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年
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月大学英语六级
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Part I Listening Comprehension (20
minutes)
Section A
1.
A) No, it
’
s open
only to teachers and postgraduates.
B)
Yes, he can study there if he is writing a
research paper.
C) Yes, because he is a
senior student.
D) Yes, but he needs
the approval by his professor.
2.
A) It was pretty good.
B) It
was rather dull.
C) It was not well
organized.
D) It was attended by many
people.
3.
A) The effects of
the flood.
B) The heroic fight against
a flood.
C) The cause of the flood.
D) Floods of the past twenty years.
4.
A) They were both busy
doing their own work.
B) They waited
for each other at different places.
C)
They went to the street corner at different times.
D) The man went to the concert but the
woman didn
’
t.
5.
A) The air is polluted.
B)
The people there are terrible.
C)
It
’
s too windy.
D) The beaches are dirty.
6.
A) In Mexico.
B) In
California.
C) In the city.
D) In New Mexico.
7.
A) The woman blames the man for his
absence.
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B) The
woman thinks that everything was all right.
C) The woman thanks the man for his
efforts.
D) The woman
doesn
’
t think it was the
man
’
s fault.
8.
A) He has too many dreams.
B) He likes to sleep.
C) He
doesn
’
t put his ideas into
practice.
D) He
doesn
’
t have many good
ideas.
9.
A) Getting extra
credits.
B) The requirements of an M.
A. degree.
C) The credit hours required
for an M. A. degree.
D) Taking more
optional courses.
10.
A)
They get a bargain right away.
B) They
have a look at the advertisement.
C)
They sell their TV set.
D) They go and
buy a big TV set.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 11 to
13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.
A) Because many people
don
’
t know how to behave in
social situations.
B) Because most
people are shy by nature.
C) Nobody
will laugh at you for being shy.
D)
Shyness is difficult to overcome.
12.
A) By prediction.
B) By
recording.
C) Through observation.
D) Through interviewing.
13.
A) To observe
people
’
s attitude towards
strangers.
B) To see how people get
along with their friends.
C) To change
people
’
s behaviour in social
life.
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D) To find
out how shy people are.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
14.
A) A housewife.
B) A singer.
C) A teacher.
D) A musician.
15.
A) The violin was too
expensive.
B) She was too young to play
the violin.
C) The violin was too big
for her.
D) Her mother wanted her to
play the piano.
16.
A) To
play the violin once again.
B) To go to
the United States.
C) To apply for a
scholarship.
D) To have her performance
taped.
17.
A) To live a more
comfortable life.
B) To give
performances.
C) To be a pupil of a
famous violinist.
D) To enter a famous
university.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the
passage you have just heard.
18.
A) Because they have had little
exposure to high level of sounds.
B)
Because they suffer from hearing loss.
C) Because they
don
’
t know how to operate
stereo systems.
D) Because they are not
qualified engineers.
19.
A)
A year ago.
B) A decade ago.
C) Three years ago.
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D) Five
years ago.
20.
A) Providing
a warning light when the sound is too loud.
B) Producing more personal stereo
systems.
C) Restricting the use of
personal stereos.
D) Setting up a
standardized hearing test.
Part II
Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the
following passage.
“There is a
senseless notion that children grow up and leave
home when they’
re 18,
and
the
truth
is
far
from
that,”
says
sociologist
Larry
Bumpass
of
the
University
of
Wisconsin.
Today,
unexpected
numbers
of
young
adults
are
living
with
their
parents,
“There
is
a
major
shift
in
the
middle
class,”
declares
sociologist
Allan
Schnaiberg
of
Northwester University, whose son, 19,
moved back in after an absence of eight months.
Analysts
cite
a
variety
of
reasons
for
this
return
to
the
nest.
The
marriage
age
is
rising, a condition that makes home and
its pleasantness particularly attractive to young
people.
A
high
divorce
rate
and
a
declining
remarriage
rate
are
sending
economically
pressed and
emotionally hurt survivors back to parental
shelters. For some, the expense
of
an
away-from-home
college
education
has
become
so
excessively
great
that
many
students now attend local schools. Even
after graduation, young people find their wings
clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.
Living at home, says Knighton, a school
teacher, continues to give her security and
moral support. Her mother agreed,
“It’
s ridiculous for the kids to pay
all that money for
rent.
It
makes
sense
for
kids
to
stay
at
home.”
