1997年6月英语六级真题及答案

1997年6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) On Thursday night. B) On Monday night. C) On Friday morning. D) On Thursday morning 2. A) Try to help him find rooms in another hotel. B) Check to see if there are any vacancies in her hotel. C) Let him move to a room with two single beds. D) Show him the way to Imperial Hotel. 3. A) Robust. B) Brave. C) Generous. D) Dangerous. 4. A) He loves his present job. B) He is going to open a store. C) He is about to retire. D) He works in a repair shop. 5. A) She has confidence in him. B) She has also won a scholarship. C) She is surprised at the news. D) She is not interested in the news. 6. A) His only son is dying. B) His mother died some time ago. C) He didn’t like after his sick wife. D) He hasn’t taken good care of his son. 7. A) At the airport. B) In a travel agency. C) In a hotel. D) At the reception desk. 8. A) He is not equal to the job. B) He is not well paid for his work. C) He doesn’t think the job is challenging enough. D) He cannot keep his mind on his work. 9. A) The talks haven’t started yet. B) The talks haven’t achieved much. C) The talks have produced a general agreement. D) The talks broke down and could go to further. 10. A) Help him to carry some luggage. B) Get some travel information. C) Tell him the way to the left luggage office. D) Look after something for him. 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) Crowded air traffic. B) The large size of airplanes. C) Mistakes by air traffic controllers. D) Bad weather. 12. A) They bumped into each other over a swimming pool. B) They avoided each other by turning in different directions. C) They narrowly escaped crashing into each other. D) One plane climbed above the other at the critical moment. 13. A) To show the key role played by air traffic controllers. B) To show the great responsibility shouldered by the pilots. C) To give an example of air disasters. D) To show that air travel is far safer than driving a car. Passage Two Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) Her unique experience. B) Her future prospects. C) Her favorite job. D) Her lonely life. 15. A) Authority. B) A good relationship. C) Good luck. D) Independence. 16. A) She will live an empty life. B) She will work in a bookstore. C) She will remain single. D) She will earn a lot of money. 17. A) She should find a good job. B) She should open a small restaurant. C) She should have more control over her life. D) She should get married. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A) In day-care centers where little children were taken care of. B) In areas in Chicago poor people lived. C) In places where hot lunch was provided for factory workers. D) In schools where free classes were organized for young people. 19. A) For young people and adults. B) For immigrants. C) For factory works. D) For poor city children. 20. A) Jane Adams’ contributions to society. B) Jane Adams’ struggle for women’s liberation. C) Jane Adams’ life story. D) Jane Adams’ responsibility for the poor. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 reading passages in this part. following b s qy ome o u uestions s er onfinished t there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the b cest a hoice m t a nd m t ark c he l nd o t ark Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Each he Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: It i ss taid t phat a he C ublic c nda dongressional p oncern rumpus started because Senator Hart discovered that the consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their children were becomi narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10.5 ounces, w reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits, but they had been reduced in size. Later, the Senator rightly complained of a store-bought pie in a handsomely i l l us t r a t ed box t h a t p i c t u red , i n a si n g l e s l i c e, a l m o s t a s m a n y c h err i e s a s t h ere were in the whole pie. The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package s t l ize t qo ower d che w uantity u h elivered p h an, product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8-ounce, onep o u n dtw , o-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc. A d r u g s t o r e a n d s u p e r m a r ke t s h e l v e s w i l l c o n v i n c e a n y o b s e r v e r t h a t a l l p o s s i b l size and shapes of boxes, jars, bottles, and tins are in use at the same time and, as the package journals show, week by week, there is never any hesitatio introducing a new size, and shape of box or bottle when it aid d i ff e r e n t i a t i o n . T h e p r o d u c e r s o f p a c k a g e d p r o d u c t s a changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes, but no one in the trade comments unfavorably on the huge costs incurred by endless changes o f p a c ka g e s i z e s , m a t e r i a l s , s h a p e , a r t w o r k , a n d n e t w e i g h t s t h a t a re u s e d f o r improving a product’s market position. When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of h a rd s w e e t s b y 2 . 5 , f ro 1m dollar to 2.50 dollars by changing to a fancy jar, or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as though it held 8 ounces, he was in effect t telling p t he p ublicc b a hat v e ackaging l I e an e does come high, when an average family pays about 200 dollars a bottles, cans, boxes, jars and other containers, most of which can anything but stuffing the garbage can. 21. What s rumpus? tarted t p a he C ublic c nda dongressional p oncern A) Consumers’ complaints about the changes in the package size. B) Expensive packaging for poor quality products. C) A senator’s discovery of the tricks in packaging. D) The rise in the unit price for many products. 22. The word “undue” (Para. 2) means “________”. A) improper B) adequate C) unexpected D) excessive 23. C o n s u m e r s a r e c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e c h a n g e s i n t h e p a c k a g e s i z e , because ________.