1997年1月英语六级真题及答案

1997年1月英语六级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each c onversation, aq w b a uestion a w w s ill B e sked the c onversation a t q wnd b s he o uestion o A e ill e p qu esti o n t here w il l be a pa use. Dur i ng the p au se, yo u m ust rea d t he four s uggested a m nswers A ，B)，C), a D ndarked a d) w nd ) i ecide t h e b e s t a n s w e r. T h e n m a r k t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g l e t t e r o n t h e A n s w e r Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From t c he onversation w k t t t a et now a s hat w the wo re w i l l s t a r t a t 9 o ’ c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g a n d h a v e t o fi n i s h a t 2 i n t h e a f t e r n o T h e r e f o rDe), “ 5 h o u r s ” i s t h e c o r r e c t a n s w e r . Y o u s h o u l d c h o o s e [ D ] o Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Their parents cut back the loan. B) The woman doesn’t want Frank to take another English course. C) They can’t pay the rent this month. D) The woman’s boss refused to give her a raise. 2. A) Ask Dr. Smith to alter his decision. B) Ask Dr. Smith to call the library. C) Get the book directly from Dr. Smith. D) Get Dr. Smith’s written permission. 3. A) $120 B) $108 C) $90 D) $40 4. A) He feels unsympathetic. B) He feels it’s a pity. C) He feels it’s unfair. D) He feels glad. 5. A) Doing business. B) Taking pictures. C) Buying cameras. D) Making movies. 6. A) Looking for an apartment. B) Looking for a job. C) Taking a suburban excursion. D) Asking the man for his opinions. 7. A) She’ll go to her uncle’s. B) She has an appointment with her friend. C) She’ll have an appointment with her friend. D) She’ll have a visitor. 8. A) He made a sudden turn. B) He drove the bus over a bicycle. C) He tried to avoid hitting the truck. D) He was driving too fast. 9. A) He is curious. B) He is impatient. C) He is exhausted. D) He is satisfied. 10. A) She didn’t know how to use the new oven. B) She wanted her refrigerator to be fixed. C) There is something wrong with the oven. D) There is something wrong with the food. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage a questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D T ). m hen t c ark l he o torresponding A S w a etter single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Because he led his teams to many championships. B) Because he set as many as 65 different records. C) Because he still played the game after he retired. D) Because he didn’t stop playing even when he was seriou 12. A) He lost the final chance to win a championship. B) He was knocked out during one contest. C) He broke a bone in the wrist during a match. D) He was awarded with a $1.5 million house. 13. A) To break the previous records. B) To buy a luxury house. C) To win one more championship for his team. D) To play against the New York team once again. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) To enjoy a good story. B) To see the actors and actresses. C) To experience an exciting life. D) To escape their everyday life. 15. A) They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them. B) They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses. C) They try to turn their dreams into reality. D) They become so involved that they forget their own problems. 16. A) Because they are well made and the stories are interesting. B) Because the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrations. C) Because the characters in the movies are free to do whatever they like. D) Because good guys in the movies always win in the end. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) Because the bottle was empty and useless. B) Because he wanted to lighten the load of his small plane. C) Because the bottle might be useful to the native Africans. D) Because he wanted to amuse the local tribes people. 18. A) A message from the outside world. B) A warning from the gods. C) A symbol of misfortune. D) A gift from the gods. 19. A) The local Africans are peace loving people. B) Soda bottles are very precious in some remote areas. C) A trivial thing may sometimes bring about undesirable consequences. D) Caution must be taken in introducing new technology. 20. A) They thought that the gods were all crazy. B) They were isolated from the outside world. C) They enjoyed living in the peaceful desert. D) They worshipped the gods all the more after the incident. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. Each followed b s qy ome o u uestions s F re nfinished o t ta the re are four choices marked A) ， B)， C), and D). you should decide o n t he best cho i ce a nd m ar k t he co r res po ndin g let t er o n t he Answ er Sheet with a single line through the centre. Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. More and more, the operations of our businesses, governments, and financial i n s t i t u t i o n s a r e c o n t r o l l e d b y i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t memories. Anyone clever enough to modify this information for his own purposes e x i s t can r eap s ubstantial r E w ewards. an o p ven w h and been caught at it have managed to get away without punishment. orse, d t umber It’s easy for computer crimes to go undetected if no one checks up on what the computer is doing. But even if the crime is detected, the criminal may walk a w a y n o t o n l y u n p u n i s h e d b u t w i t h a g l o w i n g r e c o m m e n d a t i o n f ro m h i s f o r m e r employers. Of course, we have no statistics on crimes that go undetec disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were detected by a c c i d e n t , n o t b y s y s t e m a t i c i n s p e c t i o n s o r o t h e r s e computer criminals who have been caught may been the victims of uncommonly bad luck. For example, a certainkeypunch (键盘打孔) operator complained of having to s t a y o v e r t i m e t o p u n c h ex t r a c a r d s . I n v e s t i g a t i o n re v e a l e d t h a t t h e e x t r a c a rd s she was being asked to punch were for dishonest transactions. In another case, d i s s a t i s fi e d e m p l o y e e s o f t h e tti h p ipeef d o ff( 向 … 透 露 ) t h e c o m p a n y t h a t w a s being robbed. Unlike other lawbreakers, who must leave the country, commit suicide, or go to jail, computer criminals sometimes escape punishment, demanding not on that they not be charged but that they be given good recommendatio perhaps other benefits. All too often, their demands have been met. Why? Because company executives are afraid of the bad publicity that would result i t pf hef oublic t t ound c h ut b hat m heir T h omputer at the thought of a criminal boasting in open court of how juggled he (耍弄) the m o s t c o n fi d e n t i a l re c o r d s r i g h t u n d e r t h e n o s e s o f t h e c o m p a n y ’ s exe c u t i v e s , a a c c o u n t a n t , a n d s e c u r i t y s t a ff . A n d s o a n o t h e r c o m p u t e r c r i m i n a l d e p a r t s just the recommendations he needs to continue his crimes elsewhere. 21. It can be concluded from the passage that ________. A) it is still impossible to detect computer crimes today B) computer crimes financial institutions C ) c o m p u t e r detected are c r i m i n a l s the most c a n serious e s c a p e problem p u n i s h m e n t in t b e c a D) people commit computer crimes at the request their company 22. It is implied in the third paragraph that ________. A) many more computer crimes go undetected than are discovered B) the rapid increase of computer crimes is a troublesome problem C) most computer criminals are smart enough to cover up their crimes D ) m o s t c o m p u t e r c r i m i n a l s a re s m a r t e n o u g h t o c o