2003年9月英语六级真题(含答案).doc

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2003年9月英语六级真题

PartⅠListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwarsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce:

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmaxireadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichis,thebestanswer.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）ThelecturefornextMondayiscancelled.

B）Thelecturewasn’tassuccessfulasexpected.

C）Thewomandoesn'twanttoattendthelecture.

D）ThewomanmayattendnextMonday’slecture.

2.A）Thewomanhasaverytightbudget.

B）Hedoesnotthinkthefurcoatisworthbuying.

C）He'swillingtolendthewomanmoneyforthefurcoat.

D）Thewomanisnotcarefulenoughinplanningherspending.

3.A）Cleanthekitchen.

B）Asksomeonetofixthesink.

C）Findabiggerapartmentforthelady.

D）Checktheworkdonebythemaintenanceman.

4.A）Thelens.C）Theflash.

B）Theprice.D）Theleathercase.

5.A）Sheneedsanotherhaircutsoon.

B）ShethinksitworthwhiletotrySanterbale’s

C）Sheknowsalessexpensiveplaceforahaircut.

D）Shewouldliketomakeanappointmentfortheman.

6.A）Thewomandoesn'twantIocookameal.

B）Thewomanwantstohaveapicnic.

C）Thewomanhasapoormemory.

D）ThewomanlikesMexicanfood.

7.A）EveryoneenjoyedhimselfatJohn'spanics.

B）Thewomandidn'tenjoyJohn'spartiesatall.

C）ItwillbethefirsttimeforthemantoattendJohn'sparty.

D）ThewomanisgladtobeinvitedtoJohn’shouse-warmingparty.

8.A）Shelacksconfidenceinherself.

B）Sheisnotinterestedincomputerprogramming.

C）Shehasneversignedupforanycompetitionbefore.

D）Sheissuretowintheprogrammingcontest.

9.A）Themanhasanenormousamountofworktodo.

B）Themanhasmadeplansforhisvacation.

C）Theman’lltakeworkwithhimonhisvacation.

D）Workstackedupduringtheman’slastvacation.

10.A）Shelikesthejoboffeedingfish.

B）Shefindshernewjobinteresting.

C）Shefeelsunfitforhernewjob.

D）She'snotingoodhealth.

SectionB

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Rallysupportfortheirmovement.

B）Liberatewomenfromtedioushousework.

C）Claimtheirrightstoequaljobopportunities.

D）Expresstheirangeragainstsexdiscrimination.

12.A）Itwillbringalotoftroubletothelocalpeople.

B）Itisapopularformofart.

C）Itwillspoilthenaturalbeautyoftheirsurroundings.

D）Itispopularamongrockstars.

13.A）Toshowthatmindlessgraffiticanprovokeviolence.

B）ToshowthatLondonershaveaspeciallikingforgraffiti.

C）Toshowthatgraffiti,insomecases,canconstituteacrime.

D）Toshowthatgraffiticanmaketheenvironmentmorecolorful.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebawdonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A）TheAsianelephantiseasiertotame.

B）TheAsianelephant'sskinismorevaluable.

C）TheAsianelephantislesspopularwithtourists.

D）TheAsianelephantproducesivoryofabetterquality.

15.A）Fromthecapturedortamedelephants.

B）FromtheBritishwildlifeprotectiongroup.

C）FromelephanthuntersinThailandandBurma.

D）FromtouristsvisitingtheThai-Burmeseborder.

16.A）Theirtamingforcircusesandzoos.

B）Thedestructionoftheirnaturalhomes.

C）Man'slackofknowledgeabouttheirbehavior.

D）Thegreatervulnerabilitytoextinctionthanotherspecies.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A）TheyhadlosttheirjobsasaresultoftheIndustrialRevolution.

B）Theyhadbeensufferingfrompoliticalandreligiousoppression.

C）TheywantedtofleefromthewidespreadfamineinNorthernEurope.

D）Theywantedtomakeafortunetherebystartingtheirownbusinesses.

18.A）Theymightlosecontroloftheirmembersbecauseoftheincreaseinimmigration.

B）Theirmembersmightfinditdifficulttogetalongwiththenewcomers.

C）Theworkingconditionoftheirmembersmightdeteriorate.

D）Theirmembersmightlosetheirjobstothenewcomers.

19.A）Toimposerestrictionsonfurtherimmigration.

