1993年1月英语六级真题及答案

1993年1月英语六级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) It was misleading. B) It was enjoyable. C) It was rather boring. D) It was just so-so. 2. A) Pop music. B) Folk music. C) Classical music. D) All kinds of music. 3. A) He will fly directly to his destination. B) He has to change at Albany. C) He is still not sure how to get there. D) He must change at Jacksonville. 4. A) It’s late. B) It’s crowed. C) It’s empty. D) It’s on time. 5. A) Unusual. B) Enthusiastic. C) Serious. D) Threatening. 6. A) Her name is on the top of the list. B) She will be the last to be interviewed. C) She is expecting a job interview. D) She must fix a date for the job. 7. A) The husband is not usually so observant. B) The wife is annoyed at her husband’s complaint. C) The husband hasn’t told the truth. D) The wife is going to the hairdresser’s. 8. A) The student miss their professor very much. B) The professor didn’t give the lesson. C) A new course will begin next Monday. D) Some homework was assigned to the students. 9. A) She accepted their request. B) She rejected their request. C) She agreed to consider their request. D) She asked them to come with the other. 10. A) At work. B) Back at home. C) At the meeting. D) Away from home. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Cheap clothes. B) Expensive clothes. C) Fashionable clothes. D) Informal clothes. 12. A) They enjoy loud music. B) They seldom lose their temper. C) They want to have children. D) They enjoy modern dances. 13. A) Her twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys the speaker. B) They can’t agree on the color of the room. C) They can’t agree on the kind of furniture. D) The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin si Passage Two Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) In the first semester. B) In the second semester. C) In the third semester. D) In the fourth semester. 15. A) She is ill. B) She is too old. C) Her husband wants her to. D) Her husband is ill. 16. A) His father. B) His mother. C) His girl friend. D) His teacher. 17. A) He has decided to continue his studies. B) He has still to make a decision. C) He has decided to give up his job. D) He has still to take a part time job. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A) Twenty years. B) A couple of weeks. C) A couple of years. D) Five years. 19. A) David had been selling cars. B) David had taught business. C) David had become a salesman. D) David had made a lot of money. 20. A) Rich people are not happy. B) Being rich is the best thing in the world. C) Being rich is not always a good thing. D) Rich people are usually with their families. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. Protests at the use of animals in research have taken a new an character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by terrorist technique of the pre-planted car-bomb. The r esearch c w ommunity r b a a t ill d ightly we larmed have two objectives: to arouse public attention and to frighten people working in research w a ith T fi nimals. n i t e he srst b eed d t is hat verythi those responsible for the crimes and to put them on trail. The Defence Research S o c i e t y h a s t a k e n t h e p r a c t i c a l s t e p o f o ff e r i n g a r e w a r d o f 1 0 , 0 0 0 p o u n d s information leading to those responsible, but past experience is not encouraging. P e o p l e a r e u n l i k e l y t o b e t e m p t e d b y s u c h o ff e r s . T h e p r o f e s s i o n a l p o similarly be confronted by the usual problem of finding a needle in a haystack. T h a t i s w h y t hien t e l l e c t u a( 知 l 识 分 子 ) c o m m u n i t y i n B r i t a i n a n d e l s e w h e re must act more vigorously in its own defence. There are several steps that can be taken, of which the chief one is to demand of all the organizations that exist with the declared objectives of safeguarding the interests of animals that they should d e c l a re c l e a r l y w h e re t h e y s t a n d o n v i o l e n c e t o w a rd s p e o p l e . A n d i t w i l l n o t b e e n o u g h f o r t h e c h a i r m e n a n d c h a i r w o m e n o f t h e s e o r g placatory (安抚的) s tatementso b o an t ehalf m T f pll heir s embers. a l s o u n d e r t a k e t h a t i t w i l l b e a t e s t o f c o n t i n u i n organizations that members and would be members should declare that they will t a ke n o p a r t i n a c t s o f v i o l e n c e a g a i n s t h u m a n b e i n g s . E v e n s u c h u n d e r t a k i n g s w o u l d n o t b e f u l l y e ff e c t i v e : p e o p l e , a f t e r a l l , c a n l i e . B u t a t l e a s t t h e y distinguish the organizations entitled to a continuing voice in the dialogue with th e res e arc h co mmu nit y a bou t the r igh ts of an ima ls in organizations that deserve no say. 21. T h e w o r d s “ t h e s e d e v e l o p m e n t s ” ( P a r a . 2 , L i n e 1 ) m o s t p r o b a b l y ________. A) the acts of violence against scientists B) the use of animals in research C) the techniques of planting bombs in cars D) the establishment of new animal protection organization 22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) The police abandoned their efforts to find the criminals. B) The terrorists escaped with the help of their organizations. C) The attempted murder caused grave anxiety among British scientists. D ) P e o p l e scientists. s y m p a t h i z e d 23. The a uthor’s p i w urpose h a organizations ________. i n t d m u r d e r riting t a c a u s e d is g r a v e rticle s o A) declare their objectives clearly B) give up the use of violence C) continue the dialogue with the scientific community D) help to find those responsible for the attempted murder 24. In the author’s opinion ________. A) since people can lie, the problem about their rights of scientists can’t be solved B) animal-protecting organizations about be held responsib violence against scientists C) animal protection organizations should be declared illegal D ) t h e themselves s c i e n t i s t s s h o u l d t a k e 25. What does the word “they” (Para. 3, Line 3) refer to? A) The animal-protecting organizations. B) The organizations that will talk with the research community. C) Those who support the use of animals in research. D) Those who support the animal-protection organizations. Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. The earlier type of suburb, which was most dependent on the railroad, had a special adva nta ge that could be fully appreciated only after i t had disappeared. These suburbs, spread out along a railroad line, were discontinuous and properly spaced; a w nd t a ithout o l egislation(法规) he they id w fl ere i pimited a n opulatio well as area; for the biggest rarely held as many as ten thousand people, an under fi t ve whousand m u I 1 as f e ore B sual. N Y n a950, or typical upper-class suburb, had 6,778 people, while Riverside, Illinois, founded as early as 1869, had only 9.153. The size and scale of the suburb, that of neighborhood unit, was not entirely the result of its open planning, which favored low densities. Being served by railroad line, with station stops from three to five miles apart, there was a natural