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1、英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 1 1999 年 1 月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Bo
2、th the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested answers marked A)，B)，C), and D) and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line
3、through the centre. Example: You with near: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 oclock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D)“5 hours” is the correct
4、 answer. You should choose D on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer A B C D 1. A) Shes going away for a while. B) She did well on the test. C) She worked hard and earned a lot of money. D) Shes didnt have to work hard for the exam. 2. A) Susan is fast wo
5、rker. B) Susan did Jacks homework. C) Susan didnt do the homework on her own. D) Susan has not finished her homework. 3. A) He read the cabinet report. B) He read the newspaper. C) He listened to a radio report. D) Hes secretary telephoned him. 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.C
6、ET6W.com 经典奉献 2 4. A) Hurry to the conference. B) Skip the conference. C) Take the subway. D) Take a bus. 5. A) He is confident. B) He is worried. C) He is bored. D) He is angry. 6. A) He used to be a workman himself. B) He likes to do repairs and make things himself. C) He is professional builder.
7、D) He paid workmen to decorate the house. 7. A) The woman doesnt like jam. B) The woman forgot where she had left the jar. C) The man had an accident. D) The man broke the jar. 8. A) Opinions about the book are varied. B) The man thinks the book is excellent. C) You shouldnt believe everything you r
8、ead. D) The woman wonders which newspaper the man is reading. 9. A) Its quite normal. B) Its too high. C) Its cheap indeed. D) It could be cheaper. 10. A) The admission of a patient. B) Diagnosis of an illness. C) The old mans serious condition. D) Sending for a doctor. Section B Directions: In this
9、 section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 3 answer from the
10、four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage one Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) The color of the dog. B) The price of the dog. C) Whether the dog will fit the envi
11、ronment. D) Whether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house. 12. A) It must be trained so it wont bite. B) It needs more love and care. C) It demands more food and space. D) It must be looked after carefully. 13. A) They are less likely to run away. B) Its easier for their masters to
12、 train them. C) They are less likely to be shy with human beings. D) Its easier for them to form a relationship with their masters. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) They often go for walks at a leisurely pace. B) They usually have a specific purpose
13、 in mind. C) They like the seaside more than the countryside. D) They seldom plan their leisure activities in advance. 15. A) Their hardworking spirit. B) Their patience in waiting for theatre tickets. C) Their delight in leisure activities. D) Their enthusiasm and for the arts. 16. A) The Polish pe
14、ople can now spend their leisure time in various ways. B) The Polish people are fond of walking leisurely in the countryside. C) The Polish people enjoy picking wild fruit in their leisure time. 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 4 D) The Polish people like to spend
15、 their holidays abroad. Passage There Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) They will be much bigger. B) They will have more seats. C) They will have three wheels. D) They will need intelligent drivers. 18. A) It doesnt need to be refueled. B) It will use solar ener
16、gy as fuel. C) It will be driven by electrical power. D) It will be more suitable for long distance travel. 19. A) Passengers in the car may be seated facing on another. B) The front seats will face forward and the back seats backward. C) Special seats will be designed for children. D) More seats wi
17、ll be added. 20. A) Choose the right route. B) Refuel the car regularly. C) Start the engine. D) Tell the computer where to go. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For e
18、ach of them the re are four choices marked A)，B), C), and D). You should deicide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Many Americans harbour a grossly distorted and exagg
19、erated view of most of the risks surrounding food. Fergus Clydesdale, head of the department of food science and nutrition at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, says bluntly that if the dangers from bacterially contaminated chicken were as great as some people believe, “the streets would be li
20、ttered with people lying here and there.” Though the public increasingly demands no-risk food, there is no such thing. Bruce Ames, chairman of the biochemistry department at the University of California, Berkeley, 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 5 points out that
21、 up to 10% of a plants weight is made up of natural pesticides (杀虫剂). Says he: “Since plants do not have jaws or teeth to protect themselves, they employ chemical warfare.” And many naturally produced chemicals, though occurring in tiny amounts, prove in laboratory tests to be strong carcinogens-a s
22、ubstance which can cause cancer. Mushrooms (磨菇) might be banned if they were judged by the same standards that apply to food additives (添加剂). Declares Christina Stark, a nutritionist at Cornell University: “Weve got fat worse natural chemicals in the food supply than anything man-made.” Yet the issu
23、es are not that simple. While Americans have no reason to be terrified to sit down at the dinner table, they have every reason to demand significant improvements in food and water safety. They unconsciously and unwillingly take in too much of too many dangerous chemicals. If food already contains na
24、tural carcinogens, it does not make much sense to add dozens of new man-made ones. Though most people will withstand the small amounts of contaminants generally found in food and water, at least a few individuals will probably get cancer one day be cause of what they eat and drink. To make good food
25、 and water supplies even better, the Government needs to tighten its regulatory standards, stiffen its inspection program and strengthen its enforcement policies. The food industry should modify some long-accepted practices or turn to less hazardous alternatives. Perhaps most important, consumers wi
26、ll have to do a better job of learning how to handle and cook food properly. The problems that need to be tackled exist all along the food-supply chain, from fields to processing plants to kitchens. 21. What does the author think of the Americans view of their food? A) They overstate the governments
27、 interference with the food industry. B) They are overoptimistic about the safety of their food. C) They overestimate the hazards of their food. D) They overlook the risks of the food they eat. 22. The author considers it impossible to obtain no-risk food because _. A) no food is free from pollution
28、 in the environment B) pesticides are widely used in agriculture C) many vegetables contain dangerous natural chemicals D) almost all foods have additives 23. By saying “they employ chemical warfare” (Line 4, Para. 2), Bruce Ames means “_”. A) plants produce certain chemicals to combat pests and dis
29、eases B) plants absorb useful chemicals to promote their growth C) farmers use man-made chemicals to dissolve the natural chemicals in plants D) farmers use chemicals to protect plants against pests and diseases 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 6 24. The reduction
30、 of the possible hazards in food ultimately depends on _. A) the government B) the consumer C) the processor D) the grower 25. What is the message the author wants to convey in the passage? A) Eating and drinking have become more hazardous than before. B) Immediate measures must be taken to improve
31、food production and processing. C) Health food is not a dream in modern society. D) There is reason for caution but no cause for alarm with regard to food consumption. Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. There are some each phenomena you can count on, but the magnetic field, somed
32、ay is not of them. It fluctuates in strength, drifts from its axis, and every few 100,000 years undergo, dramatic polarity reversal-a period when North Pole becomes South Pole and South Pole becomes North Pole. But how is the field generated, and why is it so unstable? Groundbreaking research by two
33、 French geophysicists promises to shed some light on the mystery. Using 80 metres of deep sea sediment (沉淀物) core, they have obtained measurements lots of magnetic-field intensity that span 11 polarity reversals and four million years. The analysis reveals that intensity appears to fluctuate with a
34、clear, well-defined rhythm. Although the strength of the magnetic field varies irregularly during the short term, there seems to be an inevitable long-term decline preceding each polarity reversal. When the poles flipa process that takes several hundred thousand years-the magnetic field rapidly rega
35、ins its strength and the cycle is repeated. The results have caused a stir among geophysicists. The magnetic field is thought to originate from molten (熔化的) iron in the outer core, 3,000 kilometers beneath the earths surface. By studying mineral grains found in material ranging from rocks to clay ar
36、ticles, previous researchers have already been able to identify reversals dating back 170 million years, including the most recent switch 730,000 years ago. How and why they occur, however, has been widely debated. Several theories link polarity flips to external disasters such as meteor (陨星) impact
37、s. But Peter Olson, a geophysicist at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, says this is unlikely if the French researchers are right. In fact, Olson says intensity that predictably declines from one reversal to the next contradicts 90 percent of the models currently under study. If the results
38、 prove to be valid geophysicists will have a new theory to guide them in their quest to understand the earths inner physics. It certainly points the direction for future research. 26. Which of the following titles is most appropriate to the passage? A) Polarity Reversal: A Fantastic Phenomenon of Na
39、ture. 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 7 B) Measurement of the Earths Magnetic-Field Intensity. C) Formation of the Two Poles of the Earth. D) A New Approach to the Study or Geophysics. 27. The word “flip” (Line 6, Para. 2) most probably means “_”. A) decline B) i
40、ntensify C) fluctuate D) reverse 28. What have the two French geophysicists discovered in their research? A) Some regularity in the changes of the earths magnetic field. B) Some causes of the fluctuation of the earths magnetic field. C) The origin of the earths magnetic field. D) The frequency of po
41、larity reversals. 29. The French geophysicists study is different from currently prevailing theories in _. A) its identification of the origin of the earths magnetic field B) the way the earths magnetic intensity is measured C) its explanation of the shift in the earths polarity D) the way the earth
42、s fluctuation rhythm is defined 30. In Peter Oslos opinion the French experiment _. A) is likely to direct further research in the inner physics of the earth B) has successfully solved the mystery of polarity reversals C) is certain to help predict external disasters D) has caused great confusion am
43、ong the worlds geophysicists Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. Imagine a world in which there was suddenly no emotion-a world in which human beings could feel no love or happiness, no terror or hate. Try to imagine the consequences of such a transformation. People might not be a
44、ble to stay alive: knowing neither joy nor pleasure, anxiety nor fear, they would be as likely to repeat acts that hurt them as acts that were beneficial. They could not learn: they could not benefit from experience because this emotionless world would lack rewards and punishments. Society would soo
45、n disappear: people would be as likely to harm one another as to provide help and support. Human relationships would not exist: in a world without friends or enemies, there could be no marriage, affection among companions, or bonds among members of groups. Societys economic underpinnings (支柱) would
46、be destroyed: since earning $10 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 鼎力帮助考生顺利通过大学英语六级考试！ 英语六级考试网 www.CET6W.com 经典奉献 8 million would be no more pleasant than earning $10, there would be no incentive to work. In fact, there would be no incentives of any kind. For as we will see, incentives imply a capacity to enjoy
47、them. In such a world, the chances that the human species would survive are next to zero, because emotions are the basic instrument of our survival and adaptation. Emotions structure the world for us in important ways. As individuals, we categorize objects on the basis of our emotions. True we consi
48、der the length, shape, size, or texture, but an objects physical aspects are less important than what it has done or can do to ushurt us, surprise us, anger us or make us joyful. We al so use categorizations colored by emotions in our families, communities, and overall society. Out of our emotional
49、experiences with objects and events comes a social feeling of agreement that certain things and actions are good and others are bad, and we apply these categories to every aspect of our social lifefrom what foods we eat and what clothes we wear to how we keep promises and which people our group will accept. In fact, society exploits our emotional reactions and attitu