境衛(wèi)生問題不應(yīng)該局限于城市，鄉(xiāng)村，州甚至聯(lián)邦邊界。

Wecannolongeraffordtobetunnel-visionedinourapproach.

在我們的方法上我們不能在目光耗隘了。

Wemustvisualizeissuesfromeveryperspectivetomaketheobjectivedecisions.

我們必須從每個(gè)角度透視問題，去做一個(gè)客觀的決策。

Wemustexpressourviewsclearlytopreventmediadistortionandpublicconfusion.

我們必須清楚地解釋我們的觀點(diǎn)來預(yù)防媒體的失真報(bào)道和公眾的迷惑不解。

Ibelievewehaveathree-partmissionforthepresent.

目前。我認(rèn)為我們?nèi)齻€(gè)部分的空命。

First,wemustcontinuetopressforimprovementsinthequalityoflifethatpeoplecan

makefbrthemselves.

第一，我們必須繼續(xù)督促生活質(zhì)量的改善，這一點(diǎn)人們可以做到的。

Second,wemustinvestigateandunderstandthelinkbetweenenvironmentand

health.

第二，我們必須調(diào)查研究，并明白環(huán)境和我們健康的關(guān)系。

Third,wemustbeabletocommunicatetechnicalinformationinaformthatcitizens

canunderstand.

第三，我們必須能夠用一種市民能理解的形式傳達(dá)科技信息。

Ifwecanaccomplishthesethreegoalsinthisdecade,maybewecanfinallystop

environmentaldegradation,andnotmerelyholditback.

如果我們能再這十年W成這三個(gè)目標(biāo)，那么我們不僅僅能緩解問題，并且或許還

能最終阻止環(huán)境惡化。

Wewillthenbeabletospendpollutiondollarstrulyonpreventionratherthanon

bandages.

然后「我們將可以將，治理污染的錢真正花在預(yù)防，而不是補(bǔ)救。

16.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthattheindustrialistsdisregard

environmentalprotectionchieflybecause.

theyareunawareoftheconsequencesofwhattheyaredoing

B)theyarereluctanttosacrificetheirowneconomicinterests

timehasnotyetcomeforthemtoputdueemphasisonit

itisdifficultforthemtotakeeffectivemeasures

17.Themaintasknowfacingecologists,environmentalactivistsandconservationists

is.

topreventpollutionbylegislation,economicincentivesandpersuasion

B)toarousepublicawarenessoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection

totakeradicalmeasurestocontrolenvironmentalpollution

toimprovethequalityoflifebyenforcingenvironmentalstandards

18.Theword"tunnel-visioned(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablymeans"

narrow-minded

blindtothefacts

short-sighted

D)abletoseeonlyoneaspect

19.Whichofthefollowing,accordingtotheauthor,shouldplaytheleadingrolein

thesolutionofenvironmentalproblems?

Legislationandgovernmentintervention.

Theindustry'sunderstandingandsupport.

C)Theeffortsofenvironmentalhealthprofessionals.

D)Thecooperationofecologists,environmentalactivistsandconservationists.

20.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothelastparagraph?

Effortsshouldbeexertedonpollutionpreventioninsteadofonremedialmeasures.施

加

Moremoneyshouldbespentinordertostoppollution.

C)Ordinarycitizenshavenoaccesstotechnicalinformationonpollution.

Environmentaldegradationwillbestoppedbytheendofthisdecade.

■rebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Britishuniversities,groaning|UIItheburdenofahugeincreaseinstudentnumbers,

arewarningthatthetraditionofafreeeducationisatrisk.

英國的大學(xué)，在巨大學(xué)生數(shù)量的重壓下呻吟，發(fā)出警告，傳統(tǒng)免費(fèi)教育很危險(xiǎn)

Theuniversitieshavethreatenedtoimposeanadmissionfeeonstudents

大學(xué)恐嚇說要要增加學(xué)生的學(xué)費(fèi)去彌補(bǔ)利益差距，如果政府沒有增加他們的財(cái)政

補(bǔ)助。

toplugagapinrevenueifthegovernmentdoesnotacttoimprovetheirfinancesand

scrapsomepublicspendingcutbacks.

放棄消減公共開支的計(jì)戈!L

Thegovernmentrespondedtotheuniversities?threatbysettingupthemost

fundamentalreviewofhighereducationforageneration,underanon-party

troubleshooter（調(diào)停人），SirRonDearing.

政府對大學(xué)的威脅回應(yīng)是，讓無黨派人士調(diào)停人Ron評估近三十年來高等教育

的基本狀況，

Oneinthreeschool-leaversentershighereducation,fivetimesthenumberwhenthe

lastreviewtookplacethirtyyearsago._____________________

三分之一的高中學(xué)生進(jìn)入大學(xué)，數(shù)量是三十年前調(diào)查的五倍。

Everyoneagreesasystemthatisfeelingthestrainafterrapidexpansionneedsalot

moremoney-

所有人都認(rèn)為，一個(gè)系統(tǒng)在擴(kuò)招后感到緊張，需要更多的錢。

butthereislittlehopeofgettingitfromthetaxpayerandnotmuchscopefor

attractingmorefinancefrombusiness.

但這些錢沒有多少希望能到納稅人那里得到，從企業(yè)吸引更多的資金的機(jī)會(huì)也不

大。

Mostcollegesbelievestudentsshouldcontributetotuitioncosts,

大多數(shù)的學(xué)校認(rèn)為學(xué)生應(yīng)該付學(xué)費(fèi)，

somethingthatiscommonelsewhereintheworldbutwouldmarkarevolutionary

changeinBritain.

繳納學(xué)費(fèi)在世界的任何地方很普遍，但在英國卻是一個(gè)巨大的變化，

Universitieswantthegovernmenttointroduceal（）jn.fortuitionfeesandhave

suspendedtheirownthreatenedactionfornow.

大學(xué)要求政府為學(xué)費(fèi)提供貸款計(jì)劃，現(xiàn)在暫停威脅行動(dòng)

TheyawaitDearing'sadvice,hopingitwillnotbetoolate-somearealreadyreported

tobeinfinancialdifficulty.

豳門在等待建議，希望這將不要太晚，等已然報(bào)道財(cái)政危機(jī)

他們在等待建議，希望這將不要太晚，一些大學(xué)已經(jīng)被報(bào)道在財(cái)政危機(jī)之中。

Asthecenturynearsitsend,thewholeconceptofwhatauniversityshouldbeis

underthemicroscope.

這世紀(jì)已經(jīng)接近尾聲，人們在仔細(xì)研究大學(xué)的汪正觀念應(yīng)該是什么一

Expertsponderhowmuchtheycanusecomputersinsteadofclassrooms,talkofthe

needforlifelonglearningandrefertostudentsas“consumers.”

專家深思熟慮在多大程度上能用計(jì)算機(jī)代替教室，在談?wù)摻K生教育的重要性，并

把學(xué)生當(dāng)做消費(fèi)者。

TheConfederation（唳盟）ofBritishIndustry,

英國工業(yè)聯(lián)盟，

thekeyemployersJorganization,主要的企業(yè)組織。

wantsevenmoreexpansioninhighereducationtohelpfightcompetitiononworld

marketsfromboomingAsianeconomies.

想要高等教育擴(kuò)招更多學(xué)生，去病石:因洲市場經(jīng)濟(jì)迅速發(fā)展，引起的國際市場的

激烈競爭。

Butthegovernmenthasdoubtsaboutmoreexpansion.

但政府對擴(kuò)招表示懷疑。

TheTimesnewspaperegress,complainingthatqualityhassufferedasstudent

numberssoared,抱怨說

泰晤士報(bào)同意政府的看法，隨更學(xué)生數(shù)量的增多,教育質(zhì)量竟會(huì)受損。

withclosetutorialsupervisiongivingwayto“massproductionmethodsmoretypical

ofEuropeanuniversities封閉的導(dǎo)師制，更典型的歐洲大學(xué)批量生產(chǎn)法蘇代替，

21.ThechiefconcernofBritishuniversitiesis.

A)howtotackletheirpresentfinancialdifficulty

B)howtoexpandtheenrollmenttomeettheneedsofenterprises

C)howtoimprovetheireducationaltechnology

D)howtoputanendtothecurrenttendencyofqualitydeterioration

22.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatinBritain.

A)thegovernmentpadearlyforitsfinancialpolicy

B)universitiesaremainlyfundedbybusinesses

C)highereducationisprovidedfreeofcharge

D)studentsarereadytoacceptloanschemesfortuition

23.Whatwasthepercentageofhighschoolgraduatesadmittedtouniversitiesin

Britainthirtyyearsago?

A)20%orso.

B)About15%.

C)Above30%.

D)Below10%.

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

theBritishgovernmentwillbeforcedtoincreaseitsspendingonhighereducation

Britishemployersdemandanexpansioninenrollmentattheexpenseofquality

thebestwayoutforBritishuniversitiesistofollowtheirEuropeancounterparts

D)Britishstudentswillprobablyhavetopayfortheirhighereducationinthenear

future

25.WhichofthefollowingistheviewpointoftheTimesnewspaper?

