1996年英语六级真题及答案Word文档格式.docx

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D）Theybuyfoodfromfarmers.（A）

3.A）Mr.White’sreasonforleaving.

B）Mr.White’snewappointment.

C）Avacantposition.

D）Howtoapplyforajob.（C）

4.A）BehostiletoNancy.

B）AskNancytocomeout.

C）TalktoNancyherself.

D）WriteNancyaletter.（C）

5.A）Toserveashertourguide.

B）Toserveasherbodyguard.

C）Toserveasherdriver.

D）Toserveasherporter.（A）

6.A）Heisoftenaskedtogoandseeexhibits.

B）Hewouldliketogoandseetheexhibit.

C）Hewenttoseetheexhibitlastyear.

D）Hedefinitelydoesnotwanttogo.（D）

7.A）Theenvironmentalproblem.

B）Thehealthproblem.

C）Theeducationalproblem.

D）Theinternationalproblem.（A）

8.A）BobwillseeSusantomorrowevening.

B）Bobmightbeathomelatetomorrowevening.

C）BobandSusanhavedecidedtogoonaholiday.

D）Bobaskedthewomantocomeanothertime.（B）

9.A）Theythinkcinemasaretoofarawayfromtheirhomes.

B）Theyaredisappointedwiththefilmsproducedthesedays.

C）Theybothdislikefilmsaboutadventurestories.

D）Theybothliketheideaofgoingtothecinemaatnight.（B）

10.见附图1

（C）

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Becausehewasacookatacountry-musicclub.

B）Becauseheperformedforguestswhileheworkedasacook.

C）Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking.

D）Becausehelikedsingingbetterthancooking.（B）

12.A）Hisbrother.

B）Hismanager.

C）Hisfather.

D）Abusinesswoman.（D）

13.A）Ataclub.

B）Onafarm.

C）Ataconstructionsite.

D）Inarecordcompany.（A）

14.A）Hisabilitytoliveindependently.

B）Hissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhedid.

C）Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections.

D）Hishardworkinhisearlydays.（B）

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Howtohandlespiders.

B）SpidersintheUnitedStates.

C）People’sfearofspiders.

D）Aspecialkindofspider.（B）

16.A）Mostspiderswillnotbiteevenwhenhandled.

B）Mostspidersarepoisonousanddangerous.

C）Mostspidersarelikelytoattackpeople.

D）Mostspidershavesharpeyes.（A）

17.A）Becauseshecannotfindahusbandforherself.

B）Becausethefemalespiderislargerthanthemaleone.

C）Becausethefemalespiderofteneatsherhusband.

D）Becausesheisablackfemalespider.（C）

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebeonthepassageyouhavejustheard

18.A）Instructions.

B）Medicine.

C）Money.

D）Thedraftofhisspeech.（C）

19.A）BecauseshehadtotypeMr.Bascomb’sspeech.

B）Becauseshehadaheadache.

C）Becauseshehadtomeetsomebusinessmen.

D）Becauseshehadtogethercarfixed.（D）

20.A）Theproblemofthecity.

B）Himselfandhisproblems.

C）Thingshehadplannedtosaytohisaudience.

D）Theplanforhisfutureworkasmayor.（B）

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowingbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements-ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarktheandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga“new”feature.TheBBCEnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenewssince1988;

theOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionary:

EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplusencyclopedicentries;

theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLMEplusculturalinformation.

Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctly“cultural”aswellaslanguagelearningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.

Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordandLongmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.OxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontentwhereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheOxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutinyforculturalbiasthantheLongmanpublicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromtheculturalperspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmoredistinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceandNationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryears,their1,000briefencyclopedicentriesarebasedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.TheintendedusertheyhaveinmindisaregularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillinlisteningcomprehension.

Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,aswilltheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthesedictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhicharetotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackgroundwillnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthescopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.

21.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?

A）Thecombinationoftwodictionariesintoone

B）Thenewapproachtodefiningwords

C）Theinclusionofculturalcontent

D）Theincreaseinthenumberofentries（C）

22.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudice________.

A）itsscopeofculturalentriesthebeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld

B）itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountries

C）itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingworld

D）itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries（C）

23.TheBBCdictionarydiffersfromOxfordandLongmaninthat________.

A）ithasawiderselectionOfencyclopedicentries

B）itismainlydesigntomeettheneedsofradiolisteners

C）itlaysmoreemphasiscolanguagethenonculture

D）itisintendedtohelplistenersdeveloptheirlisteningcomprehensionskills（D）

24.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachingsocio-culturalcontentinadictionary,specialthoughtbegivento________.

A）thelanguagelevelsofitsusers

B）thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasers

C）thedifferenttastesofitsusers

D）thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers（D）

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A）Differentwaysoftreatingsocio-culturalelementsinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.

B）Acomparisonofpeople’sopinionsontheculturalcontentinthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.

C）TheadvantagesoftheBBCdictionaryoverOxfordandLongman.

D）Theuser-friendlinessofthethreenewEnglishdictionaries.（A）

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

RealpolicemenhardlyrecognizeanyresemblancebetweentheirlivesandwhattheyseeonTV.

Thefirstdifferenceisthatapoliceman’srealliferevolvesroundcriminallaw.Hehastoknowexactlywhatactionsarecrimesandwhatevidencecanbeusedtoprovethemincourt.Hehastoknownearlyasmuchlawasaprofessionallawyer,andwhatismore,hehastoapplyitonhisfeet,inthedarkandrain,runningdownastreetaftersomeonehewantstotalkto.

Littleofhistimeisspentinchatting.Hewillspendmostofhisworkinglifetypingmillionsofwordsonthousandsofformsabouthundredsofsad,unimportantpeoplewhoareguiltyofstupid,pettycrimes.

Mosttelevisioncrimedramaisaboutfindingthecriminal:

assoonashe’sarrested,thestoryisover.Inreallife,findingcriminalsisseldommuchofaproblem.Exceptinveryseriouscaseslikemurdersandterroristattackslittleeffortisspentonsearching.

Havingmadeanarrest,adetectivereallystarttowork.Hehastoprovehiscaseincourtandtodothatheoftenhastogatheralotofdifferentevidence.

Atthirdbigdifferencebetweenthedramadetectiveandtherealoneistheunpleasantpressures:

first,asmembersofapoliceforcetheyalwayshavetobehaveabsolutelyinaccordancewiththelaw.Secondly,asexpensivepubl