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英语六级真题及答案

2002年1月英语六级真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A）Allthepassengerswerekilled.

B）Theplanecrashedinthenight.

C）Nomoresurvivorshavebeenfound.

D）It’stoolatetosearchforsurvivors.

2.A）Itsresultswerejustasexpected.

B）Itwasn’tverywelldesigned.

C）Itfullyreflectedthestudents’ability.

D）Itsresultsfellshortofherexpectations.

3.A）Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.

B）Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.

C）Headmiresthosewhodance.

D）Hewon’tdanceuntilhehaddonehiswork.

4.A）Hiscomputerdoesn’tworkwell.

B）Heisn’tgettingalongwithhisstaff.

C）Hedidn’tregisterforapropercourse.

D）Hecan’tapplythetheorytohisprogram.

5.A）Readingonthecampuslawn.

B）Depositingmoneyinthebank.

C）Applyingforfinancialaid.

D）Reviewingastudent’sapplication.

6.A）Anewshuttlebus.

B）Ascheduledspaceflight.

C）Anairplaneflight.

D）Thefirstspaceflight.

7.A）Thedeadlineisdrawingnear.

B）Shecan’tmeetthedeadline.

C）Sheturnedintheproposalstoday.

D）Theyaretowdaysaheadoftime.

8.A）Bygoingonadiet.

B）Byhavingfewermeals.

C）Bydoingphysicalexercise.

D）Byeatingfruitandvegetables.

9.A）Heenjoyeditasawhole.

B）Hedidn’tthinkmuchofit.

C）Hedidn’tlikeitatall.

D）Helikedsomepartsofit.

10.A）Itlooksquitenew.

B）itlooksold,butitrunswell.

C）Itneedstoberepaired.

D）Itsengineneedstobepainted.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Question11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Experienceinnegotiating.

B）Ahighlevelofintelligence.

C）Thetimetheyspendonpreparation.

D）Theamountofpaytheyreceive.

12.A）Studythecasecarefullybeforehand.

B）Sticktoasettarget.

C）Appearfriendlytotheotherparty.

D）Trytobeflexibleabouttheirterms.

13.A）Makesurethereisnomisunderstanding.

B）Trytopersuadebygivingvariousreasons.

C）Repeatthesamereasons.

D）Listencarefullyandpatientlytotheotherparty.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）Theyeathugeamountsoffood.

B）Theyusuallyeattwiceaday.

C）Theyusuallyeattotheirhearts’content.

D）Theyeatmuchlessthanpeopleassume.

15.A）Whenitisbreeding.

B）Whenitfeelsthreatenedbyhumansinitsterritory.

C）Whenitsoffspringisthreatened.

D）Whenitissufferingfromillness.

16.A）Theyarenotasdangerousaspeoplethink.

B）Theycanbeasfriendlytohumansasdogs

C）Theyattackhumanbeingsbynature.

D）Theyarereallytameseaanimals.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）Becausepeoplemighthavetomigratetheresomeday.

B）Becauseitisverymuchliketheearth.

C）Becauseitiseasiertoexplorethanotherplanets.

D）Becauseitsatmosphereisdifferentfromthatoftheearth.

18.A）Itschemicalelementsmustbestudied.

B）Itstemperaturemustbelowered.

C）Bigspaceshipsmustbebuilt.

D）Itsatmospheremustbechanged.

19.A）ItinfluencesthesurfacetemperatureofMars.

B）Itprotectslivingbeingsfromharmfulrays.

C）Itkeepsaplanetfromoverheating.

D）Itisthemaincomponentoftheairpeoplebreathe.

20.A）Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein200years.

B）Scientistsareratherpessimisticaboutit.

C）Manwillprobablybeabletolivetherein100,000years’time.

D）Scientistsareoptimisticaboutovercomingthedifficultiessoon.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Direction:

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Navigationcomputers,nowsoldbymostcar-makers,cost$2,000andup.Nosurprise,then,thattheyaremostoftenfoundinluxurycars,likeLexus,BMWandAudi.Butitisadevelopingtechnology—meaningpricesshouldeventuallydrop—andthemarketdoesseemtobegrowing.

Evenatcurrentprices,anavigationcomputerisimpressive.Itcanguideyoufrompointtopointinmostmajorcitieswithpreciseturn-by-turndirections—spokenbyaclearhuman-soundingvoice,andwrittenonascreeninfrontofthedriver.

