大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案.docx

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大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

2001年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

PartI            ListeningComprehension            （20minutes）

SectionA

1.A）Themanthinkstravellingbyairisquitesafe.B）Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.

C）Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.D）Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.

2.A）Attheinformationdesk.B）Inanoffice.C）Inarestaurant.D）Atarailwaystation.

3.A）Writetheletter.B）Painttheshelf.C）Fixtheshelf.D）lookforthepen.

4.A）Itgivesa30%discounttoallcustomers.B）ItisrunbyMrs.Winter'shusband.

C）IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.D）Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.

5.A）Longexposuretothesun.B）Lackofsleep.C）Tootightahat.D）Longworkinghours.

6.A）HisEnglishisstillpooraftertenyearsinAmerica.B）Hedoesn'tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.

C）Hedoesn'tlikethewayAmericansspeak.D）HespeaksEnglishasifhewereanativespeaker.

7.A）anautomechanic.B）Anelectrician

C）Acarpenter.D）Atelephonerepairman.

8.A）Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.B）Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.

C）Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.D）Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.

9.A）Managerandemployee.B）Salesmanandcustomer.

C）Guideandtourist.D）Professorandstudent.

10.A）TomhasarrangedasurprisepartyforLucy.B）Tomwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.

C）TomandLucyhavenosecretsfromeachother.D）Tomdidn'tmakeanypromisetoLucy.

SectionBCompoundDictation

注意：

听力理解的B节（SectionB）为复合式听写（CompoundDictation），题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。

PartII           ReadingComprehension           （35minutes）

Directions:

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

    Birdsthatareliterallyhalfasleep--withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping--controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks. 

     Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalfbrainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere'seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.

    Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemorevulnerable,endoftherowsleepers.Sureenough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.

    Also,birdsdozing（打盹）attheendofthelineresortedtosinglehemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafourduckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshalfasleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.

   "Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain，"theresearcherssay.

Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalongstandingsuppositionthatsinglehemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He'sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingsidebysideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirrorsideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.

     Usefulashalfsleepingmightbe,it'sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwatermammals（哺乳动物）asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.

Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds'halfbrainsleep"isjustthetipoftheiceberg（冰山）"Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.

11.Anewstudyonbirds'sleephasrevealedthat________.

A）halfbrainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds

B）halfbrainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves

C）birdscancontroltheirhalfbrainsleepconsciously

D）birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest

12.Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause________.

A）theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacksB）theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest

C）thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructuredD）theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions

13.Theexampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat________.

A）thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread

B）birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurity

C）evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity

D）asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror

14.Whilesleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto________.

A）alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy

B）emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe

C）besensitivetotheeverchangingenvironment

D）avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents

15.By"justthetipoftheiceberg"（Line2,Para.8）,Siegelsuggeststhat________.

A）halfbrainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather

B）themysteryofhalfbrainsleepisclosetobeingsolved

C）mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers

D）halfbrainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies

PassageTwo

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage. 

     Anineyearoldschoolgirlsinglehandedlycooksupasciencefairexperimentthatendsupdebunking（揭穿……的真相）awidelypracticedmedicaltreatment.EmilyRosa'stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic（治疗的）touch（TTforshort）,whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients'"energyfield"tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousills.YetEmily'stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan'tbedetected,evenbytrainedTTpractitioners（行医者）.Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,"Agedoesn'tmatter.It'sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience."

      Emily'smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate'80s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000trainedpractitioners（48,000intheU.S.）don'teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient'sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey'rein"balance."TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievePainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto$70anhour,tosmoothpatients'energy,sometimesduringsurgery. 

      YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositdownforindependenttesting--somethingtheyhaven'tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan$1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofahumanenergyfield.（He'shadonetakersofar.Shefailed.）AskepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.Butwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourthgrader?

SaysEmily:

"Ithinktheydidn'ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI'makid."

    Theexperimentwasstraightforward:

21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughascreen.Emilyheldherownhandoveroneoftheirsleftorrightandthepractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they'ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn'tfeelit.

16.WhichofthefollowingisevidencethatTTiswidelypracticed?

A）TThasbeeninexistencefordecades.B）Manypatientswerecuredbytherapeutictouch.

C）TTtherapistsareoftenemployedbyleadinghospitals.

D）Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTTtreatment.

17.VeryfewTTpractitionersrespondedtothe$1millionofferbecause________.

A）theydidn'ttaketheofferseriouslyB）theydidn'twanttorisktheircareer

C）theywereunwillingtorevealtheirsecret

D）theythoughtitwasnotinlinewiththeirpractice

18.ThepurposeofEmilyRosa'sexperimentwas________.

A）toseewhyTTcouldworkthewayitdid

B）tofindouthowTTcuredpatients'illnesses

C）totestwhethershecouldsensethehumanenergyfield

D）totestwhetherahumanenergyfieldreallyexisted

19.WhydidsomeTTpractitionersagreetobethesubjectsofEmil'sexperiment?

A）Itinvolvednothingmorethanmereguessing.

B）Theythoughtitwasgoingtobealotoffun.

C）Itwasmorestraightforwardthanotherexperiments.

D）Theysensednoharminalittlegirl'sexperiment.

20.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A）Somewidelyacceptedbeliefscanbedeceiving.

B）Solidevidenceweighsmorethanpuretheories.

C）LittlechildrencanbeascleverastrainedTTpractitioners.

D）TheprincipleofTTistooprofoundtounderstand.

PassageThree

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

    Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?

Theanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystemisultimatelyadopted.