2003年1月英语六级真题

12003年1月英语六级真题PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)2hours.B)3hours.C)4hours.D)5hours.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9o’clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours”isthecorrectanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1.A)IthasnothingtodowiththeInternet.B)Sheneedsanotherweektogetitready.C)Itcontainssomevaluableideas.D)It’sfarfrombeingreadyyet.2.A)Thewomanisstrictwithheremployees.B)Themanalwayshasexcusesforbeinglate.C)Thewomanisakind-heartedboss.D)Theman’salarmclockdidn’tworkthatmorning.3.A)Thewomanshouldtryherluckinthebanknearby.B)Thebankaroundthecornerisnotopentoday.C)Thewomanshouldusedollarsinsteadofpounds.D)Thebankneartherailwaystationcloseslate.4.A)MakeanappointmentwithDr.Chen.B)Waitforaboutthreeminutes.C)Callagainsometimeslater.D)Trydialingthenumberagain.5.A)Heissuretheywillsucceedinthenexttest.B)Hedidnobetterthanthewomaninthetest.C)Hebelievesshewillpassthetestthistime.D)Hefeltupsetbecauseofherfailure.6.A)Thewomanhastoattendasummercoursetograduate.B)Themanthinksthewomancanearnthecredits.2C)Thewomanisbeggingthemantoletherpasstheexam.D)Thewomanisgoingtograduatefromsummerschool.7.A)FredisplanningatriptoCanada.B)FredusuallyfliestoCanadawithJane.C)FredpersuadedJanetochangehermind.D)FredlikesthebeautifulsceneryalongthewaytoCanada.8.A)Hangsomepicturesfordecoration.B)Findroomforthepaintings.C)Putmorecoatsofpaintonthewall.D)Paintthewallstomatchthefurniture.9.A)He’llgivealectureondrawing.B)Hedoesn’tmindifthewomangoestothelecture.C)He’drathernotgotothelecture.D)He’sgoingtoattendthelecture.10.A)Selectingthebestcandidate.B)Choosingacampaignmanager.C)Tryingtopersuadethewomantovoteforhim.D)Runningforchairmanofthestudentunion.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.A)Tostudytheproblemsoflocalindustries.B)Tofindwaystotreathumanwastes.C)ToinvestigatetheannualcatchoffishintheBiramichiRiver.D)ToconductastudyonfishingintheBiramichiRiver.12.A)Lackofoxygen.C)Lowwaterlevel.B)Overgrowthofwaterplants.D)Seriouspollutionupstream.13.A)They’llbecloseddown.B)They’regoingtodismisssomeoftheiremployees.C)They’llbemovedtootherplaces.D)Theyhavenomoneytobuildchemicaltreatmentplants.14.A)Therewerefewerfishintheriver.B)Over-fishingwasprohibited.C)ThelocalChamberofCommercetriedtopreservefishes.D)Thelocalfishingcooperativedecidedtoreduceitscatch.PassageTwoQuestions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.315.A)Oralinstructionsrecordedonatape.B)Abrieflettersealedinanenvelope.C)Awrittendocumentofseveralpages.D)Ashortnotetotheirlawyer.16.A)Refrainfromgoingoutwithmenforfiveyears.B)Stopwearinganykindoffashionableclothes.C)Burythedentistwithhisfavoritecar.D)Visithisgraveregularlyforfiveyears.17.A)Hewasangrywithhisselfishrelatives.B)Hewasjustbeinghumorous.C)Hewasnotawealthyman.D)Hewantedtoleavehisbodyformedicalpurposes.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.A)Theythoughtitquiteacceptable.B)Theybelievedittobealuxury.C)Theytookittobeatrend.D)Theyconsidereditavoidable.19.A)Critical.C)Sceptical.B)Serious.D)Casual.20.A)Whenpeopleconsidermarriageanimportantpartoftheirlives.B)Whenthecostsofgettingadivorcebecomeunaffordable.C)Whenthecurrentmarriagelawismodified.D)Whenhusbandandwifeunderstandeachotherbetter.PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.BillGates,thebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegree,isbyhissuccessraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle:theMBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration).TheMBA,a20th-centuryproduct,alwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed(贪婪)onthetree-linedcampusesruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandliterature.Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycuttingintothehiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about79,000peopleareexpectedtoreceiveMBAsin1993.Thisisnearly16timesthenumberofbusinessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalforyoungmenandwomenwhow