1999年6月大学英语六级真题

1999年6月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案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)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose［D］ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)Themanattendedtheconcert,butdidn'tlikeit.B)Themanwassorrytomissthefootballgame.C)Themanismoreinterestedinfootballthaninclassicalmusic.D)Themanwassorrythathedidn'tattendtheconcert.2.A)Singingloudly.B)Listeningtomusic.C)Studying.D)Talkingonthephone.3.A)Shecan'treceiveanycalls.B)Shecan'tmakeanycalls.C)Shecandonothingwiththephone.D)Shecan'trepairthephone.4.A)Tomisveryresponsible.B)Tom'swordsaren'treliable.C)WhatTomsaidistrue.D)Tomisnothumorousatall.5.A)Howtouseacamera.B)Howtouseawasher.C)Howtouseakeyboard.D)Howtouseataperecorder.6.A)Theyshouldputthemeetingtoanend.B)Theyshouldholdanothermeetingtodiscussthematter.C)Shewouldliketodiscussanotheritem.D)Shewantstodiscusstheissueagainlater.7.A)HebelievestheBrownshavedoneasensiblething.B)Hedoesn'tthinktheBrownsshouldmovetoanotherplace.C)Hedoesn'tthinktheBrowns'investmentisawisemove.D)HebelievesitisbetterfortheBrownstoinvestlater.8.A)Hemayconvertitanduseitasarestaurant.B)hemaypullitdownandbuildanewrestaurant.C)Hemayrentitoutforuseasarestaurant.D)Hemaysellittotheownerofarestaurant.9.A)Shedoesn'tlikethewaytheprofessorlectures.B)She'shavingahardtimefollowingtheprofessor'slectures.C)Sheisnotinterestedincourse.D)She'shavingdifficultywiththeheavyreadingassignments.10.A)Heneverkeepshispromises.B)Heiscrazyaboutparties.C)Hehaschangedhismind.D)Heisnotsociable.SectionBCompoundDictationDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagetreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfromS1toS7withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.ForblanksnumberedS8toS10youarerequiredtofillinmissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.PresidentClintonlatertodayjoins(S1)______presidentsFord,CarterandBushat“thepresident'ssummitforAmerica'sfuture”(S2)______atrecruitingonemillionvolunteertutorstoprovideafterschool,weekendandsummerreadinghelpforuptothreemillionchildren.Mr.ClintonwillaskCongressthiscomingweekfornearlythree(S3)______dollarstofundafive-yearprogramcalled“AmericaReads”.Theprogramwouldfundthe(S4)______effortsof20thousandreading(S5)______anditwouldalsogive(S6)______tohelpparentshelpchildrenreadbythethirdgrade,oraboutageeight.DuringhisSaturdayradio(S7)______,thepresidentexplainedwhytheprogramisimportant.“Weneed‘AmericaReads’andweneeditnow.Studiesshowthatifthefourth-gradersfailtoreadwell,(S8)________________________________.But,40percentofthemstillcan'treadatabasiclevel.”Volunteertutors,whoprovidecommunityserviceinexchangeforcollegefunding,arebeingusedinliteracyandtutoringprograms.(S9)________________________________________________________________________.ThepresidentsaysmanyofthePhiladelphiasummit'scorporatesponsorswillrecruittutors.(S10)______________________________________________________PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Wesometimesthinkhumansareuniquelyvulnerabletoanxiety,butstressseemstoaffecttheimmunedefensesofloweranimalstoo.Inoneexperiment,forexample,behavioralimmunologist(免疫学家)MarkLaudenslger,attheUniversityofDenver,gavemildelectricshocksto24rats.Halftheanimalscouldswitchoffthecurrentbyturningawheelintheirenclosure,whiletheotherhalfcouldmot.Theratsinthetwogroupswerepairedsothateachtimeoneratturnedthewheelitprotectedbothitselfanditshelplesspartnerfromtheshock.Laudenslagerfoundthattheimmuneresponsewasdepressedbelownormalinthehelplessratsbutnotinthosethatcouldturnofftheelectricity.Whathehasdemonstrated,hebelieves,isthatlackofcontroloveranevent,nottheexperienceitself,iswhatweakenstheimmunesystem.Otherresearchersagree.JayWeiss,apsychologistatDukeUniversitySchoolofMedicine,hasshownthatanimalswhoareallowedtocontrolunpleasantstimulidon'tdevelopsleepdisturbancesorchangesinbrainchemistrytypicalofstressedrats.Butiftheanimalsareconfrontedwithsituation