Thecomputerworkswithanantenna（天线）thattakessignalsfromnofewerthanthreeofthe24globalpositioningsystem（GPS）satellites.Bymeasuringthetimerequiredforasignaltotravelbetweenthesatellitesandtheantenna,thecar’slocationcanbepinneddownwithin100meters.

Thesatellitesignals,alongwithinputsonspeedfromawheel-speedsensoranddirectionfromameter,determinethecar’spositionevenasitmoves.Thisinformationiscombinedwithamapdatabase.Streets,landmarksandpointsofinterestareincluded.

Mostsystemsarebasicallyidentical.Thedifferencescomeinhardware—thewaythecomputeracceptsthedriver’srequestfordirectionsandthewayitpresentsthedrivinginstructions.Onmostsystems,adriverentersadesiredaddress,motorwayjunctionorpointofinterestviaatouchscreenordisc.ButtheLexusscreengoesastepfurther:

youcanpointtoanyspotonthemapscreenandgetdirectionstoit.

BMW’ssystemoffersasetofcrosshairs（瞄准器上的十字纹）thatcanbemovedacrossthemap（youhaveseveralchoicesofmapscale）topickapointyou’dliketogetto.Audi’sscreencanbeswitchedtoTVreception.

Eventhevoicesthatrecitethedirectionscandiffer,withbettersystemslikeBMW’sandLexus’shavingawidervocabulary.TheinstructionsareavailableinFrench,German,Spanish,DutchandItalian,aswellasEnglish.Thedrivercanalsochooseparametersfordeterminingtheroute:

fastest,shortestornofreeways（高速公路）,forexample.

21.Welearnfromthepassagethatnavigationcomputers________.

A）willgreatlypromotesalesofautomobiles

B）mayhelpsolvepotentialtrafficproblems

C）arelikelytobeacceptedbymoredrivers

D）willssoonbeviewedasasymbolofluxury

22.Withanavigationcomputer,adriverwilleasilyfindthebestroutetohisdestination________.

A）byinputtingtheexactaddress

B）byindicatingthelocationofhiscar

C）bycheckinghiscomputerdatabase

D）bygivingvocalorderstothecomputer

23.Despitetheirvarieddesigns,navigationcomputersusedincars________.

A）aremoreorlessthesameprice

B）providedirectionsinmuchthesameway

C）workonmoreorlessthesameprinciples

D）receiveinstructionsfromthesamesatellites

24.Thenavigationcomputerfunctions________.

A）bymeansofadirectionfinderandaspeeddetector

B）basicallyonsatellitesignalsandamapdatabase

C）mainlythroughthereceptionofturn-by-turndirections

D）byusingascreentodisplaysatellitesignals

25.ThenavigationsystemsincarslikeLexus,BMWandAudiarementionedtoshow________.

A）theimmaturityofthenewtechnology

B）thesuperiorityoftheglobalpositioningsystem

C）thecauseofpricefluctuationsincarequipment

D）thedifferentwaysofprovidingguidancetothedriver

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

“Theworld’senvironmentissurprisinglyhealthy.Discuss.”Ifthatwereanexaminationtopic,moststudentswouldtearitapart,offeringalonglistofcomplaints:

fromlocalsmog（烟雾）toglobalclimatechange,fromthefelling（砍伐）offoreststotheextinctionofspecies.Thelistwouldlargelybeaccurate,theconcernlegitimate.Yetthestudentswhoshouldbegiventhehighestmarkswouldactuallybethosewhoagreedwiththestatement.Thesurpriseishowgoodthingsare,nothowbad.

Afterall,theworld’spopulationhasmorethantripledduringthiscentury,andworldoutputhasrisenhugely,soyouwouldexpecttheearthitselftohavebeenaffected.Indeed,ifpeoplelived,consumedandproducedthingsinthesamewayastheydidin1900（or1950,orindeed1980）,theworldbynowwouldbeaprettydisgustingplace:

smelly,dirty,toxicanddangerous.

Buttheydon’t.Thereasonswhytheydon’t,andwhytheenvironmenthasnotbeenruined,havetodowithprices,technologicalinnovation,socialchangeandgovernmentregulationinresponsetopopularpressure.Thatiswhytoday’senvironmentalproblemsinthepoorcountriesought,inprinciple,tobesolvable.

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