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大学英语六级CET6A卷含答案听力原文打印版
2005年1月8日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(B卷)
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA
Example:
A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.
Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishby2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]
1.A)Furnishedapartmentswillcostmore.
B)Theapartmentcanbefurnishedeasily.
C)Shecanprovidethemanwiththeapartmentheneeds.
D)Theapartmentisjustwhatthemanislookingfor.(C)
2.A)HequiteagreeswithMr.Johnson’sviews.
B)Mr.Johnson’sideasarenonsense.
C)Mr.Johnsonisgoodatexpressinghisideas.
D)Hesharesthewoman’sviewsonsocialwelfare.(A)
3.A)Avoiddistractionswhilestudyinginherdorm.
B)Improvehergradesgradually.
C)Changetheconditionsofherdorm.
D)Studyinaquietplace.(D)
4.A)Itwillbeheldinadifferentplace,
B)Ithasbeenputoff.
C)Ithasbeencancelled.
D)Itwillberescheduledtoattractmoreparticipants.(B)
5.A)Janetisverymuchinterestedinarchitecture.
B)JanetadmirestheSydneyOperaHouseverymuch.
C)Janetthinksit’sashameforanyonenottovisitAustralia.
D)JanetlovesthebeautifullandscapeofAustraliaverymuch.(B)
6.A)Itfallsshortofhersupervisor’sexpectations.
B)Ithasdrawncriticismfromlotsofpeople.
C)Itcanbefinishedinafewweeks’time.
D)Itisbasedonalotofresearch.(A)
7.A)Karenissuretopasstheinterview.
B)HeknowsKarenbetternow.
C)Karenisveryforgetful.
D)ThewomanshouldhaveremindedKarenearlier.(C)
8.A)Skiptheclasstopreparefortheexam.
B)Telltheprofessorshe’slosthervoice.
C)Attendthelecturewiththeman.
D)AskJoetoapologizetotheprofessorforher.(A)
9.A)Thewomanisworkinginakindergarten.
B)Themanwillgoinforbusinessfightafterhighschool.
C)Thewomanisnothappywiththeman’sdecision.
D)Themanwantstobeabusinessmanager.(D)
10.A)Theyarebusyalltheyearround.
B)Theystaycloseduntilsummercomes.
C)Theycaterchieflytotourists.
D)Theyprovidequalityservicetotheircustomers.(C)
SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to14
11.A)Bossandsecretary.
B)PRrepresentativeandclient.
C)Classmates.
D)Colleagues.(C)
12.A)Hethoughtthebosswasunfairtohim.
B)Hisclientscomplainedabouthisservice.
C)HefelthisassignmentwastougherthanSue’s.
D)Hisbosswasalwaysfindingfaultwithhiswork.(A)
13.A)Shecomplainsaboutherbadluck.
B)Shealwaysacceptsthemcheerfully.
C)Sheisunwillingtoundertakethem.
D)Shetakesthemon,thoughreluctantly.(B)
14.A)Johnhadtoquithisjob.
B)BothJohnandSuegotaraise.
C)Suefailedtocompleteherproject.
D)Suegotpromoted.(D)
PassageTwoQuestions15to17
15.A)Bydisplayingtheirfeelingsandemotions.
B)Byexchangingtheirviewsonpublicaffairs.
C)Byaskingeachothersomepersonalquestions.
D)Bygreetingeachotherverypolitely.(C)
16.A)Yellloudly.
B)Arguefiercely.
C)Expresshisopinionfrankly.
D)Refrainfromshowinghisfeelings.(D)
17.A)Doingcredittoone’scommunity.
B)Distinguishingoneself.
C)Gettingrichquickly.
D)Respectingindividualrights.(B)
PassageThreeQuestions18to20
18.A)Whentestsshowthattheyarerelativelysafe.
B)Iftheydon’tinvolveanyrisks.
C)Whentheurgentneedforthemarises.
D)Iftheyproducepredictablesideeffects.(A)
19.A)Becausetheyarelesssensitivetoitthanthosewhohavebeentestedforit.
B)Becausetheyarenotaccustomedtoit.
C)Becausetheirgenesdifferfromthosewhohavebeentestedforit.
D)Becausetheyarenotpsychologicallypreparedforit.(D)
20.A)Theywillbecomephysicallyimpaired.
B)Theywillsufferfromminordiscomfort.
C)Theywillhavetotakeeverlargerdoses.
D)Theywillexperienceaverypainfulprocess.(C)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25
Throughoutthenation’smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.Thoughtherecanbestrengthindiversity,anewinternationalanalysissuggeststhatthisvariabilityhasinsteadcontributedtolackluster(平淡的)achievementscoresbyU.S.childrenrelativetotheirpeersinotherdevelopedcountries.
Indeed,concludesWilliamH.SchmidtofMichiganStateUniversity,wholedthenewanalysis,“nosingleintellectuallycoherentvisiondominatesU.S.educationalpracticeinmathorscience.”Thereason,hesaid,“isbecausethesystemisdeeplyandfundamentallyflawed.”
Thenewanalysis,releasedthisweekbytheNationalScienceFoundationinArlington,Va.,isbasedondatacollectedfromabout50nationsaspartoftheThirdInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy.
NotonlydoapproachestoteachingscienceandmathvaryamongindividualU.S.communities,thereportfinds,butthereappearstobelittlestrategicfocuswithinaschooldistrict’scurricula,itstextbooks,oritsteachers’activities.Thiscontrastssharplywiththecoordinatednationalprogramsofmostothercountries.
Onaverage,U.S.studentsstudymoretopicswithinscienceandmaththantheirinternationalcounterpartsdo.Thiscreatesaneducationalenvironmentthat“isamilewideandaninchdeep,”Schmidtnotes.
Forinstance,eighthgradersintheUnitedStatescoverabout33topicsinmathversusjust19inJapan.Amongsciencecourses,theinternationalgapisevenwider.U.S.curriculaforthisagelevelresemblethoseofasmallgroupofcountriesincludingAustralia,Thailand,Iceland,andBulgaria.SchmidtaskswhethertheUnitedStateswantstobeclassedwiththesenations,whoseeducationalsystems“shareourpatternofsplintered(支离破碎的)visions”butwhicharenoteconomicleaders.
Thenewreport“couldn’tcomeatabettertime,”saysGeraldWheeler,executivedirectoroftheNationalScienceTeachersAssociationinArlington.“ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsprovidethatfocusedvision,”includingthecall“todoless,butingreaterdepth.”
Implementingthenewsciencestandardsandtheirmathcounterpartswillbethechallenge,heandSchmidtagree,becausethedecentralizedresponsibilityforeducationintheUnitedStatesrequiresthatanyreformsbetailoredandinstitutedonecommunityatatime.
Infact,Schmidtargues,reformssuchastheseproposednationalstandards“faceanalmostimpossibletask,becauseeventhoughtheyareintellectuallycoherent,eachbecomesonlyonemorevoiceinthebabble(嘈杂声).”
21.Accordingtothepassage,theteachingofscienceandmathinAmericais________.
A)losingitsvitalitygradually
B)characterizedbyitsdiversity
C)goingdownhillinrecentyears
D)focusedontappingstudents’potential(B)
22.ThefundamentalflawofAmericanschooleducationisthat________.
A)itattachestoomuchimportancetointensivestudyofschoolsubjects
B)itreliesheavilyontheinitiativeofindividualteachers
C)itsetsaverylowacademicstandardforstudents
D)itlacksacoordinatednationalprogram(D)
23.BysayingthattheU.S.educationalenvironmentis“amilewideandaninchdeep”(Line2,Para.5),theauthormeansU.S.educationalpractice________.
A)scratchesthesurfaceofawiderangeoftopics
B)laysstressonqualityattheexpenseofquantity
C)encourageslearningbothindepthandinscope
D)offersanenvironmentforcomprehensiveeducation(A)
24.ThenewNationalScienceEducationStandardsaregoodnewsinthattheywill________.
A)solvemostoftheproblemsinschoolteaching
B)providedepthtoschoolscienceeducation
C)quicklydominateU.S.educationalpractice
D)beabletomeetthedemandsofthecommunity(B)
25.Puttingthenewscienceandmathstandardsintopracticewillprovedifficultbecause________.
A)manyschoolteacherschallengetheacceptabilityofthesestandards
B)thereisalwayscontroversyineducationalcircles
C)notenougheducatorshaverealizedthenecessityfordoingso
D)schooldistrictsareresponsibleformakingtheirowndecisions(D)
PassageTwoQuestions26to30
Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied“fullofyears,”astheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence(吊唁)callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.
Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased(已故的)womansaidtome,“IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It’smyfaultthatshedied.”Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,“IfonlyIhadn’tinsistedonmymother’sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It’smyfaultthatshe’sdead.”
Whenthingsdon’tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation—wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?
Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingn