cet6真题

1998年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:ndofeachconversation,

econversationandthequestionwillbe

thepau,youmustreadthe

foursuggestedanswersmarkedA)，B)，C),andD)rk

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours.

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9

o‟ore,D)“5hours”isthe

uldchoo[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethrough

thecenter.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]

1.A)Hethinksthattherewon‟tbeenoughtsforeverybody.

B)Hethinksthatthespeakerwon‟tshowup.

C)Hethinkstheminarwon‟tbeopentothepublic.

D)Hethinksthattheremightnotbeanymoreticketsavailable.

2.A)Theirfatherisunabletokeephispromi.

B)Theirfatherisgoingonavacationwithouther.

C)Theirfatherisn‟ttellingherthetruth.

D)Theirfatherdoesn‟twanttotravelabroad.

3.A)Johndidn‟tpass,althoughhehadtriedhisbest.

B)Johndidbetterthanhethoughthewasableto.

C)Johngotanexcellentscore,whichwasunexpected.

D)Johnwasdisappointedathismathscore.

4.A)Theroofofthewoman‟shouneedstoberepaired.

B)Theroofoftheman‟shouhasveralbadleaks.

C)Thewoman‟sbathroomwasbadlydamaged.

D)Themanworksforaroofingcompany.

5.A)illbereplacedifhemakesanothermistake.

B)sanadmirablechiefoftheAsianDepartment.

C)‟sdepartmentismoresuccessfulthanalltheothers.

D)sldominhisoffice.

6.A)Shedon‟thaveafaxmachine.

B)Shemayquitherprentjobsoon.

C)Sheistiredofherprentjob.

D)Herphonenumberhaschanged.

7.A)Someonehastakenherluggage.

B)Herflightis50minuteslate.

C)Herluggagehasbeendelayed.

D)Shecan‟tfindthemanshe‟sbeenwaitingfor.

8.A)Todowhateverthecommitteeaskshimto.

B)Tomakedecisionsinagreementwiththecommittee.

C)Torunthecommitteehisway.

D)Tomakehimlfthecommitteechairman.

9.A)Thewomanfoundthemailboxempty.

B)Themaniswaitingforsomeimportantmail.

C)Themanhasjustntouthisapplication.

D)Thewomanwillwriteapostcardtoherdaughter.

10.A)Readtheoperationmanual.

B)Trythebuttonsonebyone.

C)Asktheshopassistantforadvice.

D)Makethemachinerunslowly.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwill

ouhear

aquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Questions11to14arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Theyweredrawingpictures.

B)TheywerewatchingTV.

C)Theyweremakingatelephonecall.

D)Theyweretidyingupthedrawingroom.

12.A)Theylockedthecoupleupinthedrawingroom.

B)Theyriouslyinjuredtheownersofthehou.

C)TheysmashedtheTVtandthetelephone.

D)Theytookawaysixteenvaluablepaintings.

13.A)Heaccudthemofthetheft.

B)Heraidtherents.

C)Herefudtoprolongtheirlandlea.

D)Heforcedthemtoabandontheirtraditions.

14.A)Theywantedtoprotectthefarmers‟interests.

B)Theywantedtoextendtherervationareaforbirds.

C)Theywantedtostealhisvaluablepaintings.

D)Theywantedtodrivehimawayfromtheisland.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A)Throughfood.

B)Throughair.

C)Throughincts.

D)Throughbodyfluids.

16.A)Theyranahighfever.

B)Theydiedfromexcessivebleeding.

C)Theirnervoussystemwasdamaged.

D)Theysufferedfromheart-attack.

17.A)Toewhathappenedtothesurvivorsoftheoutbreak.

B)Tostudyanimalsthatcanalsogetinfectedwiththedia.

C)Tofindoutwherethevirusoriginates.

D)Tolookfortheplantsthatcouldcurethedia.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A)TodeterminewhethertheEarth‟stemperatureisgoingup.

B)Tostudythebehaviorofsomeaanimals.

C)Tomeasurethedepthsoftheocean.

D)Tomeasurethemovementofwavesintheocean.

19.A)Theywerefrightenedanddistresd.

B)Theyswamawaywhenthespeakerwasturnedon.

C)Theyswamclorto“examine”thespeakerwhenitwasturnedoff.

D)Theydidn‟temtobefrightenedandkeptswimmingnearthespeaker.

20.A)Toattractmoreaanimalstothetestingsite.

B)Todrivedangerousaanimalsawayfromthetestingsite.

C)Tohelptracetheaanimalsbeingtested.

D)Todeterminehowaanimalscommunicatewitheachother.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

Directions:ssageisfollowedbysome

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA)，B),C),and

D).YoushoulddivideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions21to25arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Cyberspace(网络空间)，datasuperhighways,mulletmedia-forthowhohaveenthefuture,

thelinkingofcomputers,televisionandtelephoneswillchangeourlivesforever,Yetforallthe

talkofaforthcomingtechnologicalutopia(乌托邦)littleattentionhasbeengiventothe

allnewhightechnology,whiletheWest

concernsitlfwiththe“how,”thequestionof“forwhom”isputasideonceagain.

Economistsareonlynowrealizingthefullextenttowhichthecommunicationsrevolutionhas

ationtechnologyallowstheextensionoftradeacross

geographicalandindustrialboundaries,andtransitionalcorporationstakefulladvantageofit.

Termsoftrade,exchangeandinterestratesandmoneymovementsaremoreimportantthanthe

ctroniceconomymadepossiblebyinformationtechnologyallowsthe

havestoincreatheircontrolonglobalmarkets-withdestructiveimpactonthehave-nots.

pingcountrieswhichrelyontheproductionofasmall

rangeofgoodsforexportaremadetofeellikesmallpartsintheinternationaleconomicmachine.

As“futures”(期货)aretradedoncomputerscreens,developingcountriessimplyhavelessand

lesscontroloftheirdestinies.

Sowhataretheoptionsforregainingcontrol?Onealternativeisfordevelopingcountriestobuyin

thelatestcomputersandtelecommunicationsthemlves-so-called“developmentcommunications”

sleadstolong-termdependencyandperhapspermanentconstraintson

developingcountries‟economies.

CommunicationstechnologyisgenerallyexportedfromtheU.S.,EuropeorJapan;thepatents,

skillsandabilitytomanufactureremaininthehandsofafewindustrializedcountries,Itisalso

expensive,andimportedproductsandrvicesmustthereforebeboughtoncredit-creditusually

providedbytheverycountrieswhocompaniesstandtogain.

Furthermore,whennewtechnologyisintroducedthereisoftentoolowalevelofexpertito

ansthatwhilelocalelites,foreigncommunitiesand

subsidiariesoftransitionalcorporationsmaybenefit,tholivesdependonaccesstothe

informationaredeniedit.

epassageweknowthatthedevelopmentofhightechnologyisintheinterestsof

________.

A)therichcountries

B)scientificdevelopment

C)theelite

D)theworldeconomy

einferredfromthepassagethat________.

A)internationaltradeshouldbeexpanded

B)theinterestsofthepoorcountrieshavenotbeengivenenoughconsideration

C)theexportsofthepoorcountriesshouldbeincread

D)communicationstechnologyinthedevelopingcountriesshouldbemodernized

stheauthorsaythattheelectroniceconomymayhaveadestructiveimpacton

developingcountries?

A)Becauitenablesthedevelopedcountriestocontroltheinternationalmarket.

B)Becauitdestroystheeconomicbalanceofthepoorcountries.

C)Becauitviolatesthenationalboundariesofthepoorcountries.

D)Becauitinhibitstheindustrialgrowthofdevelopingcountries.

elopmentofmoderncommunicationstechnologyindevelopingcountriesmay

________.

A)hindertheirindustrialproduction

B)cauthemtolocontroloftheirtrade

C)forcethemtoreducetheirshareofexports

D)costthemtheireconomicindependence

hor‟sattitudetowardthecommunicationsrevolutionis________.

A)positive

B)critical

C)indifferent

D)tolerant

Questions26to30arebadonthefollowingpassage.

mentof

Educationestimatesthereare250,000to35,000home-schooledchildreninthecountry.

Hone-schooladvocatesputthenumbermuchhigher-ataboutamillion.

Manypublicschooladvocatestakeaharshattitudetowardhomeschoolers,perceivingtheir

actionsastheultimateslapinthefaceforpubliceducationandadamagingmoveforthechildren.

Homeschoolersharborfewkindwordsforpublicschools,chargingshortcomingsthatrangefrom

lackofreligiousperspectiveinthecurriculumtoaherd-likeapproachtoteachingchildren.

Yet,aspublicschoolofficialsrealizetheystandlittletogainbyremaininghostiletothe

home-schoolpopulation,andashomeschoolersrealizetheycanreapbenefitsfrompublicschools,

schoolershavemovedclortotoleranceand,in

somecas,evencooperation.

SaysJohnMarshall,aneducationofficial,“Wearebecomingrelativelytolerantofhomeschoolers.

“Theideais,„Let‟sgivethekidsaccesstopublicschoolsothey‟lleit‟snotasterribleasthey‟ve

beentold,andthey‟llwanttocomeback.

Perhaps,butdon‟tcountonit,hoolers,oppothesystem

becautheyhavestrongconvictionsthattheirapproachtoeducation-whetherfueledbyreligious

enthusiasmortheindividualchild‟sinterestsandnaturalpace-isbest.

“Thebulkofhomeschoolersjustwanttobeleftalone,”saysEngeCannon,associatedirectorof

shomeschoolerschoothatpathforavariety

ofreasons,butreligionplaysarole85percentofthetime.

meschoolerswanttheir

childrentolearnnotonlytraditionalsubjectmatterbutalso“strictreligiousdoctrineanda

identally,theyalsowanttheirchildrento

learn-bothintellectuallyandemotionally-thatthefamilyisthemostimportantinstitutioninsociety.

“

Otherhomeschoolerscontend“notsomuchthattheschoolsteachheresy(异端邪说),butthat

schoolsteachwhatevertheyteachinappropriately,”VanGalenwrites.“Theparentsarehighly

independentandstriveto‘takeresponsibility’fortheirownliveswithinasocietythatthey

defineasbureaucraticandinefficient.”

ingtothepassage,homeschoolersare________.

A)thowhoengageprivateteacherstoprovideadditionaleducationfortheirchildren

B)thowhoeducatetheirchildrenathomeinsteadofndingthemtoschool

C)thowhoadvocatecombiningpubliceducationwithhomeschooling

D)thowhodon‟tgotoschoolbutareeducatedathomebytheirparents

schoolsaresofteningtheirpositiononhomeschoolingbecau________.

A)thereisn‟tmuchtheycangotochangetheprentsituation

B)theywanttoshowtheirtolerancefordifferentsituation

C)homeschoolingprovidesanewvarietyofeducationforchildren

D)publicschoolshavesomanyproblemsthattheycannotofferpropereducationforallchildren

-schooladvocatesareoftheopinionthat________.

A)thingsinpublicschoolsarenotsobadashasoftenbeensaid

B)theirtoleranceofpubliceducationwillattractmorekidstopublicschools

C)homeschoolingissuperiorand,therefore,theywillnoteasilygivein

D)theirincreadcooperationwithpublicschoolwillbringabouttheimprovementofpublic

education

meschoolers‟oppositiontopubliceducationstemsfromtheir________.

A)respectfortheinterestofindividuals

B)worryabouttheinefficiencyofpublicschools

C)concernwiththecostinvolved

D)devotiontoreligion

ingtoVanGalensomehomeschoolersbelievethat________.

A)publicschoolstakeupaherd-likeapproachtoteachingchildren

B)teachersinpublicschoolarenotasresponsibleastheyshouldbe

C)publicschoolscannotprovideaneducationthatisgoodenoughfortheirchildren

D)publicschoolsarethesourceofbureaucracyandinefficiencyinmodernsociety

Questions31to35arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Everyyeartelevisionstationsreceivehundredsofcomplaintsabouttheloudnessof

r,federalrulesforbidthepracticeofmakingadslouderthanthe

tion,televisionstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevelallowedfor

ingtooneNBCexecutive,nodifferenceexistsinthepeaksound

hisinformationwhydocommercialssoundsoloud?

Thenirsare

skilfulatcror

contributortotheperceivedloudnessofcommercialsisthatmushlessvariationinsoundlevel

larprogrammingtheintensityofsoundvariesoveralarge

r,soundlevelsincommercialstendtostayatornearpeaklevels.

Other“tricksofthetrade”elow-frequencysoundscanmaskhigher

frequencysounds,

addition,thehumanvoicehasmoreauditory(听觉的)impactinthemiddlefrequencyranges.

Advertirlectronicallyvaryvoicesoundssothattheystaywithinsuchafrequencyband.

Anotherapproachistowritethescriptsothatlotsofconsonants(辅音)areud,becaupeople

aremoreawareofconsonantsthanvowel(元音)y,advertirstrytobegin

commercialswithsoundsthatarehighlydifferentfromthooftheprogrammingwithinwhich

epeoplebecomeadaptedtothetypeofsoundscomingfrom

programming,mple,notice

howmanycommercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsometype.

Theattention-gettingpropertyofcommercialscanbeenbyobrvingone-totwo-year-old

ytotallyignorethe

r,whenacommercialcomeson,theirattentionisimmediatelydrawntoit

becauofitsdramaticsoundquality.

ingtothepassage,themaximumintensityofsoundcomingfromcommercials

________.

A)doesnotexceedthatofprograms

B)isgreaterthanthatofprograms

C)variesoveralargerangethanthatofprograms

D)islessthanthatofprograms

cialscreatethensationofloudnessbecau________.

A)TVstationsalwaysoperateatthehighestsoundlevels

B)theirsoundlevelsarekeptaroundpeaklevels

C)theirsoundlevelsarekeptinthemiddlefrequencyranges

D)unlikeregularprogramstheirintensityofsoundvariesoverawiderange

mmercialsbeginwithacheerfulsongofsomekindbecau________.

A)popsongsattractviewerattention

B)itcanincreatheirloudness

C)advertirswanttomakethemsounddifferentfromregularprograms

D)advertirswanttomergemusicwithcommercials

hereasonswhycommercialsareabletoattractviewerattentionisthat________.

A)thehumanvoicesincommercialshavemoreauditoryimpact

B)peoplelikecheerfulsongsthatchangedramaticallyinsoundquality

C)high-frequencysoundsareudtomasksoundsthatdrownouttheprimarymessage

D)theypossssoundqualitiesthatmaketheviewerfeelthatsomethingunusualishappening

assage,theauthoristryingtotellus________.

A)howTVadsvaryvocalsoundstoattractattention

B)howtheloudnessofTVadsisovercome

C)howadvertirscontrolthesoundpropertiesofTVads

D)howtheattention-gettingpropertiesofsoundsaremadeuofinTVads

Questions36to40arebadonthefollowingpassage.

IntheUnitedStates,theneedtoprotectplantandanimalspecieshasbecomeahighly

controversialandsharplypoliticalissuesincethepassageoftheEndangeredSpeciesActin1973.