But
sharing
the
family
ho
me
requires
adjustments for
all. There are the hassles over bathrooms,
telephones and
privacy
(
不受
干扰的生活
). Some
families, however, manage the delicate balancing
act. But for others,
it proves too
difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home
three times-and left three
times. “What
I considered a social
drink,
my dad considered an alcohol problem,”
she
explains. “He never
liked anyone I
dated
(
约会
), so I either
had to hide away or meet
them at
friends
’
house.”
Just how
long should adult children live with their parents
before moving on? Most
psychologists
feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children,
struggling to establish
separate
identities,
can
end
up
with
“a
sense
of
inadequacy,
defeat
and
failure.”
And
aging
parents,
who
should
be
enjoying
some
financial
and
personal
freedom,
find
themselves stuck with
responsibilities. Many agree that brief
visits, however, can work
beneficially.
21.
According to the author, there was once
a trend in the U.S. ________.
A) for
young adults to leave their parents and live
independently
B) for middle class young
adults to stay with their parents
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C) for
married young adults to move back home after a
lengthy absence
D) for young adults to
get jobs nearby in order to live with their
parents
22.
Which of the
following does not account for young adults
returning to the nest?
A) Young adults
find housing costs too high.
B) Young
adults are psychologically and intellectually
immature.
C) Young adults seek parental
comfort and moral support.
D) Quite a
number of young adults attend local schools.
23.
One of the disadvantages
of young adults returning to stay with their
parents is that
________.
A)
there will inevitably be inconveniences in every
day life
B) most parents find it
difficult to keep
C) the young adults
tend to be overprotected by their parents
D) public opinion is against young
adults staying with their parents
24.
The word “hassles” in the passage (Line
3, Para. 3) probably means ________.
A) agreements
B) worries
C) disadvantages
D) quarrels
25.
According to the passage
what is the best for both parents and children?
A) They should adjust themselves to
sharing the family expenses.
B)
Children should leave their parents when they are
grown-up.
C) Adult children should
visit their parents from time to time.
D) Parents should support their adult
children when they are in trouble.
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the
following passage.
The
word
conservation
has
a
thrifty
(
节俭
)
meaning.
To
conserve
is
to
save
and
protect,
to
leave what
we
ourselves
enjoy in
such good
condition
that others may
also
share the enjoyment. Our
forefathers had no idea that human population
would increase
faster than the supplies
of raw materials; most of them, even until very
recently, had the
foolish idea that the
treasures were “limitless” and “inexhaustible”.
Most of the citizens
of earlier
generations knew little or nothing about the
complicated and delicate system
that
runs
all
through
nature,
and
which
means
that,
as
in
a
living
body,
an
unhealthy
condition of one
part will sooner or later be harmful to all the
others.
Fifty years ago nature study
was not part of the school work; scientific
forestry was
a
new
idea;
timber
was
still
cheap
because
it
could
be
brought
in
any
quantity
from
distant woodlands; soil destruction and
river floods were not national problems; nobody
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had yet
studied long-terms climatic cycles in relation to
proper land use; even the word
“conservation” had nothing of the
meaning that it has for us today.
For the sake of ourselves and those who
will come after us, we must now set about
repairing the mistakes of our
forefathers. Conservation should, therefore, be
made a part
of
everyone
’
s daily life. To
know about the
water table
(
水位
) in the
ground is just as
important to us as a
knowledge of the basic arithmetic formulas. We
need to know why
all
watersheds
(
上游源头森林地带集水区
)
need the protection of plant life and why the
running current of streams and rivers
must be made to yield their full benefit to the
soil
before they finally escape to the
sea. We need to be taught the duty of planting
trees as
well as of cutting them. We
need to know the importance of big, mature trees,
because
living
space
for
most
of
man
’
s
fellow
creatures
on
this
planet
is
figured
not
only
in
square
measure of surface but also in cubic volume above
the earth. In brief, it should be
our
goal to restore as much of the original beauty of
nature as we can.
26.
The
author
’
s
attitude
towards
the
current
situation
in
the
exploitation
of
natural
resources is
________.
A) positive
B)
neutral
C) suspicious
D)
critical
27.
According to
the author, the greatest mistake of our
forefathers was that ________.
A) they
had no idea about scientific forestry
B) they had little or no sense of
environmental protection
C) they were
not aware of the significance of nature study
D) they had no idea of how to make good
use of raw materials
28.
It
can
be
inferred
from
the
third
paragraph
that
earlier
generations
didn
’
t
realize
________.
A) the interdependence of water, soil,
and living things
B) the importance of
the proper use of land
C) the
harmfulness of soil destruction and river floods
D) the value of the beauty of nature
29.
To
avoid
correcting
the
mistake
of
our
forefathers,
the
author
suggests
that
________.
A)
we plant more trees
B) natural science
be taught to everybody
C) environmental
education be directed toward everyone
D) we return to nature
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30.
What
does
t
he
author
imply
by
saying
“living
space
...
is
figured...
also
in
cubic
volume above the earth” (Lines
7
-8, Para. 3)?
A) Our living
space on the earth is getting smaller and smaller.
B) Our living space should be measured
in cubic volume.
C) We need to take
some measure to protect space.
D) We
must preserve good living conditions for both
birds and animals.
Questions 31 to 35
are based on the following passage.
Judging
from
recent
surveys,
most
experts
in
sleep
behavior
agree
that
there
is
virtually an
epidemic
(
流行病
)
of sleepiness in the nation. “I
can’
t think of a single study
that hasn
’
t found
Americans
getting less sleep than they
ought to,” says Dr. David. Even
people
who think they are sleeping enough would probably
be better off with more rest.
The
beginning of our
sleep-deficit
(
睡眠不足
) crisis can
be traced to the invention
of the light
bulb a century ago. From diary entries and other
personal accounts from the
18th
and
19th
centuries,
sleep
scientists
have
reached
the
conclusion
that
the
average
person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a
night. “The best sleep habits once were forced on
us, when we had no
thing to
do in the evening down on the farm, and it was
dark.” By the
1950s and 1960s, the
sleep schedule had been reduced dramatically, to
between 7.5 and
eight hours, and most
people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People
cheat on their sleep,
and they
don
’
t even realize
they
’re doing it,” says Dr. David.
“They think they’
re okay
because they can get by on 6.5 hours,
when they really need 7.5, eight or even more to
feel ideally vigorous.”
Perhaps the most merciless robber of
sleep, researchers say is the complexity of the
day. Whenever pressures from work,
family, friends and community mount, many people
consider
sleep
the
least
expensive
item
on
his
programme.
“In
our
society,
you’
re
considered
dynamic if you say you only need 5.5
hours
’
sleep. If
you
’
re got to get 8.5
hours, people think you lack drive and
ambition.”
To
determine
the
consequences
of
sleep
deficit,
researchers
have
put
subjects
through a set of psychological and
performance tests requiring them, for instance, to
add
columns of numbers or
r
ecall a passage read to them only
minutes earlier. “We’
ve found
that if you
’re in sleep
deficit, performance suffers,” says Dr. David.
“Short
-term memory
is
weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and
to concentrate.”
31.
People in the 18th and 19th centuries
used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night because
they had ________.
A) no
drive and ambition
B) no electric
lighting
C) the best sleep habits
D) nothing to do in the evening
32.
According to Dr. David,
Americans ________.
A) are ideally
vigorous even under the pressure of life
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B) often
neglect the consequences of sleep deficit
C) do not know how to relax themselves
properly
D) can get by on 6.5 hours of
sleep
33.
Many Americans
believe that ________.
A) sleep is the
first thing that can be sacrificed when one is
busy
B) they need more sleep to cope
with the complexities of everyday life
C) to sleep is something one can do at
any time of the day
D) enough sleep
promotes people
’
s drive and
ambition
34.
The word
“subjects” (Line 1, Para. 4) refer
s to
________.
A) the performance tests used
in the study of sleep deficit
B)
special branches of knowledge that are being
studied
C) people whose behavior or
reactions are being studied
D) the
psychological consequences of sleep deficit
35.
It
can
be
concluded
from
the
passage
that
one
should
sleep
as
many
hours
as
is
necessary
to ________.
A) improve
one
’
s memory dramatically
B) be considered dynamic by other
people
C) maintain
one
’
s daily schedule
D) feel energetic and perform
adequately
Questions 36 to 40 are based
on the following passage.
The concept
of personal choice in relation to health behaviors
is an important one.
An
estimated
90
percent
of
all
illness
may
be
preventable
if
individuals
would
make
sound personal health
choices based upon current medical knowledge. We
all enjoy our
freedom of choice and do
not like to see it restricted when it is within
the legal and moral
boundaries of
society. The structure of American society allows
us to make almost all our
own personal
decisions that may concern our health. If we so
desire, we can smoke, drink
excessively, refuse to wear seat belts,
eat whatever food we want, and live a completely
sedentary life-style without any
exercise. The freedom to make such personal
decisions is
a
fundamental
aspect
of
our
society,
although
the
wisdom
of
these
decisions
can
be
questioned. Personal choices relative
to health often cause a difficulty. As one
example, a
teenager
may
know
the
facts
relative
to
smoking
cigarettes
and
health
but
may
be
pressured
by friends into believing it is the socially
accepted thing to do.
A multitude of
factors, both inherited and environmental,
influence the development
of
health-related
behaviors,
and
it
is
beyond
the
scope
of
this
text
to
discuss
all
these
factors
as
they
may
affect
any
given
individual.
However,
the
decision
to
adopt
a
particular
health-related
behavior
is
usually
one
of
personal
choice.
There
are
healthy
choices
and
there
are
unhealthy
choices.
In
discussing
the
morals
of
personal
choice,
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Fries and
Crapo drew a comparison. They suggest that to
knowingly give oneself over to
a
behavior
that
has
a
statistical
probability
of
shortening
life
is
similar
to
attempting
suicide. Thus,
for those individuals who are interested in
preserving both the quality and
quantity of life, personal health
choices should reflect those behaviors that are
associated
with a statistical
probability of increased vitality and longevity.
36.
The concept of personal
choice concerning health is important because
________.
A) personal health choices
help cure most illness
B) it helps
raise the level of our medical knowledge
C) it is essential to personal freedom
in American society
D) wrong decisions
could lead to poor health
37.
To “live a completely sedentary
life
-
style” (Line 7, Para.
1) in
the passage means
________.
A) to “live an
inactive life”
B) to “live a
decent life”
C) to “live a
life with complete freedom”
D) to “live a life of vice”
38.
Sound personal health
choice is often difficult to make because
________.
A) current medical knowledge
is still insufficient
B) there are many
factors influencing our decisions
C)
few people are willing to trade the quality of
life
D) people are usually influenced
by the behavior of their friends
39.
To
knowingly
allow
oneself
to
purse
unhealthy
habits
is
compared
by
Fried
and
Crapo to ________.
A) improving the quality of
one
’
s life
B)
limiting one
’
s personal
health choice
C) deliberately ending
one
’
s life
D)
breaking the rules of social behavior
40.
According to Fries and
Crapo sound health choices should be based on
________.
A) personal decisions
B) society
’
s laws
C) statistical evidence
D)
friends
’
opinions
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Part III
Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
41.
The company ________ a
rise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened
yet.
A) is promised
B) has
been promising
C) is promising
D) promised
42.
The doctor was asked to go back to the
hospital because of ________ case.
A)
an operation
B) an emergency
C) a treatment
D) an
incident
43.
Life is a
candle ________ to burn ever brighter.
A) being meant
B) meaning
C) to mean
D) meant
44.
Mrs. Lackey was awakened
by the ringing of the bedside phone 12 hours after
her
husband
’
s
boat had been ________.
A) wrecked
B) collapsed
C) decayed
D) fired
45.
No
one needs to feel awkward in ________ his own
customs.
A) pursuing
B)
following
C) chasing
D)
seeking
46.
It
’
s time
________ about the traffic problem downtown.
A) something was done
B)
everything is done
C) anything will be
done
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D)
nothing to be done
47.
When
they had finished playing, the children were made
to ________ all the toys
they had taken
out.
A) put off
B) put out
C) put up
D) put away
48.
There is an undesirable
________ nowadays to make films showing violence.
A) direction
B) tradition
C) phenomenon
D) trend
49.
My father did not go to
New York; the doctor suggested that he ________
there.
A) not to go
B)
hadn
’
t gone
C)
not go
D)
wouldn
’
t go
50.
Most people who travel in the course of
their work are given travelling ________.
A) income
B) allowances
C) wages
D) pay
51.
He failed to supply the
facts relevant ________ the case in question.
A) for
B) with
C)
to
D) of
52.
Young
people
’
s
social
environment
has
a
________
effect
on
their
academic
progress.
A) gross
B) solid
C) complete
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