2001年1月英语六级真题(含答案)

12001年1月英语六级真题PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.B)Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.C)Themanthinkstravellingbyairisquitesafe.D)Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.2.A)Inanoffice.B)Inarestaurant.C)Atarailwaystation.D)Attheinformationdesk.3.A)Fixtheshelf.B)Painttheshelf.C)Writetheletter.D)Lookforthepen.4.A)ItisrunbyMrs.Winter’shusband.B)IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.C)Itgivesa30%discounttoallcustomers.D)Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.5.A)Tootightahat.B)Lackofsleep.C)Longworkinghours.D)Longexposuretothesun.6.A)Hedoesn’tlikethewayAmericansspeak.B)HespeaksEnglishasifhewereanativespeaker.2C)HisEnglishisstillpooraftertenyearsinAmerica.D)Hedoesn’tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.7.A)Anelectrician.B)Acarpenter.C)Anautomechanic.D)Atelephonerepairman.8.A)Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.B)Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.C)Peopleweresurprisedattheirwinningthegame.D)Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.9.A)Salesmanandcustomer.B)Managerandemployee.C)Professorandstudent.D)Guideandtourist.10.A)Tomwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.B)Tomdidn’tmakeanypromisetoLucy.C)TomhasarrangedasurprisepartyforLucy.D)TomandLucyhavenosecretsfromeachother.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedformS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard:ForblanksnumberedfromS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.CompoundDictationThehumanbodyisaremarkablefoodprocessor.Asanadult,youmayconsumer(S1)___________atonoffoodperyearandstillnotgainorloseapoundofbodyweight.Youare(S2)______________harnessingandconsumingenergythroughtheintricate(S3)______________ofyourbodyinordertoremaininenergybalance.to(S4)________________agivenbodyweight,yourenergyinputmustbalanceyourenergyoutput.However,sometimesthe(S5)_____________energybalanceisupset,andyour(S6)___________________bodyweightwilleitherfallor(S7)______________.Thetermbodyimagereferstothementalimagewehaveofourwonphysicalappearance,and(S8)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Researchhasrevealedthatabout40percentofadultmenand55percentofadultwomenaredissatisfiedwiththeircurrentbodyweight(S9)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Atthecollegelevel,astudyfoundthat85percentofbothmaleandfemalefirst-yearstudentsdesiredtochangetheirbodyweight.(S10)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Thinnessiscurrentlyanattributethatfemalesdesirehighly.Malesgenerallydesiremuscularity.Thevastmajorityofindividualswhowanttochangetheirbodyweightdoitforthesakeofappearance;mostwanttoloseexcessbodyfatwhileasmallerpercentageofindividualsactuallywanttogainweight.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Birdsthatareliterallyhalf-asleep—withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping—controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingducks.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere’seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brains