B）Toimprovetheworkingconditionsofimmigrants.

C）Tosetaminimumwagelevelfornewimmigrants.

D）Toputrequirementsonlanguagesfornewcomers.

20.A）TheywerelookeddownuponbyEuropeanimmigrants.

B）Theyhadahardtimeseekingequaljobopportunities.

C）Theyworkedveryhardtoearnadecentliving.

D）Theystronglyopposedcontinuedimmigration.

PartⅡReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1985whenaJapanAirLines（JAL）jetcrashed,itspresident,YasumotoTakagi,calledeachvictim’sfamilytoapologize,andthenpromptlyresigned.Andin1987,whenasubsidiaryofToshibasolesensitivemilitarytechnologytotheformerSovietUnion,thechairmanofToshibagaveuphispost.

Theseexecutiveactions,whichToshibacalls“thehighestformofapology,”mayseembizarretoUSmanagers.NooneatBoeingresignedaftertheJALcrash,whichmayhavebeencausedbyafaultyBoeingrepair.

Thedifferencebetweenthetwobusinessculturescentersarounddifferentdefinitionsofdelegation.WhileUSexecutivesgivebothresponsibilityandauthoritytotheiremployees,Japaneseexecutivesdelegateonlyauthority—theresponsibilityisstilltheirs.AlthoughthesubsidiarythatsoldthesensitivetechnologytotheSovietshaditsownmanagement,theToshibatopexecutivessaidthey“musttakepersonalresponsibilityfornotcreatinganatmospherethroughouttheToshibagroupthatwouldmakesuchactivityunthinkable,eveninanindependentlyrunsubsidiary.”

SuchacceptanceofcommunityresponsibilityisnotuniquetobusinessesinJapan.SchoolprincipalsinJapanhaveresignedwhentheirstudentscommittedmajorcrimesafterschoolhours.Eveniftheydonotquit,Japaneseexecutiveswilloftenacceptprimaryresponsibilityinotherways,suchastakingthefirstpaycutwhenacompanygetsintofinancialtrouble.Suchpersonalsacrifices,eveniftheyarelargelysymbolic,helptocreatethesenseofcommunityandemployeeloyaltythatiscrucialtotheJapanesewayofdoingbusiness.

HarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorGeorgeLodgecallstheritualacceptanceofblame“almostafeudal（封建的）wayofpurging（清除）thecommunityofdishonor,”andtosomeintheUnitedStates,suchresignationslookcowardly.However,inanerainwhichbothbusinessandgovernmentalleadersseemparticularlygoodatevadingresponsibility,manyUSmanagerswouldprobablywelcomeaninfusion（灌输）oftheJapanesesenseofresponsibility,If,forinstance,USautomobilecompanyexecutivesofferedtoreducetheirownsalariesbeforetheyaskedtheirworkerstotakepaycuts,negotiationswouldprobablytakeonaverydifferentcharacter.

21.WhydidthechairmanofToshibaresignhispositionin1987?

A）InJapan,theleakageofaslatesecrettoRussiansisagravecame.

B）Hehadbeenunderattackforshiftingresponsibilitytohissubordinates.

C）InJapan,thechiefexecutiveofacorporationisheldresponsibleforthemistakemadebyitssubsidiaries.

D）Hehadbeenaccusedofbeingcowardlytowardscrisesthatweretakingplaceinhiscorporation.

22.AccordingtothepassageifyouwanttobeagoodmanagerinJapan,youhaveto________.

A）apologizepromptlyforyoursubordinates'mistakes

B）beskillfulinacceptingblamesfromcustomers

C）makesymbolicsacrificeswhenevernecessary

D）createastrongsenseofcompanyloyalty

23.What’sProfessorGeorgeLodge’sattitudetowardstheresignationsofJapanesecorporateleaders?

A）SympatheticC）Critical

B）Biased.D）Approving.

24.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A）BoeinghadnothingtodowiththeJALaircrashin1985.

B）Americanexecutivesconsiderauthorityandresponsibilityinseparable.

C）Schoolprincipalsbearlegalresponsibilityforstudents'crimes.

D）Persuadingemployeestotakepaycutsdoesn’thelpsolvecorporatecrises.

25.Thepassageismainlyabout________.

A）resignationasaneffectivewayofdealingwithbusinesscrises

B）theimportanceofdelegatingresponsibilitytoemployees

C）