A)ExpansioninenrollmentisboundtoaffectthequalityofBritishhighereducation.

Britishuniversitiesshouldexpandtheirenrollmenttomeettheneedsofindustry.

C)Europeanuniversitiescanbettermeettheneedsofthemodernworld.

Britishuniversitiesshouldhelpfightcompetitiononworldmarkets.

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

There7ssimplepremisebehindwhatLarryMyersdoesforaliving:Ifyoucansmellit,

youcanfindit.

MyersisthefounderofAuburnUniversity'sInstitutefbrBiologicalDetection

Systems,themaintaskofwhichistochasetheultimateindetectiondevices一an

artificialnose.

Fornow,thesubjectoftheirresearchislittlemorethanastackofgleamingchips

tuckedawayinalaboratorydrawer.Butsoon,suchatoolcouldbehangingfromthe

beltsofpolice,arson(縱火)investigatorsandfood-safetyinspectors.

Thetechnologythattheyareworkinginwouldsuggestquitereasonablythat,within

threetofiveyears,we'llhavesomeworkablesensorsreadytouse.Suchdevices

mightfindwideuseinplacesthatattractterrorists.Policecoulddetectdrugs,bodies

andbombshiddenincars,whilefoodinspectorscouldeasilytestfoodandwaterfor

contamination.

Theimplicationsforrevolutionaryadvancesinpublicsafetyandthefoodindustryare

astonishing.Butso,too,arethepossibilitiesforabuse;Suchmachinescould

determinewhetherawomanisovulating(排卵)，withoutaphysicalexam-orevenher

knowledge.

OneofthetraditionalprotectorsofAmericanlibertyisthatishasbeenimpossibleto

searcheveryone.That'sgettingnottobethecase.

ArtificialbiosensorscreatedatAuburnworktotallydifferentlyfromanythingever

seenbefore.AromaScan,forexample,isadesktopmachinebasedonabankofchips

sensitivetospecificchemicalsthatevaporateintotheair.Asairissuckedintothe

machine,chemicalspassoverthesensorsurfacesandproducechangesinthe

electricalcurrentflowingthroughthem.Thosecurrentchangesareloggedintoa

computerthatsortsoutodorsbasedontheirelectricalsignatures.

Myerssaystheyexpecttoloadasinglefingernail-sizechipwiththousandsofodor

receptors(感受器)，enoughtocreateasensorthat,snearlyassensitiveasadogJs

nose.

26.Whichofthefollowingiswithinthecapacityoftheartificialnosebeing

developed?

A)Performingphysicalexaminations.

B)Locatingplaceswhichattractterrorists.

C)Detectingdrugsandwatercontamination.

D)Monitoringfoodprocessing.

27.Apotentialproblemwhichmightbecausedbytheuseofanartificialnoseis

A)negligenceofpublicsafety

B)anabuseofpersonalfreedom

C)ahazardtophysicalhealth

D)athreattoindividualprivacy

28.Theword“l(fā)ogged”(Line5,Para.7)mostprobablymeans^^

A)preset

B)entered

C)processed

D)simulated

29.Toproduceartificialnosesforpracticaluse,itisessential.

A)todevelopmicrochipswiththousandsofodorreceptors

B)toinventchipssensitivetovariouschemicals

C)todesignacomputerprogramtosortoutsmells

D)tofindchemicalsthatcanaltertheelectricalcurrentpassingthrough

30.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsLarryMyers'worksis.

A)cautious

B)approving

C)suspicious

D)overenthusiastic

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:Thereare30incompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencethere

arefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthe

sentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasingleline

throughthecentre.

31.Whenpeopleareaskedwhatkindofhousingtheyneedorwant,thequestion

avarietyofanswers.

A)defies

B)magnifies

C)mediates

D)evokes

32.Ifyouwanttosetupacompany,youmustwiththeregulationslaid

downbytheauthorities.

A)comply

B)adhere

C)confirm

D)accord

33.Althoughthereareoccasionaloutbreaksofgunfire,wecanreportthatthe

rebellionhasinthemainbeen.

A)canceled

B)destroyed

C)suppressed

D)restrained

34.Sincethetwocountriescouldn'ttheirdifferences,theydecidedtostop

theirnegotiations.

A)rectify

B)oblige

C)reconcile

D)obscure

35.Thepresidentialcandidatehispositionbywinningseveralprimary

elections.

A)enforced

B)enriched

C)intensified

D)consolidated

36.Thefuelofthecontinentalmissileissupposedtobebythisdevice.

