1月全国大学英语六级考试真题.doc

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2005年1月全国大学英语六级考试真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.AttheendofeachConversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A）2hours.

B）3hours.

C）4hours.

D）5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D）“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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

1.A）Furnishedapartmentswillcostmore.

B）Theapartmentcanbefurnishedeasily.

C）Shecanprovidethemanwiththeapartmentheneeds.

D）Theapartmentisjustwhatthemanislookingfor.

2.A）HequiteagreeswithMr.Johnson’sviews.

B）Mr.Johnson’sideasarenonsense.

C）Mr.Johnsonisgoodatexpressinghisideas.

D）Hesharesthewoman’sviewsonsocialwelfare.

3.A）Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginherdorm.

B）Improvehergradesgradually.

C）Changetheconditionsofherdorm.

D）Studyinaquietplace.

4.A）Itwillbeheldinadifferentplace,

B）Ithasbeenputoff.

C）Ithasbeencancelled.

D）Itwillberescheduledtoattractmoreparticipants.

5.A）Janetisverymuchinterestedinarchitecture.

B）JanetadmirestheSydneyOperaHouseverymuch.

C）Janetthinksit’sashameforanyonenottovisitAustralia.

D）JanetlovesthebeautifullandscapeofAustraliaverymuch.

6.A）Itfallsshortofhersupervisor’sexpectations.

B）Ithasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.

C）Itcanbefinishedinafewweeks’time.

D）Itisbasedonalotofresearch.

7.A）Karenissuretopasstheinterview.

B）HeknowsKarenbetternow.

C）Karenisveryforgetful.

D）ThewomanshouldhaveremindedKarenearlier.

8.A）Skiptheclasstopreparefortheexam.

B）Telltheprofessorshe’slosthervoice.

C）Attendthelecturewiththeman.

D）AskJoetoapologizetotheprofessorforher.

9.A）Thewomanisworkinginakindergarten.

B）Themanwillgoinforbusinessfightafterhighschool.

C）Thewomanisnothappywiththeman’sdecision.

D）Themanwantstobeabusinessmanager.

10.A）Theyarebusyalltheyearround.

B）Theystaycloseduntilsummercomes.

C）Theycaterchieflytotourists.

D）Theyprovidequalityservicetotheircustomers.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Bossandsecretary.

B）PRrepresentativeandclient.

C）Classmates.

D）Colleagues.

12.A）Hethoughtthebosswasunfairtohim.

B）Hisclientscomplainedabouthisservice.

C）HefelthisassignmentwastougherthanSue’s.

D）Hisbosswasalwaysfindingfaultwithhiswork.

13.A）Shecomplainsaboutherbadluck.

B）Shealwaysacceptsthemcheerfully.

C）Sheisunwillingtoundertakethem.

D）Shetakesthemon,thoughreluctantly.

14.A）Johnhadtoquithisjob.

B）BothJohnandSuegotaraise.

C）Suefailedtocompleteherproject.

D）Suegotpromoted.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Bydisplayingtheirfeelingsandemotions.

B）Byexchangingtheirviewsonpublicaffairs.

C）Byaskingeachothersomepersonalquestions.

D）Bygreetingeachotherverypolitely.

16.A）Yellloudly.

B）Arguefiercely.

C）Expresshisopinionfrankly.

D）Refrainfromshowinghisfeelings.

17.A）Doingcredittoone’scommunity.

B）Distinguishingoneself.

C）Gettingrichquickly.

D）Respectingindividualrights.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Whentestsshowthattheyarerelativelysafe.

B）Iftheydon’tinvolveanyrisks.

C）Whentheurgentneedforthemarises.

D）Iftheyproducepredictablesideeffects.

19.A）Becausetheyarelesssensitivetoitthanthosewhohavebeentestedforit.

B）Becausetheyarenotaccustomedtoit.

C）Becausetheirgenesdifferfromthosewhohavebeentestedforit.

D）Becausetheyarenotpsychologicallypreparedforit.

20.A）Theywillbecomephysicallyimpaired.

B）Theywillsufferfromminordiscomfort.

C）Theywillhavetotakeeverlargerdoses.

D）Theywillexperienceaverypainfulprocess.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Throughoutthenation’smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster（平淡的）achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.

Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,“nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.”Thereason,hesaid,“isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.”

Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.

NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachers’activities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.

Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat“isamilewideandaninchdeep,”Schmidtnotes.

Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems“shareourpatternofsplintered（支离破碎的）visions”butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.

Thenewreport“couldn’tcomeatabettertime,”saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington.“ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,”includingthecall“todoless,butingreaterdepth.”

Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.

Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards“faceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble（嘈杂声）.”

21.Accordingtothepassage,theteachingofscienceandmathinAmericais________.

A）losingitsvitalitygradually

B）characterizedbyitsdiversity

C）goingdownhillinrecentyears

D）focusedontappingstudents’potential

22.ThefundamentalflawofAmericanschooleducationisthat________.

A）itattachestoomuchimportancetointensivestudyofschoolsubjects

B）itreliesheavilyontheinitiativeofindividualteachers

C）itsetsaverylowacademicstandardforstudents

D）itlacksacoordinatednationalprogram

23.BysayingthattheU.S.educationalenvironmentis“amilewideandaninchdeep”（Line2,Para.5）,theauthormeansU.S.educationalpractice________.

A）scratchesthesurfaceofawiderangeoftopics

B）laysstressonqualityattheexpenseofquantity

C）encourageslearningbothindepthandinscope

D）offersanenvironmentforcomprehensiveeducation

24.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsaregoodnewsinthattheywill________.

A）solvemostoftheproblemsinschoolteaching

B）providedepthtoschoolscienceeducation

C）quicklydominateU.S.educationalpractice

D）beabletomeetthedemandsofthecommunity

25.Puttingthenewscienceandmathstandardsintopracticewillprovedifficultbecause________.

A）manyschoolteacherschallengetheacceptabilityofthesestandards

B）thereisalwayscontroversyineducationalcircles

C）notenougheducatorshaverealizedthenecessityfordoingso

D）schooldistrictsareresponsibleformakingtheirowndecisions

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity