2001年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试.

第1页-共19页第1页共19页2001年1月大学英语六级考试试题PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,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)5hoursisthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Themanthinkstravellingbyairisquitesafe.B)Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.C)Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.D)Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.2.A)Attheinformationdesk.B)Inanoffice.C)Inarestaurant.D)Atarailwaystation.3.A)Writetheletter.B)Painttheshelf.C)Fixtheshelf.D)lookforthepen.4.A)Itgivesa30%discounttoallcustomers.B)ItisrunbyMrs.Winter'shusband.C)IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.D)Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.5.A)Longexposuretothesun.B)Lackofsleep.C)Tootightahat.D)Longworkinghours.6.A)HisEnglishisstillpooraftertenyearsinAmerica.第2页-共19页第2页共19页B)Hedoesn'tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.C)Hedoesn'tlikethewayAmericansspeak.D)HespeaksEnglishasifhewereanativespeaker.7.A)anautomechanic.B)AnelectricianC)Acarpenter.D)Atelephonerepairman.8.A)Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.B)Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.C)Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.D)Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.9.A)Managerandemployee.B)Salesmanandcustomer.C)Guideandtourist.D)Professorandstudent.10.A)TomhasarrangedasurprisepartyforLucy.B)Tomwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.C)TomandLucyhavenosecretsfromeachother.D)Tomdidn'tmakeanypromisetoLucy.SectionBCompoundDictation注意：听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation)，题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Birdsthatareliterallyhalfasleep--withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping--controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalfbrainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere'seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemorevulnerable,endoftherowsleepers.Sureenough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.Also,birdsdozing(打盹)attheendofthelineresortedtosinglehemisphere第3页-共19页第3页共19页sleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafourduckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshalfasleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain，theresearcherssay.Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalongstandingsuppositionthatsinglehemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He'sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingsidebysideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirrorsideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.Usefulashalfsleepingmightbe,it'sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwatermammals(哺乳动物)asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds'halfbrainsleepisjustthetipoftheiceberg(冰山)Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.11.Anewstudyonbirds'sleephasrevealedthat________.A)halfbrainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirdsB)halfbrainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwavesC)birdscancontroltheirhalfbrainsleepconsciouslyD)birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest12.Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause________.A)theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacksB)theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorestC)thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructuredD)theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions13.Theexampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat________.A)thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespreadB)birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurityC)evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurityD)asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsow