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英语六级真题及答案

2003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）IthasnothingtodowiththeInternet.

B）Sheneedsanotherweektogetitready.

C）Itcontainssomevaluableideas.

D）It’sfarfrombeingreadyyet.

2.A）Thewomanisstrictwithheremployees.

B）Themanalwayshasexcusesforbeinglate.

C）Thewomanisakind-heartedboss.

D）Theman’salarmclockdidn’tworkthatmorning.

3.A）Thewomanshouldtryherluckinthebanknearby.

B）Thebankaroundthecornerisnotopentoday.

C）Thewomanshouldusedollarsinsteadofpounds.

D）Thebankneartherailwaystationcloseslate.

4.A）MakeanappointmentwithDr.Chen.

B）Waitforaboutthreeminutes.

C）Callagainsometimeslater.

D）Trydialingthenumberagain.

5.A）Heissuretheywillsucceedinthenexttest.

B）Hedidnobetterthanthewomaninthetest.

C）Hebelievesshewillpassthetestthistime.

D）Hefeltupsetbecauseofherfailure.

6.A）Thewomanhastoattendasummercoursetograduate.

B）Themanthinksthewomancanearnthecredits.

C）Thewomanisbeggingthemantoletherpasstheexam.

D）Thewomanisgoingtograduatefromsummerschool.

7.A）FredisplanningatriptoCanada.

B）FredusuallyfliestoCanadawithJane.

C）FredpersuadedJanetochangehermind.

D）FredlikesthebeautifulsceneryalongthewaytoCanada.

8.A）Hangsomepicturesfordecoration.

B）Findroomforthepaintings.

C）Putmorecoatsofpaintonthewall.

D）Paintthewallstomatchthefurniture.

9.A）He’llgivealectureondrawing.

B）Hedoesn’tmindifthewomangoestothelecture.

C）He’drathernotgotothelecture.

D）He’sgoingtoattendthelecture.

10.A）Selectingthebestcandidate.

B）Choosingacampaignmanager.

C）Tryingtopersuadethewomantovoteforhim.

D）Runningforchairmanofthestudentunion.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Tostudytheproblemsoflocalindustries.

B）Tofindwaystotreathumanwastes.

C）ToinvestigatetheannualcatchoffishintheBiramichiRiver.

D）ToconductastudyonfishingintheBiramichiRiver.

12.A）Lackofoxygen.C）Lowwaterlevel.

B）Overgrowthofwaterplants.D）Seriouspollutionupstream.

13.A）They’llbecloseddown.

B）They’regoingtodismisssomeoftheiremployees.

C）They’llbemovedtootherplaces.

D）Theyhavenomoneytobuildchemicaltreatmentplants.

14.A）Therewerefewerfishintheriver.

B）Over-fishingwasprohibited.

C）ThelocalChamberofCommercetriedtopreservefishes.

D）Thelocalfishingcooperativedecidedtoreduceitscatch.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Oralinstructionsrecordedonatape.

B）Abrieflettersealedinanenvelope.

C）Awrittendocumentofseveralpages.

D）Ashortnotetotheirlawyer.

16.A）Refrainfromgoingoutwithmenforfiveyears.

B）Stopwearinganykindoffashionableclothes.

C）Burythedentistwithhisfavoritecar.

D）Visithisgraveregularlyforfiveyears.

17.A）Hewasangrywithhisselfishrelatives.

B）Hewasjustbeinghumorous.

C）Hewasnotawealthyman.

D）Hewantedtoleavehisbodyformedicalpurposes.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Theythoughtitquiteacceptable.

B）Theybelievedittobealuxury.

C）Theytookittobeatrend.

D）Theyconsidereditavoidable.

19.A）Critical.C）Sceptical.

B）Serious.D）Casual.

20.A）Whenpeopleconsidermarriageanimportantpartoftheirlives.

B）Whenthecostsofgettingadivorcebecomeunaffordable.

C）Whenthecurrentmarriagelawismodified.

D）Whenhusbandandwifeunderstandeachotherbetter.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

BillGates,thebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegree,isbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle:

theMBA（MasterofBusinessAdministration）.

TheMBA,a20th-centuryproduct,alwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed（贪婪）onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandliterature.

Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycuttingintothehiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about79,000peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessomeday.

“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonaldMorrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,whensomeonesays,‘ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,’theansweralotmoreis:

Itdepends.”

ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWaltonofWal-MartStoresInc.,hashelpedinspireself-consciousdebatesonbusinessschoolcampusesovertheworthofabusinessdegreeandwhethermanagementskillscanbetaught.

TheHarvardBusinessReviewprintedalively,fictionalexchangeofletterstodramatizecomplaintsaboutbusinessdegreeholders.

ThearticlecalledMBAhires“extremelydisappointing”andsaid“MBAswanttomoveuptoofast,theydon’tunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateamuntiltheirthirdyear.Butbythen,they’reoutlookingforotherjobs.”

Theproblem,mostparticipantsinthedebateacknowledge,isthattheMBAhasacquiredanaura（光环）offuturerichesandpowerfarbeyonditsactualimportanceandusefulness.

Enrollmentinbusinessschoolsexplodedinthe1970sand1980sandcreatedtheassumptionthatnoonewhopursuedabusinesscareercoulddowithoutone.Thegrowthwasfueledbyabacklash（反冲）againsttheanti-businessvaluesofthe1960sandbythewomen’smovement.

BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythosewiththedegreesoftenknowhowtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople.“Theydon’tgetalotofgroundinginthepeoplesideofthebusiness,”saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipaloftheTowersPerrinmanagementconsultingfirm.

21.AccordingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusinessoncampusesdominatedbypurerdisciplines?

A）ScornfulC）Envious.

B）Appreciative.D）Realistic.

22.ItseemsthatthecontroversyoverthevalueofMBAdegreeshasbeenfueledmainlyby______.

A）thecomplaintsfromvariousemployers

B）thesuccessofmanynon-MBAs

C）thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines

D）thepoorperformanceofMBAsatwork

23.WhatisthemajorweaknessofMBAholdersaccordingtoTheHarvardBusinessReview?

A）Theyareusuallyserf-centered.

B）Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.

C）Theykeepcomplainingabouttheirjobs.

D）Theyarenotgoodatdealingwithpeople.

24.FromthepassageweknowthatmostMBAs_______.

A）canclimbthecorporateladderfairlyquickly

B）quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliarwiththeirworkmates

C）receivesalariesthatdonotmatchtheirprofessionaltraining

D）cherishunrealisticexpectationsabouttheirfuture

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A）WhythereisanincreasedenrollmentinMBAprograms.

B）ThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.

C）DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.

D）Adebateheldrecentlyonuniversitycampuses.

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

WhenschoolofficialsinKalkaska,Michigan,closedclasseslastweek,themediaflockedtothestory,portrayingthetown’s2,305studentsasvictimsofstingy（吝啬的）taxpayers.Thereissometruthtothat;theproperty-taxratehereisone-thirdlowerthanthestateaverage.ButshuttingtheirschoolsalsoallowedKalkaska’seducatorsandthestate’slargestteachers’union,theMichiganEducationAssociation,tomakeapoliticalpoint.TheiraimwastospurpassageoflegislationMichiganlawmakersaredebatingtoincreasethestate’sshareofschoolfunding.

ItwasnocoincidencethatKalkaskashut