Theact,designedtoprotectspecies‟livingareas,andpoliciesthatprervelandandforests

1990‟s,forexample,thewoodcuttersintheWestern

UnitedStateswerechallengedlegallyintheirattempttocuttreesfortimberintheCascade

llengewasmountedtoprotecttheendangeredspottedowl(猫头鹰),who

remainingpopulationoccupiestheforestsandrequirestheintact,

problematicsituationttheinterestsofenvironmentalistsagainstthoofcorporationsandof

onthsofdebateandlegalbattles,thefateofthe

woodcutters-andtheowls-wasstillundecidedinmid-1992.

oplein

industrializednations,forexample,believethatdevelopingnationsintropicalregionsshoulddo

developingcountriesmaybe

impoverished(使穷困),withpopulationsgrowingsorapidlythatusingthelandisameansto

temporarilyavoidworningpovertyandstarvation.

ManyofthechangestoEarththatconcernscientistshavethepotentialtorobtheplanetofits

tructionofEarth’sozonelayer(臭氧层),forexample,could

contributetothegeneralprocessofimpoverishmentbyallowingultra-violetraystoharmplants

balwarmingcouldwipeoutspeciesunabletoquicklyadapttochanging

y,protectingwillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrol

humanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andprerveintactEarth‟s

complexweblife.

stheauthorsaythattheprotectionofendangeredspeciesisahighlycontroversial

issue?

A)Becaupeoplecan‟tagreeastowhatspeciestoprotect.

B)Becauitisdifficulttofindaneffectivewaytoprotectsuchspecies.

C)Becauitaffectstheinterestsofcertaingroupsofpeople.

D)Becauitisamajorprobleminvolvingariesoflegalprocedures.

ingtothepassage,theprervationofrainforests________.

A)mayhamperadevelopingcountryinitsfightagainstpoverty

B)benefitsdevelopedcountriesratherthandevelopingcountries

C)shouldtakepriorityoverthecontrolofhumanpopulation

D)willhelpimprovethelivingconditionsindevelopingcountries

ingtothepassage,cuttingtresstogrowmorefood________.

A)willwidenthegapbetweenthedevelopedandthedevelopingcountries

B)isbutashort-termrelieftothefoodproblem

C)canhardlyalleviatetheshortageoffood

D)provestobeaneffectivewayoutforimpoverishednations

“humanity‟scurrentproblems”(Line6,Para.3),thechiefconcernofthescientistsis

________.

A)theimpoverishmentofdevelopingcountries

B)theexplosionofthehumanpopulation

C)thereductionofbiologicaldiversity

D)theeffectofglobalwarming

hor‟spurpoinwritingthispassageis________.

A)todescribethedifficultiesinsolvinghumanity‟scurrentproblems

B)toprentthedifferentviewsonhumanity‟scurrentproblems

C)toanalyzethecontradictionbetweencountriesindealingwithhumanity‟scurrentproblems

D)topointoutthathumanity‟scurrentproblemscanonlybesolvedthroughthecooperationof

nations

PartIIIVocabulary(20minutes)

Directions:hntencetherearefour

choicesmarkedA)，B),C),andD).rk

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ectionswereso________thatitwasimpossibletocompletetheassignment.

A)ingenious

B)ambitious

C)notorious

D)ambiguous

eadegreeformagooduniversityisthemeanstoabetterjob,educationisoneofthe

most________areasinJapanelife.

A)sophisticated

B)competitive

C)considerate

D)superficial

sontalksabouthisweakpoints,hislistenerixpectedtosaysomethinginthewayof

________.

A)persuasion

B)remedy

C)encouragement

D)compromi

erestinredecoratingthebighoukepther________forawholeweek.

A)constrained

B)dominated

C)restricted

D)occupied

________ourrelationswiththatcountry,we‟llhavetofindanothersupplierofraw

materials.

A)diffu

B)diminish

C)terminate

D)preclude

irectorsumusicto________theactiononthescreen.

A)contaminate

B)compliment

C)contemplate

D)complement

bletrafficaccidenthappened;peopleweresaddenedwhentheywatchedthe________

sightonTV.

A)panic

B)patriotic

C)pathetic

D)periodic

uristswere________bythecity‟scomplicatedtrafficsystem.

A)degraded

B)bewildered

C)evoked

D)diverted

elastfifteenyears,runninghasbecomeapopular________for30million

participantsofallages.

A)fantasy

B)pastime

C)symposium

D)penalty

oplethinkthata________translation,orword-for-wordtranslation,iasierthana

freetranslation.

A)literal

B)literary

C)liberal

D)linear

velsthatattempttomirrortheworldarereally________oftherealitythatthey

reprent.

A)reflections

B)demonstrations

C)illuminations

D)reproductions

roughlearningthattheindividual________manyhabitualwaysofreactingto

situations.

A)retains

B)gains

C)achieves

D)acquires

lly,itisonlywhenanimalsaretrappedthatthey________toviolenceinorderto

escape.

A)proceed

B)appeal

C)resort

D)incline

ce________withanothermusiciantocompoapieceofpopmusic.

A)merged

B)collaborated

C)coincided

D)constituted

theirfistteachertrainingyear,thestudentsoftenvisitedlocalschoolsforthe

________oflessons.

A)obrvation

B)investigation

C)inspection

D)examination

ndstothe________ofimportantbusinesshimlf.

A)transaction

B)transition

C)transmission

D)transformation

________revenge,hedidhisworsttoblackenhercharacterandruinherreputation.

A)perfect

B)total

C)sheer

D)integral

________argumentaboutwhoshouldgoandfetchthebreadfromthekitchenwas

goingonwhenIcamein.

A)trivial

B)delicate

C)minor

D)miniature

ldrencheeredupwhentheysawhundredsofcolorfulballoons________slowlyinto

thesky.

A)floating

B)raising

C)heaving

D)ascending

aveany________aboutwhatlivingbeingsonotherplanetswouldbelike?

A)ideal

B)comprehension

C)notion

D)intelligence

lyperceivemorethanaminute________ofthesightsandsoundsthatfalluponour

norgans;thegreatmajoritypassusby.

A)fiction

B)function

C)fraction

D)friction

ypatients,institutionalcareisthemost________andbeneficialformofcare.

A)persistent

B)appropriate

C)thoughtful

D)sufficient

‟spleasureforhimto________hinergyandevenhislifetorearchwork.

A)dedicate

B)dictate

C)decorate

D)direct

ewell________witheachothersincetheyoncestudiedinthesameuniversity.

A)identified

B)recognized

C)acknowledged

D)acquainted

sa________differenceinmeaningbetweenthewordssurroundingsand

environment.

A)gentle

B)subtle

C)feeble

D)humble

finishedproductsarestoredina________ofthedeliveryportandshippingis

availableatanytime.

A)garage

B)cabinet

C)capsule

D)warehou

triedtomakea________,hefoundthatthehotelwascompletelyfilledbecauofa

convention.

A)rervation

B)claim

C)mess

D)revision

stakeagreatinterestinthe________questionsbraidbytheirchildren.

A)nasty

B)naive

C)obscure

D)offensive

ghitwashisfirstexperienceaschairman,be________overthemeetingwithgreat

skill.

A)presided

B)administered

C)mastered

D)executed

rtiespromidto________thecontracttobesignedthefollowingday.

A)keepwith

B)tanglewith

C)adhereto

D)devoteto

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagewithfivequestionsorincompletestatements.

swerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewest

Possiblewords(notexceeding10words)

MostAmericansspendfarmoreoftheirleisuretimewiththemassmediathaninanyother

tion,mostofushear,e,orreadsomeofthemediawhileengagedinother

allthemedia,televisionisclearlydominant,withnewspapersaclocond,atleastasasource

osuretoallmediaisimportant,however,becauallof

tpeople,

,incertaincas,and

especiallyforcertainpurpos,themoreoneusonemedium,themorelikelyoneistou

others.

Therearevariousfactorsthatcancauyoutoexpoyourlftothemedialectively,avoiding

thatlectiveexposureisprobablydueto

thepsychologicalpressureyoufeeltoavoidthediscomfortcaudbyconfrontationwithfactsand

ideascontrarytoyourbeliefs,attitudes,r,somelectiveexposureisnotdue

tothepressureforconsistencybuttootherfactors,suchasyourage,education,andeventhearea

inwhichyouliveandthepeoplewithwhomyouassociate.

Quiteadifferentsortoffactorthataffectsyourmediaexperiencesisthesocialcontextofexposure:

whetheryouarealoneorwithotherswhenyouareexpodtoamedium;whetheryouareathome,

attheoffice,inatheater,ontextsareasmuchasapotentialpartofthemessage

tion,thatsocialcontext

affects—bothdirectlyandindirectly—themediaandthemediacontenttowhichyoubecome

embersofthe

familyoftenlectmediacontentthatyouwouldnothavelected,andyoubecomeexpodtoit.

Therevariousfactorshavesomuchinfluenceonyourmediaexposurethatsolittleofthat

exposureisplanned.

Questions:(注意:答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词，标点

符号不占格。)

retoallmediaisimportantandpeoplesometimestendtoumoremediaif

________.

newspapersconsideredasanimportantmediumaccordingtopassage?

reasonoranother,people‟xposuretothemediaisoften________.

rompersonalpreferences,whatdeterminesone‟schoiceofthemediaandmedia

content?

tntenceofthepassageindicatesthatone‟xposuretothemediais________.

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowriteacompositiononthetopicDo

“LuckyNumbers”ReallyGoodLuck?Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsandyoushouldba

yourcompositionontheoutline(giveninChine)below:

1.有些人认为某些数学会带来好运。

2.我认为数学和运气无关，...

Do“LuckyNumbers”ReallyBringGoodLuck?

1998年6月六级参考答案

PartI

1.D2.A3.B4.A5.A

6.B7.C8.C9.B10.A

11.B12.D13.C14.A15.D

16.B17.C18.A19.D20.C

PartII

21.A22.B23.A24.D25.B

26.B27.A28.C29.D30.C

31.A32.B33.C34.D35.D

36.C37.A38.B39.C40.D

PartIII

41.D42.B43.C44.D45.C

46.D47.C48.B49.B50.A

51.A52.D53.C54.B55.A

56.A57.C58.A59.D60.C

61.C62.B63.A64.D65.B

66.D67.A68.B69.A70.C

nttoknowmoreabouttheworld.

etheyareasourceofnewsandinformation.

iveandinfluencedbydifferentfactors.

contextofexposure.

planned.

1998年6月六级听力原文

1.W:Friday‟goingtoattendtheminaronthat

day?

M:ven‟helectureisopentothepublic,I

imaginethattheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldout.

Q:Whyisthemanafraidhewon‟tbeabletoattendtheminar?

2.M:Iwonderwhatmakesmothersouptthedays.

W:

companyisaskingfathertopostponehisvocation.

Q:Whyistheirmotherunhappy?

3.W:Howdidyoudoonthemathexam,John?

M:ustapassingscorebutbetterthanIhadexpected.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

4.W:DuringthelastthunderstormInoticedveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandthey

reallycaudamess.

M:hephonenumberofagoodroofingcompanythat

coulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.

Q:Whatcanweconcludefromthisconversation?

5.W:ThereportsaysallthedepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsianDepartment.

M:Well,estepwrong

andhewouldberemovedfromthatoffice.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

6.M:Couldyougivemeyourofficephonenumberorfaxnumbersothatwecancontacteach

othermoreoften?

W:ButI‟,I‟veworkedherefor3

‟sunfairtome.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.W:Couldyouhelpme,Sir?neelhaspickedupthe

luggagebutminehasn‟tcomethrough.

M:I‟msorry,Madam,I‟llgoandfindoutifthereisanymoretocome.

Q:What‟sthewoman‟sproblem?

8.W:WasRobertelectedtothecommittee?

M:nlyagreedtotakethejobiftheylethimhavethe

finalsay.

Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtodo?

9.M:Hastoday‟smailarrived?I‟manxioustoknowabouttheresultofmyapplication.

W:I‟snothinginitbutapost-cardfromourdaughter.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

10.M:‟tfigureoutwhichonemakesitrun.

W:You‟ngthebuttonsrandomlymaycauthemachine

tobreakdown.

Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshallthemandofirst?

PassageOne

It‟s8o‟clockonTuesday,thenews:Betweenthehoursof7:00and8:

night,fiveth

enteredbyawindowattherearofthehouandsurpridtheownerswhowerewatching

isconnectionthetelephoneandtyingupLordandLady

Chest-field,ketvalueofsuchartworks

dLadyChest-fieldwerenot

hismorningawomanwith

aScottishaccenttelephonedtheThamesinLondontosaythattheChest-fieldOrganizationfor

thethirdtimethisyearthatthisorganization

anizationdefendsallthefarmerson

merswereforcedtoleavetheirlandswhenLordChest-field,theirlandlord,

refudtorenewtheirtraditionallealastyearinordertoextendtherervationareaforbirds.

Questions11to14arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

reLordandLadyChest-fielddoingwhenthethievesbrokeintotheirhou?

dthefivethievesdo?

dLordChest-fielddotothefarmers?

‟stheorganizationspurpoinbreakingintoLordChest-field‟shou?

PassageTwo

AdeadlyinfectiousoutbreaksweptthroughasmallcityinZaire,Africalastspring,killingmore

scientistsrushedtocontroltheoutbreak,red“Coulditattackhere?”“We

arefoolishifwethinkitcouldn‟tcometoourcountry.”uscanbehighly

omeincontactwithavictim‟sbloodorotherbodyfluids,youcangetsick,too.

‟swhatscientistsbelievehas

problemwastheyhadnoprotectiveequipmenttopreventthemlvesfrombeinginfected.

Internationalr

mysteryisthatnooneknowswherethevirus

ientistssaythatthevirusliesinactiveinthecells

ofsomekindofplant,somehowfindsawaytoinfecthumans.

Scientiy

findthevirus,theyalsohopetofindwaystocomeaboutit.

Questions15to17arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

sthediamentionedinthepassagespread?

ppenedtomostofthevictimsstrokewiththisdia?

thescientistsgoingtotheAfricanjungles?

PassageThree

Ateamofscientistsrecentlybeganaprojecttomeasuretheeffectsofloudnoisonaanimals.

Ifthesoundsdon‟tharmtheanimals,thentherearcherscangoaheadwithaplantotransmit

soundwavesthroughthePacificOceantotakeearth‟ravelsfasterthrough

yzingthespeedofsoundthroughtheoceanoveratime,the

erimentwasnearly

cancelledmorethanayearagobecauenvironmentalgroupsfearedthatthesoundwillconfu

,earchers

loweredaloudspeakerthatemitslowfrequencysoundabout1000metersbeneaththeocean.

ransmittersattachedtosomeof

thea-animalshelptherearcheskeeptrackoftheanimals‟-animalsare

distresdbythesounds,,therearen‟tanysigns

chersatthesitenoticedthatlargenumbersof

a-animalsswimnearthespeakerwhetheritwasturnedonoroff,butitisstilltoosoontoknow

forsure,twillcontinuethroughSeptember.“Ifallgoeswell,”theysay,

wecanbeginmeasuringtemperaturechangesonourplanet.

Questions18to20arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

thepurpoofanalyzingthespeedofsoundthroughthePacificOcean?

sthereactionofthea-animalstothesoundtests?

tpurpowereradiotransmittersud?