全国大学英语六级考试答案

2000年1月全国大学英语六级考试答案PartIListeningComprehension1.D2.A3.C4.B5.C6.B7.B8.D9.A10.C11.C12.C13.B14.A15.D16.D17.D18.C19.A20.BPartIIReadingComprehension21.B22.A23.C24.C25.D26.C27.B28.A29.D30.A31.B32.C33.A34.D35.B36.D37.D38.A39.C40.BPartIIIVocabulary41.B42.D43.D44.C45.A46.D47.B48.C49.A50.B51.C52.B53.A54.A55.B56.D57.C58.D59.B60.A61.C62.C63.D64.A65.C66.B67.C68.D69.B70.APartIVErrorCorrection71.had→has72.directly→indirectly73.into→onto/on74.too→so75.planet→planets76.head→mind77.little→much78.consider→considering79.they→/(删)80.arriving→arrivingat(或reaching)PartVWritingHowIFinanceMyCollegeEducationWiththerapiddevelopmentofhighereducationinChina,andmorehighschoolgraduatesadmitted,universitiescannolongerbefinancedexclusivelybythegovernmentandstudentsmustpayatleastpartlyfortheirschooling.Therearevariouswaysforastudenttopayhistuitionandfees.Tobeginwith,ifthestudentisquiteexcellentinhisstudies,hecanapplyforscholarship.Secondly,especiallyinChina,hecanalwaysdependonhisparentsforallkindsofexpenditure,includinglivingallowances.Then,hecanchoosetoturntothebankforaloantopayhiswaythroughuniversity,whichhecanrepayaftergraduation.Ifhefindsalltheabovenotdesirable,hestillhadanotherroadtotake-todoapart-timejobandworkhiswaythrough.Inmycase,Iamfortunateenoughtobebornintoawell-to-dofamilyandhavenodifficultyhavingmyparentspayforallmyfees.Butasacollegestudent,Idislikeatotallydependentexistence,soIamworkingpart-timeasanewspaper-boytohelpsupportmyself.AndIamalsostudyinghard,hopingtowinsomescholarshiporawardsonedaysothatIcanbewhollyself-reliantandindependent.听力原文SectionA1.M:IhopeIwon’toversleep.I’vesimplygottocatchthefirstflighttoNewYork.W:IfIwereyou,I’drequestthewake-upcallfromthehotelreception.Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?2.M:Next,shouldn’twegetatelephoneinstalledinthehall?W:Fixingtheshowerpipeisfarmoreimportant.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?3.M:I’venoticedthatyougetlettersformCanadafromtimetotime.Wouldyoumindsavingthestampsforme?Mysistercollectsthem.W:Myroommatealreadyaskedforthem.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?4.M:What’sthematter?You’vebeensittingthereforages,juststaringintospace.W:ItoldtheBrowningsI’dsendthemapostcard.NowIdon’tknowwhattosay.Q:What’sthewomandoing?5.M:Mychemistryprojectisintrouble.MypartnerandIhavetotallydifferentideasabouthowtoproceed.W:Youshouldtrytomeeteachotherhalfway.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?6.M:I’mfrustrated.We’resupposedtodoourassignmentonthecomputer,butIhavedifficultygettingaccesstothecomputersinthelibrary.W:Iunderstandthewayyoufeel.I’mlookingforwardtothedaywhenIcanaffordtogetmyown.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?7.M:Thevisitingeconomistisspeakingtonight,butDr.Johnsondoesn’tseemtothinkmuchofhim.W:That’sbecauseDr.Johnsoncomesfromanentirelydifferentschoolofthought.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman’sremark?8.M:I’msorryImissedthefootballgame,butIhadaterriblecold.W:Youdidn’tmissanything.Wecouldn’thaveplayedworse.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?9.M:IthinkI’mgoingtogiveupplayingtennis.Ilostagaintoday.W:Justbecauseyoulost?Itthatthereasontoquit?Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?10.M:Jane,whatwouldyoudoifyouwereonvacationoverseasandlostallyourmoneyandcreditcards?W:Well,IguessI’dprobablysellmywatchandcamera...OrImightgetajobasawaitresssomewheretillImadeenoughmoneytobuyaplanetickettoreturnhome.Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?SectionBPassage1Mostpeopleknowwhatahotdogis.It’sasausageinaroll.Butdoyouknowwhyit’scalledahotdog?Well,thelongredsausagewhichgoesintoahotdogiscalledaFrankfurter.ItgotitsnamefromtheGermantownFrankfurt.Thesausageswereverypopular,buthotfrankfurtersweredifficulttosellincrowds.Oneman,HarryStevens,hadthejoboffeedingthecrowdsinbaseballgames.Hehadanidea.Whynotputthefrankfurtersinlong,hotbreadrolls?Thismadethemeasytosell.The“redhot”hadahotandattractivetasteandbecameverypopular.Butin1903,anAmericancartoonistdrewalongGermansausagedoginplaceofthefrankfurtersoafrankfurterinarollsoonbecameknownasa“hotdog”.Itwasajoke,butsomepeoplereallythoughtthesausagescontaineddogmeat.Forawhile,salesofhotdogsfailed,butnotforlong.11.Whatisafrankfurter?12.WhatwasHarryStevens’job?13.Whydidsalesofhotdogsdecreaseforsometime?Passage2Weallscreamforwaterwhenthirsty,butdoyouknowinveryhot,dryweather,plantsalsomakefaintsounds—asiftheyarecryingoutforhelp?Yousee,inaplant’sstemtherearehundredsof“waterpipes”thatbringwaterandmineralsfromthesoilallthewayuptotheleaves.Asthegroundturnsdry,itbecomesharderandharderfortheplantstodothis.Inseveredroughts,plantshavetofighttopulloutanywateravailable.ScientistRobertwinterhasfoundoutthatwhenitisreallybadtheirwaterpipessnapfromthetensionlikerubberbands.Whenthathappens,thewholeplantvibratesalittle.Thesnappingpipesmakenoisestenthousandtimesmorequietthanawhisper.Robertknowsthathealthy,well-wateredplantsarequiet.Healsoknowsthatmanyinsectspreferattackingdryplantsratherthanhealthyplants.Howdotheinsectsknowwhicharehealthyplantsandwhicharenot?Robertthinksthattheinsectsmaylistenfortheplantsthatcryandthentheymaybuzzintokill.Totesthistheory,Robertisusingadevicethatcanimitateplantcries.Heattachesittoaquiet,healthyplantsotheplantsoundsthirsty.Thenhewatchesinsectstose