2001年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

12001年1月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionA1.A)Themanthinkstravellingbyairisquitesafe.D)Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriousloss2.A)Attheinformationdesk.B)Inanoffice.D)Atarailway3.A)Writetheletter.4.A)Itgivesa30%discounttoallcustomers.C)IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.D)Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.5.A)Longexposuretothesun.D)Longworkinghours.edoesn'tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.7.A)anautomechanic.B)AnC)Acarpenter.D)Atelephonerepairman.8.A)Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.rprisedattheir9.A)Managerandemployee.B)Salesmanandcustomer.C)Guideandtourist..SectionBCompoundDictation注意：听力理解的B节(SectionB)为复合式听写(CompoundDictation)，题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.--withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping--controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleepingEarlierstudieshavedocumentedhalfhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere'seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.2Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemoreendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.Also,birdsdozing(打盹)attheendofthelineresortedtosinglethantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafourWebelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain，theresearcherssay.Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalongevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts.He'sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingsideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.mammals(哺乳动物)asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsays冰山)Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.11.Anewstudyonbirds'sleephasrevealedthat________.C)birdscancontroltheirhalfA)theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacksB)theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorestC)thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructuredD)theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanionsA)thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread14.Whilesleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto________.D)avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcu15.Byjustthetipoftheiceberg(Line2,Para.8),Siegelsuggeststhat________.A)half3C)mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepersPassageTwoQuestions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.atendsupdebunking(揭穿……的真相)awidelypracticedmedicaltreatment.EmilyRosa'stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic(治疗的)touch(TTforshort),whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients'energyfieldtomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousills.YetEmily'stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan'tbedetected,evenbytrainedTTpractitioners(行医者).Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,Agedoesn'tmatter.It'sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgoodscience.Emily'smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTTinthelate'80s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000trainedpractitioners(48,000intheU.S.)don'teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient'sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey'reinbalance.TTadvocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievePainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto$70anhour,tosmoothpatients'energy,sometimesduringsurgery.YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TTtherapistswouldhavetositdownforindependenttesting--somethingtheyhaven'tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan$1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofahumanenergyfield.(He'shadonetakersofar.Shefailed.)AskepticmightconcludethatTTpractitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.ButwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourthaysEmily:Ithinktheydidn'ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI'makid.Theexperimentwasstraightforward:21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,epractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they'ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn'tfeelit.16.WhichofthefollowingisevidencethatTTiswidelypraA)TThasbeeninexistencefordecades.D)Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTTtreatment.17.VeryfewTTpractitionersrespondedtothe$1millionofferbecause________.18.ThepurposeofEmilyRosa'sexperimentwas___