2001年6月英语六级真题(含答案)

12001年6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)HewilltellMaryhowtooperatethedishwasher.B)Hewillwashthedisheshimselfinstead.C)HewillhelpBilltotranslatethemanual.D)Hehimselfwilloperatethedishwasher.2.A)Loseweight.B)Quitsmoking.C)Weighhimselffrequently.D)Haveatalkwiththedoctor.3.A)Thewomanshouldhavecomplainedtoherneighbor.B)Thewomanshouldstayoutuntiltheneighborsarequiet.C)Thewomanshouldhavestayedatthelibrary.D)Thelabwillbeabetterplaceforreading.4.A)Checkthefigureslatertoday.B)Bringacalculatortomorrow.C)Bringacalculatortomorrow.D)Calculatethenumberrightnow.5.A)Shedoesn’tremembermuchaboutthecity.B)She’sneverbeentothecity.C)Shewouldfindsomeoneelsetohelp.D)Shewouldtalktothemanlater.6.A)Shethinksthemanshouldhavehelpedearlier.B)Shedoesn’tneedtheman’shelp.2C)Shedoesn’tknowtheboxesareheavy.D)Shewantsthemantohelpwiththeboxes.7.A)Sheletthemanuseherbooksfortheweekend.B)Shebroughtthebooksthemanaskedfor.C)Sheborrowedthebooksfromtheman.D)Sheofferedtohelptheman.8.A)She’dliketohavethewindowsopen.B)Shelikestohavetheairconditioneron.C)Theairisheavilypolluted.D)Thewindowsarealreadyopen.9.A)He’sgoingtovisitaphotostudio.B)He’sjusthadhispicturetaken.C)He’sonthewaytothetheater.D)He’sjustreturnedfromajobinterview.10.A)Atagasstation.B)Inapark.C)Inanemergencyroom.D)Atagarage.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageoneQuestion11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Onesixthofthemareseriouslypolluted.B)Onethirdofthemareseriouslypolluted.C)Halfofthemareseriouslypolluted.D)Mostofthemareseriouslypolluted.12.A)Therewasnogarbagelefttocleanup.B)Therewasmoregarbagethanbeforeandtheyhadtoworkharder.C)Theriverhadbecomesocleanthatalotofwater-birdscameback.D)Theriverwasmuchcleanerandtheyhadtosearchforgarbage.13.A)Mostofthemwouldbeindifferentandkeeponthrowinggarbageintotheriver.B)Theywouldjointhestudentsinchangingthesituation.C)Theywouldbecomemoreawareofthepollutionproblem.D)Theywouldthinktwicebeforetheywentswimmingorfishingintheriver.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.A)Whypeopleholdbacktheirtears.B)Whypeoplecry.3C)Howtorestrainone’stears.D)Howtearsareproduced.15.A)Whatchemicalstearsarecomposedof.B)Whethercryingreallyhelpsusfeelbetter.C)Whysomepeopletendtocrymoreoftenthanothers.D)Howtearshelppeoplecopewithemotionalproblems.16.A)Onlyoneoutoffourgirlscrieslessoftenthanboys.B)Offourboys,onlyonecriesveryoften.C)Girlscryfourtimesasoftenasboys.D)Onlyoneoutoffourbabiesdoesn’tcryoften.17.A)Onlyhumansrespondtoemotionsbysheddingtears.B)Onlyhumansshedtearstogetridofirritatingstuffintheireyes.C)Onlyhumantearscanresisttheinvadingbacteria.D)Onlyhumantearscandischargecertainchemicals.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.A)Theymakedecisionsbytossingcoins.B)Theyarenotphysicallyseparated.C)Theythinkexactlythesameway.D)Theysharemostoftheirvitalorgans.19.A)Fewofthemcanlivelong.B)Fewofthemgetalongwellwitheachother.C)Mostofthemliveanormallife.D)Mostofthemdifferintheirlikesanddislikes.20.A)Theygotoaregularschool.B)Theyattendaspecialschool.C)Theyaretaughtbytheirparents.D)Theyhaveaprivatetutor.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Direction:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B)C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.Wedonotrealizethatwavinggood-byeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone’sside,orthatinItalyandsomeLatin-Americancountries,curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWar4IIandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover,weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly,yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm’slengthawayformothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliket