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大学英语六级真题含答案
2002.6
试卷一
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeach conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Example:
Youwillhear:
Youwillread:
A)2hours.
B)3hours.
C)4hours.
D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)"5hours"isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
l.A)Registeringforcourses.C)Buyinganewcomputer
B)Gettingdirections.D)Studyingsociology.
2.A)Themanwillprobablyhavetofindaroommate.
B)Themanisunlikelytoliveinthesuburbs.
C)Themanwillprobablyhavetobuyacar
D)Themanisunlikelytofindexactlywhathedesires.
3.A)Paintingapicture.C)Designingastudio.
B)Hostingaprogram.D)Takingaphotograph.
4.A)Thewomandoesn'tthinkitaproblemtogetherpassportrenewed.
B)Thewomanhasdifficultyrenewingherpassport.
C)Thewomanhasn'trenewedherpassportyet.
D)Thewoman'spassportisstillvalid.
5.A)Apredictionofthefutureofmankind.C)Anopportunityforagoodjob.
B)Anewdrugthatmaybenefitmankind.D)Anunsuccessfulexperiment.
6.A)Alessonrequiresstudents'activeinvolvement.
B)Studentsusuallytakeanactivepartinalecture.
C)Moreknowledgeiscoveredinalecture.
D)Thereisalargergroupofpeopleinterestedinlessons.
7.A)Neitheroftheirwatcheskeepsgoodtime.
B)Thewoman'swatchstopped3hoursago.
C)Theman'swatchgoestoofast.
D)It'stoodarkforthewomantoreadherwatch.
8.A)She'sproudofbeingabletodomanythingsatthesametime.
B)Sheissuretofinishallthethingsinafewhours.
C)Shedreamsofbecomingamillionairesomeday.
D)She'sbeenkeptextremelybusy.
9.A)Hewantshisstudentstobeontimeforclass.
B)Hedoesn'tallowhisstudentstotelljokesinclass.
C)Heisalwayspunctualforhisclass.
D)Herarelynoticeswhichstudentsarelate.
10.A)Heisnervousabouttheexam.C)Hedoesn'tdaretotelllies.
B)Heislookingforajob.D)Hedoesn'tknowhowtoanswerthequestions.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
ll.A)Shewasboredwithheridlelifeathome.
B)Shewasofferedagoodjobbyherneighbour.
C)shewantedtohelpwiththefamily’sfinances.
D)Herfamilywouldliketoseehermoreinvolvedinsociallife.
l2.A)Doinghousework.C)ReadingpapersandwatchingTV
B)Lookingafterherneighbour'schildren.D)Takinggoodcareofherhusband.
l3.A)JanegotangryatBill'sidlelife.
B)Billfailedtoadapttothenewsituation.
C)BillblamedJaneforneglectingthefamily.
D)Thechi1drenwerenottakengoodcareof.
14.A)Neighboursshouldhelpeachother.
B)Womenshouldhavetheirowncareers.
C)Manandwifeshouldsharehouseholdduties.
D)Parentsshouldtakegoodcareoftheirchildren.
PassageTwo
Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
15.A)Topredictnaturaldisastersthatcancausevastdestruction.
B)Tolimitthedestructionthatnaturaldisastersmaycause.
C)TogainfinancialsupportfromtheUnitedNations.
D)Toproposemeasurestoholdbacknaturaldisasters.
16.A)Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforemancancontrolnaturaldisasters.
B)Internationalcooperationcanminimizethedestructiveforceofnaturaldisasters.
C)Technologycanhelpreducethedamagenaturaldisastersmaycause.
D)Scientistscansuccessfullypredictearthquakes.
17.A)Therewerefatalmistakesinitsdesign.
B)Thebuilderdidn'tobservethebuildingcodesofthetime.
C)Thetrafficloadwentbeyonditscapacity.
D)Itwasbuiltaccordingtolessstrictearthquake-resistancestandards.
PassageThree
Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
18.A)Byjudgingtowhatextenttheycaneliminatetherisks.
B)Byestimatingthepossiblelossoflivesandproperty.
C)Byestimatingthefrequencyofvolcaniceruptions.
D)Byjudgingthepossiblerisksagainstthelikelybenefits.
19.A)OneofEtna'srecenteruptionsmademanypeoplemoveaway.
B)Etna'sfrequenteruptionshaveruinedmostofthelocalfarmland.
C)Etna'seruptionsarefrequentbutusuallymild.
