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大学英语六级A卷试题和答案
2005年12月24日大学英语六级A卷试题和答案
PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）
SectionA
1.A）Thedeanshouldhaveconsultedherontheappointment.
B）Dr.Holdenshouldhavetakenoverthepositionearlier.
C）Shedoesn’tthinkDr.Holdenhasmadeawisechoice.
D）Dr.Holdenisthebestpersonforthechairmanship.
2.A）They’llkeepintouchduringthesummervacation
B）They’llholdapartybeforethesummervacation
C）They’lldooddjobstogetherattheschoollibrary
D）They’llgetbacktotheirschoolonceinawhile
3.A）Peachesareinseasonnow.
B）Peachesarenotattheirbestnow.
C）Thewomandidn’tknowhowtobargain.
D）Thewomanhelpedthemanchoosethefruit.
4.A）Theyjointhephysicsclub.
B）Theyaskforanextensionofthedeadline.
C）Theyworkontheassignmenttogether.
D）Theychooseaneasierassignment.
5.A）SheadmiresJean’sstraightforwardness
B）ShethinksDr.Browndeservesthepraise
C）ShewilltalktoJeanaboutwhathappened
D）ShebelievesJeanwasrudetoDr.Brown
6.A）Helikedwritingwhenhewasachild
B）HeenjoyedreadingstoriesinReader’sDigest
C）HeusedtobeaneditorofReader’sDigest
D）Hebecamewellknownattheageofsix
7.A）Heshowsgreatenthusiasmforhisstudies
B）Heisaveryversatileperson
C）Hehasnotalentfortennis
D）Hedoesnotstudyhardenough
8A）Johnhaslostsomethingattherailwaystation
B）Thereareseveralrailwaystationsinthecity
C）ItwillbeverydifficultforthemtofindJohn
D）ThetrainthatJohnistakingwillarrivesoon
9.A）Itsrapidgrowthisbeneficialtotheworld
B）Itcanbeseenasamodelbytherestoftheworld
C）Itssuccesscan’tbeexplainedbyelementaryeconomics
D）Itwillcontinuetosurgeforward
10.A）Ittakesonly5minutestoreachthecampusfromtheapartments
B）Moststudentscan’taffordtoliveinthenewapartments
C）Thenewapartmentsarenotavailableuntilnextmonth
D）Thenewapartmentscanaccommodate500students
SectionB
PassageOne
11.A）TheroleofimmigrantsintheconstructionofAmericansociety
B）TheimportanceofofferingdiversecoursesinEuropeanhistory
C）Theneedforgreaterculturaldiversityintheschoolcurriculum
D）ThehistoriclandingofEuropeansontheVirginiashore
12.A）HewaswonderingifthespeakerwasusedtolivinginAmerica
B）Hewastryingtoshowfriendlinesstothespeaker
C）Hewantedtokeeptheirconversationgoing
D）Hebelievedthespeakerwasaforeigner
13.A）TheUSpopulationdoesn’tconsistofwhiteEuropeandescendantsonly
B）AsiantouristscanspeakEnglishaswellasnativespeakersofthelanguage
C）ColoredpeoplearenotwelcomeintheUnitedStates
D）Americansareinneedofeducationintheirhistory
PassageTwo
14.A）Bymakinglaws
B）Byenforcingdiscipline
C）Byeducatingthepublic
D）Byholdingceremonies
15.A）Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers
B）Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand
C）ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans
D）Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans
16.A）Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus
B）Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument
C）Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled
D）Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair
17.A）Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag
B）Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag
C）Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed
D）Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs
PassageThree
18.A）Punishmentbyteachers
B）Pooracademicperformance
C）Truancy
D）Illness
19.A）TheBoardofEducation
B）Principalsofcityschools
C）Studentswithgoodacademicrecords
D）Studentswithgoodattendancerecords
20.A）Punishingstudentswhodamageschoolproperty
B）Rewardingschoolsthathavedecreasedthedestruction
C）Promotingteacherswhocanpreventthedestruction
D）Cuttingthebudgetforrepairsandreplacements
PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Passageone
Toomanyvulnerablechild-freeadultsarebeingruthlessly（无情的）manipulatedintoparent-hoodbytheirparents,whothinkthathappinessamongolderpeopledependsonhavingagrand-childtospoil.Weneedanorganizationtohelpbeatdownthepersistentcampaignsofgrandchildlessparents.It’stimetoestablishPlannedGrandparenthood,whichwouldhavemanyglobalandlocalbenefits.
Partofitsmissionwouldbetopromotetherisksandrealitiesassociatedwithbeingagrandparent.Thestaffwouldincludedepressedgrandparentswhowouldexplainhowgrandkidsbreaklamps,bite,screamandkick.Otherswoulddetailhowanhourofbaby-sittingoftenturnsintoacryingmarathon.Moregrandparentswouldtestifythattheyhadtopayfortheirgrandchild’sexpensivecollegeeducation.
Plannedgrandparenthood’scarefullywrittenliteraturewoulddetailallthejoysoflifegrand-child-freeacalmlivingroom,extramoneyforluxuriesduringthegoldenyears,etc.Potentialgrandparentswouldberemindedthat,withoutgrandchildrenaround,it’spossibletohaveaconversationwithyourkids,who----incidentally-----wouldhavemoretimefortheirownparents.
Meanwhile,mostchildrenarevulnerabletotheenormousinfluenceexertedbygrandchildlessparentsaimingtopersuadetheirkidstoproducechildren.Theywilltakeacallfromapersistentparent,evenifthey’reloadedwithworks.Inaddition,someparentsmakehandsomemoneyofferspayableuponthegrandchild’sbirth.Sometimesthesegiftsnotonlycoverexpensesassociatedwiththeinfant’sbirth,butextras,too,likeavacation.Inanycase,cashgiftscanweakentheresolveofeventhenoblestperson.
AtPlannedGrandparenthood,childrentargetedbytheirparentstoreproducecouldobtainnon-biasedinformationabouttheinsanityofhavingtheirownkids.Thecatastrophicpsychologicalandeconomiccostsofchildbearingwouldbeemphasized.Thesymptomsofmorningsicknesswouldbelistedandhorrorsofchildbirthpictured.Amonthlynewsletterwouldcontainstoriesaboutoverwhelmedparentsandofferguidanceonhowchildlessadultscanrespondtothedifferentlobbyingtacticsthatwould-begrandparentsemploy.
WhenIthinkaboutalltheproblemsofouroverpopulatedworldandlookatourboygrabbingatthelampbythesofa,IwishIcouldhaveturnedtoPlannedGrandparenthoodwhenmyparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme.
IfIcouldhave,Imightnotbeinthisparenthoodpredicament（窘境）.Buthere’sthecrazyirony,Idon’twantmychild-freelifeback.Dylan’stoomuchfun.
21.What’sthepurposeoftheproposedorganizationPlannedGrandparenthood?
A）Toencouragechildlesscouplestohavechildren.
B）Toprovidefacilitiesandservicesforgrandchildlessparents.
C）Tooffercounselingtopeopleonhowtoraisegrandchildren.
D）Todiscouragepeoplefrominsistingonhavinggrandchildren.
22.PlannedGrandparenthoodwouldincludedepressedgrandparentsonitsstaffinorderto____.
A）showthemthejoysoflifegrandparentsmayhaveinraisinggrandchildren
B）drawattentiontothetroublesanddifficultiesgrandchildrenmaycause
C）sharetheirexperienceinraisinggrandchildreninamorescientificway
D）helpraisefundstocoverthehighexpenseofeducationforgrandchildren
23.Accordingtothepassage,somecouplesmayeventuallychoosetohavechildrenbecause_____.
A）theyfindithardtoresistthecarrot-and-stickapproachoftheirparents
B）theyhavelearnfromotherparentsaboutthejoysofhavingchildren
C）theyfeelmoreandmorelonelyadtheygrowolder
D）theyhavefounditirrationaltoremainchildless
24.Bysaying“…myparentswereputtingthegrandchildsqueezeonme”（Line2-3,Para.6）,theauthormeansthat_________.
A）herparentskeptpressuringhertohaveachild
B）herparentslikedtohaveagrandchildintheirarms
C）herparentsaskedhertosavefortheexpensesofraisingachild
D）herparentskeptblamingherforherchild’sbadbehavior
25.Whatdoestheauthorreallyoftheideaofhavingchildren?
A）Itdoesmoreharmthangood.
B）Itcontributestooverpopulation.
C）Itistroublesomebutrewarding.
D）Itisapsychologicalcatastrophe
PassageTwo
Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
AskmostpeoplehowtheydefinetheAmericanDreamandchancesarethey’llsay,“Success.”ThedreamofindividualopportunityhasbeenhomeinAmericansinceEuropeansdiscovereda“newworld”intheWesternHemisphere.EarlyimmigrantslikeHectorSt.JeandeCrevecoeurpraisedhighlythefreedomandopportunitytobefoundinthisnewland.HisglowingdescriptionsofaclasslesssocietywhereanyonecouldattainsuccessthroughhonestyandhardworkfiredtheimaginationsofmanyEuropeanreaders:
inLettersfromanAmericanFarmer（1782）hewrote.“Weareallexcitedatthespiritofanindustrywhichisunfettered（无拘无束的）andunrestrained,becauseeachpersonworksforhimself…Wehavenoprinces,forwhomwetoil（干苦力活），starve,andbleed:
wearethemostperfectsocietynowexistingintheworld.”Thepromiseofalandwhere“therewardsofaman’sindustryfollowwithequalstepstheprogressofhislabor”drewpoorimmigrantsfromEuropeandfuelednationalexpansionintothewesternterritories.
Ournationalmythology（神化）isfullofillustrationtheAmericansuccessstory.There’sBenjaminFranklin,theverymodeloftheself-educated,self-mademan,whorosefrommodestoriginstobecomeawell-knownscientist,philosopher,andstatesman.Inthenineteenthcentury,HoratioAlger,awriteroffictionforyoungboys,becameA
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