1992年6月英语六级真题试卷

1992年6月英语六级真题试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) She doesn’t like the collar. B) She doesn’t like silk. C) She doesn’t like white dresses. D) She doesn’t think it’s her size. 2. A) The scene of the old man’s death shocked her. B) The scene of the old man’s death frightened her. C) The scene of the old man’s death moved her. D) The scene of the old man’s death upset her. 3. A) She didn’t get what she wanted. B) She was given a vegetable salad. C) She found the fruit not fresh enough. D) She had been overcharged. 4. A) Jim must have copied from John. B) He doesn’t seen to like the two compositions. C) John must have copied from Jim. D) One must have copied from the other. 5. A) They want to wear special clothes. B) They want other people to watch them dance. C) They want to celebrate their festivals. D) They want to enjoy themselves. 6. A) $40. B) $30. C) $25. D) $14. 7. A) An experienced nurse. B) A shop assistant. C) The man’s old friend. D) Secretary of a company. 8. A) Jane is sick. B) Jane is with her sister. C) Jane won’t come. D) Jane will call back this evening. 9. A) She has to take the final exams. B) She has to get her paper done. C) She’ll celebrate her 25th birthday. D) She will practise typing. 10. A) Taking a rest. B) Paying a visit. C) Making a purchase. D) Making an appointment. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) To settle down in the U.S. B) To get his doctor’s degree. C) To become a professor. D) To finish high school. 12. A) In the Ministry of Education. B) In the Ministry of Agriculture. C) At a university. D) At a hospital. 13. A) Because they think that’s where they belong. B) Because Africa is developing rapidly. C) Because they are drawn by high salaries. D) Because they are drawn by good opportunities. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) He offered them to those in need. B) He kept them for his own use. C) He sold them to bike shops. D) He gave them to his relatives as Christmas gifts. 15. A) He wanted to get the man’s old bike. B) He wanted to know the price of the new bike. C) He wanted to know what was new of the man’s bike. D) He wanted to repair the old bike for the man. 16. A) His interest in doing the job. B) His wish to help others. C) His intention to learn a trade. D) His ambition to become known and popular. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) The designer of the White House. B) The first resident of the White House. C) One of the U.S. presidents. D) A specialist of American history. 18. A) To add to the beauty of the building. B) To follow the original design. C) To wipe out the stains left behind by the War. D) To make the building look more comfortable. 19. A) Right after it was rebuilt. B) During the administration of John Adams. C) When Theodore Roosevelt was president. D) After many other names had been given to it. 20. A) It has been changed several times. B) It has never been changed. C) It was changed after the War of 1812. D) It was changed during Roosevelt’s presidency. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. W h a t do C h a r l es D a r wi n, N i c ho l a s C o pe rn i c us a nd Fr a nk J . S ul l o w a y ha v e i n common? T h e fi r s t t w o , o f c o u r s e , w e r e r e v o l u t i o n a r y s c i e n t i fi c t h i n k e r s : C established that the Earth revolves around the sun; Darwin discovered na selection. And Sulloway? He’s a historian of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology w h d ho s as iscovered e t t m omething i m lse h o f t h e m a j o r p i o n e er s i n sc i e nc e o v e r t he l a s t 4 0 0 y e a r s - ha v e i n c o m m o n: t h e y w e re, like S u llow a y h ims el f, p rec e de d in b irth b y at lea st on e oth er b ro the sister. Birth order, he found, is the most reliable indicator of whether a scientist will embrace or attack radical new ideas. The t hird o f c f our S hildren, h s 2 y ulloway s o t as b pent 0 order of 2,784 scientists who were on one side or the other of 28 r e v o l u t i o n s s i n c e t h e 1 6 t h c e n t u r y. H e d i s c o v e r e d t h a t 2 3 o f t h e 2 8 re v o l u t i o n s were led by later-borns. Sulloway focused on the male-dominated world of science and the sole issue he m easured w w as t c illingness e o o T hallenge l l stablished to accept new theories were firstborns with younger brothers or sisters. The most radical were younger sons with at least one older brother. A c c o r d i n g t o S u l l o w a y ’ s t h e o r y , fi r s t b o r n c h i l d r e n i d e n t i f y m o r e r e a d i l y w i t parental authority because, among other things, they are often put in charge of younger brothers or sisters. Through this identification, firstborns absorb the norms (规范,准则) and values o f s o c i e t y i n w a y s t h a t s u b s e q u e n t c h i l d r e n d o n o t . T r e s p o n s i b i l i t y. T h e y y o u n g e r o n e t e s t s t h e l i m i t s , t r i e s t o s e e w h a t h e c a away with. 21. What is the main idea of the passage? A) Later-borns are more intelligent than firstborns. B) Revolutionary thinkers tend to recognize the influence of birth order. C) Major thinking. scientists always have D) One’s behaviour is often determined by birth order. something in common i 22. The historian of science mentioned in the passage is of the family. A) the youngest child B) neither the eldest nor the youngest child C) the only child D) the eldest child 23. The 2,784 scientists Sulloway studied ________. A) had led 23 of the 28 scientific revolutions B) were preceded in birth by at least one brother or sister C) had either supported or opposed revolutionary ideas D) had dominated the world of science for 400 years 24. A c c o r d i n g t o S u l l o w a y ’ s t h e o r y , w h o i s m o s t l i k e l y t o c h a l l e n g e e s t a b l i s h e ideas of science? A) The only son with younger sisters. B) Those who identify more readily with parental authority. C) The only child of a family. D) A person with at least one older brother or sister. 25. The author’s attitude towards Sulloway’s birth order theory is ________. A) critical B) defensive C) neutral D) inconsistent Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. T h e i n d i v i d u a l m o b i l i t y , c o n v e n i e n c e , a n d s t a t u s passenger c o a s ar ffer u a eemingly I 1 a rnbeatable 1 ttractio cars rolled off assembly lines each working day, and close to 400 million vehicles choke up the world’s streets today. But t che u ar’s t tsefulness i s i os hec ndividual t t c tands and burdens that society must shoulder to provide an aut transportation system. Since the clays of Henry Ford, societies ha steady stream of laws to protect drivers from each other and themselves, as well a s t o p r o t e c t t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c f r o m t h e u n i n t e n d e a u t o m o b i l e u s e . L a w m a k e r s h a v e s t r u g g l e d o v e r t h e unlimited mobility and the individual’s fight to be free of the noise, pollution, and