D)TherearesignsthatEtnawilleruptagaininthenearfuture.
20.A)Theywillremainwheretheyare.
B)Theywillleavethisareaforever.
C)Theywillturntoexpertsforadvice.
D)Theywillseekshelterinnearbyregions.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Directions:
Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whenglobalwarmingfinallycame,itstuckwithavengeance(异乎寻常地).Insomeregions,temperaturesroseseveraldegreesinlessthanacenturySealevelsshotupnearly400feet,floodingcoastalsettlementsandforcingpeopletomigrateinland.DesertsspreadthroughouttheworldasvegetationshifteddrasticallyinNorthAmerica,EuropeandAsia.Afterdrivingmanyoftheanimalsaroundthemtonearextinction,peoplewereforcedtoabandontheiroldwayoflifeforaradicallynewsurvivalstrategythatresultedinwidespreadstarvationanddisease.Theadaptationwasfarming:
theglobal-warmingcrisisthatgaverisetoithappenedmorethanl0,000yearsago.
AsenvironmentalistsconveneinRiodeJaneirothisweektopondertheglobalclimateofthefuture,earthscientistsareinthemidstofarevolutioninunderstandinghowclimatehaschangedinthepast--andhowthosechangeshavetransformedhumanexistence.Researchershavebeguntopiecetogetheranilluminatingpictureofthepowerfulgeo1ogicalandastronomicalforcesthathavecombinedtochangetheplanet'senvironmentfromhottocold,wettodryandbackagainoveratimePeriodstretchingbackhundredsofmillionsofyears.
Mostimportant,scientistsarebeginningtorealizethattheclimaticchangeshavehadamajorimpactontheevolutionofthehumanspecies.Newresearchnowsuggeststhatclimateshiftshaveplayedakeyroleinnearlyeverysignificantturningpointinhumanevolution:
fromthedawnofPrimates(灵长类动物)some65millionyearsagotohumanancestorsrisinguptowalkontwolegs,fromthehugeexpansionofthehumanbraintotheriseofagriculture.Indeed,thehumanhistoryhasnotbeenmerelytouchedbyglobalclimatechange,somescientistsargue,ithasinsomeinstancesbeendrivenbyit.
ThenewresearchhasprofoundimplicationsfortheenvironmentalsummitinRio.Amongotherthings,thefindingsdemonstratethatdramaticclimatechangeisnothingnewforplanetEarth.Thebenign(宜人的)globalenvironmentthathasexistedoverthepastl0,00Oyears-duringwhichagriculture,writing,citiesandmostotherfeaturesofcivilizationappeared--isamerebrightspotinamuchlargepatternofwidelyvaryingclimateovertheages.Infact,thepatternofclimatechangeinthepastrevealsthatEarth'sclimatewillalmostcertainlygothroughdramaticchangesinthefuture--evenwithouttheinfluenceofhumanactivity
21.Farmingemergedasasurvivalstrategybecausemanhadbeenobliged.
A)togiveuphisformerwayoflife
B)toleavethecoastalareas
C)tofollowtheever-shiftingvegetation
D)toabandonhisoriginalsettlement
22.Earthscientistshavecometounderstandthatclimate.
A)isgoingtroughafundamentalchange
B)hasbeengettingwarmerforl0,000years
C)willeventuallychangefromhottocold
D)hasgonethroughPeriodicalchanges
23.Scientistsbelievethathumanevolution.
A)hasseldombeenaccompaniedbyclimaticchanges
B)hasexertedlittleinfluenceonclimaticchanges
C)haslarge1ybeeneffectedbyclimaticchanges
D)hashadamajorimpactonclimaticchanges
24.Evidenceofpastclimaticchangesindicatesthat.
A)humanactivitieshaveacceleratedchangesofEarth'senvironment
B)Earth'senvironmentwillremainmilddespitehumaninterference
C)Earth'sclimateisboundtochangesignificantlyinthefuture
D)Earth'sclimateisunlikelytoundergosubstantialchangesinthefuture
25.Themessagetheauthorwishestoconveyinthepassageisthat.
A)humancivilizationremainsgloriousthoughitisaffectedbyclimaticchanges
B)mankindisvirtuallyhelplessinthefaceofthedramaticchangesofclimate
C)manhastolimithisactivitiestoslowdowntheglobalwarmingprocess
D)humancivilizationwillcontinuetodevelopinspiteofthechangesofnature
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