A)ignited

B)lighted

C)fired

D)inspired

37.Mikejustdiscoveredthathispassporthadthreemonthsago.

A)abolished

B)expired

C)amended

D)constrained

38.Franklyspeaking,yourarticleisverygoodexceptforsomemistakesin

grammar.

A)obscure

B)glaring

C)trivial

D)rare

39.Therewasonceanideathattheearthwasflatandmotionless.

A)absurd

B)intrinsic

C)eternal

D)offensive

40.Certainspeciesdisappearedorbecameasnewformsarosethatwere

betteradaptedtotheEarth'schangingenvironment.

A)feeble

B)extinct

C)massive

D)extinguished

41.Hisdirectionsconfusedus;wedidnotknowwhichofthetworoadsto

take.

A)ambiguous

B)complicated

C)arbitrary

D)intricate

42.FranklinD.RooseveltarguedthatthedepressionstemmedfromtheAmerican

economy'sflaws.

A)underlining

B)vulnerable

C)vulgar

D)underlying

43.Somestudiesconfirmedthatthiskindofeyediseasewasintropical

countries.

A)prospective

B)prevalent

C)provocative

D)perpetual

44.Iamafraidthatyouhavetoalteryourviewsinlightofthetragicnews

thathasjustarrived.

A)indifferent

B)distressing

C)optimistic

D)pessimistic

45.Althoughhehashadnoformaleducation,heisoneofthebusinessmen

inthecompany.

A)shrewdest

B)sternest

C)nastiest

D)alertest

46.Stopshouting!Ican'thearthefootball.

A)judgment

B)interpretation

C)commentary

D)explanation

47.TheculturesofChinaandJapanharesharedmanyfeatures,buteachhasused

themaccordingtoitsnational.

A)engagement

B)destiny

C)capacity

D)temperament

48.Everymemberofsocietyhastomakeatostruggleforthefreedomof

thecountry.

A)pledge

B)warranty

C)resolve

D)guarantee

49.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbythehostess'andenjoyedthedinnerparty

verymuch.

A)hostility

B)indignation

C)hospitality

D)humanity

50.Davidtendstofeeluselessandunwantedinasocietythatgivessomuch

tothosewhocompetewell.

A)prestige

B)regime

C)superiority

D)legislation

51.Asyouhaveseen,thevaluesofanation'scurrencyisaofitseconomy.

A)reaction

B)refection

C)response

D)revelation

52.IntheSpringExportCommoditiesFairtheoffinechinaattracted

muchattentionofcustomersfromallovertheworld.

A)succession

B)array

C)string

D)procession

53.Weshouldmakeaclearbetweenthetwoscientifictermsforthe

purposeofourdiscussion.

A)separation

B)discrimination

C)deviation

D)distinction

54.TheterroristsmighthaveplantedabombonaplaneinAthens,setto

whenitarrivedinNewYork.

A)gooff

B)getoff

C)comeoff

D)carryoff

55.Weshouldbeabletodothejobforyouquickly,yougiveusallthe

necessaryinformation.

A)incase

B)providedthat

C)orelse

D)asif

56.Theyoungerperson'sattractiontostereoscannotbeexplainedonly

familiaritywithtechnology.

A)inquestof

B)bymeansof

C)intermsof

D)byvirtueof

57.Attemptstopersuadehertostayaftershefeltinsultedwere.

A)innoway

B)onthecontrary

C)ataloss

D)ofnoavail

58.Bysigningtheleasewemadeatopayarentof$150aweek.

A)conception

B)commission

C)commitment

D)confinement

59.Topreventfloodinginwinterthewaterflowingfromthedamisconstantly

byacomputer.

A)graded

B)managed

C)conducted

D)monitored

60.Manypeoplethinkofdesertsasregions,butnumerousspeciesof

plantsandanimalshaveadaptedtolifethere.

A)virgin

B)barren

C)void

D)wretched

PartIVCloze(15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblankthereare

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.Youshould

choosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

theAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Mostpeoplewhotravellongdistancescomplainofjetlag(噴氣飛行時(shí)差反應(yīng)).

Jetlagmakesbusinesstravelerslessproductiveandmoreprone_61—making

mistakes.Itisactuallycausedby_62—ofyour“bodyclock”-asmallclusterof

braincellsthatcontrolsthetimingofbiological_63—.Thebodyclockisdesigned

fora_64—rhythmofdaylightanddarkness,sothatitisthrownoutofbalancewhen

it—65—daylightanddarknessatthewrongtimesinanewtimezone.

The—66—ofjetlagoftenpersistfordays_67_theinternalbodyclockslowly

adjuststothenewtimezoneNowanewanti-jetlagsystemis_68—thatisbasedon

proven_69—pioneeringscientificresearch.

Dr.MartinMoore-Edehas_70—apracticalstrategytoadjustthebodyclockmuch

soonertothenewtimezone_71_controlledexposuretobrightlight,Thetime

zoneshiftiseasytoaccomplishandeliminates_72—ofthediscomfortofjetlag.A

successfultimezoneshiftdependsonknowingtheexacttimetoeither__73_or

avoidbrightlight.Exposuretolightatthewrongtimecanactuallymakejetlagworse.

Theproperschedule_74―lightexposuredependsagreatdealon_75―travel

plans.Dataonaspecificflightitinerary(旅行路線)andtheindividual,ssleep

—76—areusedtoproduceaTripGuidewith_77—onexactlywhentobeexposed

tobrightlight.WhentheTripGuidecalls_78_brightlightyoushouldspendtime

outdoorsifpossible.Ifitisdarkout-side,ortheweatherisbad,—79—youareonan

aeroplane,youcanuseaspeciallightdevicetoprovidethenecessarylight_80—for

arangeofactivitiessuchasreading,watchingTVorworking.

61.A)for

B)from

C)to

D)of

62.A)rupture

B)corruption

C)eruption

D)disruption

63.A)actions

B)functions

C)reflection

D)behavior

64.A)regular

B)formal

C)continual

D)circular

65.A)retains

B)encounters

C)possesses

D)experiences

66.A)diseases

B)symptoms

C)signs

D)defects

67.A)while

B)whereas

C)if

D)although

68.A)adaptable

B)approachable

C)available

D)agreeable

69.A)broad

B)inclusive

C)tentative

D)extensive

70.A)devised

B)recognized

C)scrutinized

D)visualized

71.A)at

B)through

C)in

D)as

72.A)most

B)least

C)little

D)more

73.A)attain

B)shed

C)retrieve

D)seek

74.A)on

B)with

C)for

D)in

75.A)unique

B)specific

C)complicated

D)peculiar

76.A)norm

B)mode

C)pattern

D)style

77.A)directories

B)instructions

C)specifications

D)commentaries

78.A)off

B\

/!on

c\

/Jfor

D1\

7up

,9

7BS.A)or

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c/

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D)while

80.A)agitation

B)spur

C)acceleration

D)stimulus

試卷二

PartVIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositionon

thetopic:ReadingSelectivelyOrExtensively?Youshouldwriteatleast120words,

andbaseyoucompositionontheoutline(giveninChinese)below:

1.有人認(rèn)為讀書要有選擇。

2.有人認(rèn)為應(yīng)當(dāng)博覽群書。

3.我的看法。

1999年6月六級參考答案

PartIListeningComprehension

1.C2,B3.A4.B5.A

6.D7.C8.A9.D10.C

SI.former

S2.aimed

S3.billion

S4.coordination

S5.specialists

S6.grants

S7.address

S8.Theyarelikelytodropoffschool,andlesslikelytosucceedinlife.

S9.Theprogram,initiatedbyPresidentClinton,hascomeonthecriticismby

Congress.

S10.DozenofcollegesandUniversitiesarepreparedtosendthousandsoftheir

studentsinsupportoftheProgram.

PartIIReadingComprehension

11.B12.C13.D14.C15.A

16.B17.B18.D19.C20.C

21.A22.C23.D24.D25.A

26.C27.D28.B29.A30.B

PartIIIVocabulary

31.D32.A33.C34.C35.D

36.A37.B38.C39.A40.B

41.A42.D43.B44.C45.A

46.C47.D48.A49.C50.A

51.B52.B53.D54.A55.B

56.C57.D58.C59.D60.B

PartIVCloze

61.C62.D63.B64.A65.B

66.D67.A68.C69.D70.A

71.B72.A73.D74.C75.B

76.C77.B78.C79.A80.D

PartVWriting

Readingelectivelyorextensively?

Knowledgeispower.Everybodyknowsit.Themainwayforusstudentstogain

knowledgeisfromthebooks.Sosomestudentsarguethatweshouldreadextensively

inordertoknowsomethingabouteverything,thusbroadeningourknowledgeand

enrichingexperience.

Asbooksareofdifferentkindsandhavedifferentcontent,sosomestudentsarguethat

weshouldreadselectively,thatistoreadthosebookwhichareofbenefitsbothtoour

mindandbodyanddismissthosewhichareofnogoodtous.

AsfarasIamconcerned,Ithinkweshouldselectivelydoextensivere