1992年大学英语六级.docx

1、1992年大学英语六级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 doesnt like the collar. B) She doesnt like silk.C) She doesnt like white dresses. D) She doesnt think its her size.（）2. A) The scene of the old mans death shocked her.B) The scene of the old mans death f

2、rightened her.C) The scene of the old mans death moved her.D) The scene of the old mans death upset her.（）3. A) She didnt 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 doesnt s

3、een 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)

4、 $14.（）7. A) An experienced nurse. B) A shop assistant.C) The mans old friend. D) Secretary of a company.（）8. A) Jane is sick. B) Jane is with her sister.C) Jane wont 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) Shell celebrat

5、e 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 OneQuestions 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 doctors degree.C) To become

6、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 thats where they belong.B) Because Africa is developing rapidly.C) Because they are drawn by high salaries.D) Because they a

7、re drawn by good opportunities.（）Passage TwoQuestions 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 mans old

8、 bike.B) He wanted to know the price of the new bike.C) He wanted to know what was new of the mans 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.（）Pa

9、ssage 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.

10、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 t

11、imes.B) It has never been changed.C) It was changed after the War of 1812.D) It was changed during Roosevelts 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

12、 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? Hes a historian of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has discovered something else these t

13、wo 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 n

14、ew 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-d

15、ominated 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 Sulloways theory, fi

16、rstborn 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

17、 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 i

18、n common in their way of thinking.D) Ones behaviour is often determined by birth order.（）22. The historian of science mentioned in the passage is of the family.A) the youngest child B) neither the eldest nor the youngest childC) the only child D) the eldest child（）23. The 2,784 scientists Sulloway s

19、tudied _.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 years（）24. According to Sulloways theory, who is most likely to challenge established

20、ideas of science?A) 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 authors attitude towards Sulloways birth order theory is _.A) critical B) defensive C) neutra

21、l D) inconsistent（）Passage 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

22、 million vehicles choke up the worlds streets today.But the cars 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 la

23、ws 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 individuals fight to be free of the noise, pollution, and physical da

24、ngers that the automobile often brings.Prior to the seventies, the autos 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, drivin

25、g is up, and wealthy customers are once more shopping for high performance cars.The motor vehicle industrys 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 p

26、ut 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.Societys in

27、terest in fuel supply security, the integrity of its cities, and protection of the environment calls for a fundamental rethinking of the automobiles 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 a

28、nswer. 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 owners high social position.B) A good car allows its owner to travel free.C) A car provides its owner w

29、ith a sense of safety.D) A car adds to its owners 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

30、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 society（）29. It is impl

31、ied that the autos assured role in society is _.A) threatened by the rising gas pricesB) challenged by a series of fundamental problemsC) protected by lawD) firmly established（）30. Stricter fuel economy and pollution standards are _.A) only part of the solution to massive automobile useB) the best w

32、ay to cope with the massive use of carsC) innovative transportation policiesD) future policies of the automobile industry（）Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.While Americas 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, Am