1990年6月英语六级真题

大学英语六级考试1990年6月试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA1.A)Anewhousecostthirtythousanddollars.B)Bob'shousecosthimsixtythousanddollars.C)Bobdidn'twanttobuyanoldhouse.D)Bobdecidedtobuyanoldhouse.2.A)Yes,butheneedstohavetheapprovalofhisprofessor.B)Yes,hecanstudythereifheiswritingaresearchpaper.C)Yes,becauseheisaseniorstudent.D)No,it'sopenonlytoteachersandpostgraduates.3.A)Hedoesn'tlikeseafoodanymore.B)Aseafooddinneristooexpensive.C)Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.D)Helikesseafoodverymuch.4.A)Hewenttothehospitaltotakehiswifehome.B)Hestayedinthehospitaluntilverylate.Hetriedtocallthewomanseveraltimes.Hewenttothehospitalatmidnightyesterday.5.Hererrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.B)Itwasn'tverychallengingtoher.C)Itwasmoredifficultthanshehadexpected.D)Shemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhertest.6.A)6hours.B)4hours.C)12hours.D)18hours.7.A)It'sdirty.B)It'sfaded.C)It'sdyed.D)It'storn.8.A)Sixteendollars.B)Eightd,ollars.C)Tendollars.D)Twelvedollars.9.A)HiswatchwillbefixednolaterthannextMonday.B)Hiswatchneedstoberepaired.C)Hemaycomeagainforhiswatchattheweekend.D)Thewomanwon'trepairhiswatchuntilnextMonday.10.A)ThethingstodoonMondaymorning.B)TheweatheronMondaymorning.C)ThetimetoseeJohn.D)TheplaceJohnshouldgoto.SectionBPassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Thenumberofitsreaders.B)Itsunusuallocation.C)Itscomfortablechairs.D)Itsspaciousrooms.12.A)ThelatestversionoftheBible.B)AbookwrittenbyColumbus.C)AmapoftheNewWorld.D)OneoftheearliestcopiesofShakespeare'swork.13.A)Ithastoofewemployees.B)Itlacksmoneytocoveritsexpenses.C)Itisovercrowded.D)Itisgrowingtoorapidly.14.A)FromMondaytoFriday.B)FromMondaytoSaturday.C)Everyday.D)OnSaturdaysandSundays.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.15.A)Theywouldtrainthechildrentobehappystreetcleaners.B)Theywouldmakethechildrengreatscholars.C)Theyintendedtotrainthechildrenasadultsweretrained.D)Theywouldgivethechildrenfreedomtofullydevelopthemselves.16.A)Somechildrenaregood,somearenot.B)Childrenaregoodbynature.C)Mostchildrenarenervous.D)Childrenarenotasbraveasadults.17.A)Hethinksascholarismorerespectablethanastreetcleaner.B)Hethinkshighlyofteachingasaprofession.C)Hethinksalljobsareequallygoodsolongaspeoplelikethem.D)Hethinksastreetcleanerishappierthanascholar.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.A)Thedaughterofaprisonguard.B)TheEmperorofRome.C)AChristiancouple.D)AChristiannamedValentine.19.A)Toproposemarriage.B)TocelebrateValentine'sbirthday.C)Toexpresstheirrespectforeachother.D)Toshowtheirlove.20.A)ItisanAmericanfolktale.B)ItissomethingrecordedinRomanhistory.C)Itisoneofthepossibleoriginsofthisholiday.D)ItisastoryfromtheBible.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OnedayinJanuary1913.G.H.Hardy,afamousCambridgeUniversitymathematicianreceivedaletterfromanIndiannamedSrinivasaRamanujanaskinghimforhisopinionof120mathematicaltheorems(定理)thatRamanujansaidhehaddiscovered.ToHardy,manyofthetheoremsmadenosense.Oftheothers,oneortwowerealreadywell-known.Ramanjuanmustbesomekindoftrickplayer,Hardydecided,andputtheletteraside.ButallthatdaytheletterkepthangingroundHardy.Mighttherebesomethinginthosewild-lookingtheorems?ThateveningHardyinvitedanotherbrilliantCambridgemathematician,J.E.Littlewood,andthetwomensetouttoassesstheIndian'sworth.Thatincidentwasaturningpointinthehistoryofmathematics.Atthetime,RamanujanwasanobscureMadrasPortTrustclerk.Alittlemorethanayearlater,hewasatCambridgeUniversity,andbeginningtoberecognizedasoneofthemostamazingmathematicianstheworldhaseverknown.Thoughhediedin1920,muchofhisworkwassofarinadvanceofhistimethatonlyinrecentyearsisitbeginningtobeproperlyunderstood.Indeed,hisresultsarehelpingsolvetoday'sproblemsincomputerscienceandphysics,problemsthathecouldhavehadnonotionof.ForIndians,moreover,Ramanujanhasaspecialsignificance.Ramanujan,thoughborninpoorandill-paidaccountant'sfamily100yearsago,hasinspiredmanyIndianstoadoptmath-ematicsascareer.MuchofRamanujan'sworkisinnumbertheory,abranchofmathematicsthatdealswiththesubtle(难以捉摸的)lawsandrelationshipsthatgovernnumbers.Mathematiciansdescribehisresultsaselegantandbeautifulbuttheyaremuchtoocomplextobeappreciatedbylaymen.Hislife,though,isfullofdramaandsorrow.Itisoneofthegreatromanticstoriesofmathemat-ics,adistressingreminderthatgeniuscansurfaceandriseinthemostunpromisingcircum-stances.21.WhenHardyreceivedthe120theoremsfromRamanujan,hisattitudeatfirstmightbebestdescribedasA)uninterestedB)unsympatheticC)suspiciousD)curious22.Ramanujan'spositioninCambridgeUniversityowedmuchtoA)thejudgementofhisworkbyHardyandLittlewoodB)hisletterofapplicationacceptedbyHardyC)hisworkasaclerkatMadrasPortTrustD)hisbeingrecognizedbytheworldasafamousmathematician23.ItmaybeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorA)feelssorryforRamanujan'searlydeathB)isdissatisfiedwiththeslowdevelopmentofcomputerscienceC)ispuzzledaboutthecomplexityofRamanujan'stheoremsD)greatlyappreciatesRamanujan'smathematicalgenius24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorpointsoutthatA)Ramanujan'