1996年6月英语六级真题及答案

1996年6月英语六级真题及答案 Part I Listening comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In t his s ection, y w h 1 ou s c ill ear A t 0e ohort onver 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 choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. A) To change the tennis shoes in the sportswear department. B) To help his friend find the right department. C) To find his lost shoes on the tennis court. D) To buy himself a pair of tennis shoes. 2. A) They produce part of their own food. B) They sell their own produce. C) They feed their family on cheap food. D) They buy food from farmers. 3. A) Mr. White’s reason for leaving. B) Mr. White’s new appointment. C) A vacant position. D) How to apply for a job. 4. A) Be hostile to Nancy. B) Ask Nancy to come out. C) Talk to Nancy herself. D) Write Nancy a letter. 5. A) To serve as her tour guide. B) To serve as her bodyguard. C) To serve as her driver. D) To serve as her porter. 6. A) He is often asked to go and see exhibits. B) He would like to go and see the exhibit. C) He went to see the exhibit last year. D) He definitely does not want to go. 7. A) The environmental problem. B) The health problem. C) The educational problem. D) The international problem. 8. A) Bob will see Susan tomorrow evening. B) Bob might be at home late tomorrow evening. C) Bob and Susan have decided to go on a holiday. D) Bob asked the woman to come another time. 9. A) They think cinemas are too far away from their homes. B) They are disappointed with the films produced these days. C) They both dislike films about adventure stories. D) They both like the idea of going to the cinema at night. 10. 见附图1 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the e passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage a questions will be spoken only once. After you hear question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) Because he was a cook at a country-music club. B) Because he performed for guests while he worked as a cook. C) Because he often sang while cooking. D) Because he liked singing better than cooking. 12. A) His brother. B) His manager. C) His father. D) A businesswoman. 13. A) At a club. B) On a farm. C) At a construction site. D) In a record company. 14. A) His ability to live independently. B) His sense of responsibility in whatever he did. C) His courage in the face of rejections. D) His hard work in his early days. Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. A) How to handle spiders. B) Spiders in the United States. C) People’s fear of spiders. D) A special kind of spider. 16. A) Most spiders will not bite even when handled. B) Most spiders are poisonous and dangerous. C) Most spiders are likely to attack people. D) Most spiders have sharp eyes. 17. A) Because she cannot find a husband for herself. B) Because the female spider is larger than the male one. C) Because the female spider often eats her husband. D) Because she is a black female spider. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are be on the passage you have just heard 18. A) Instructions. B) Medicine. C) Money. D) The draft of his speech. 19. A) Because she had to type Mr. Bascomb’s speech. B) Because she had a headache. C) Because she had to meet some businessmen. D) Because she had to get her car fixed. 20. A) The problem of the city. B) Himself and his problems. C) Things he had planned to say to his audience. D) The plan for his future work as mayor. 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: Three English dictionaries published recently all lay claim to poss “n e w ” f e a t u r e . T h e B B C E n g l i s h D i c t i o n a r y c o n t a i n s b a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n 1,000 people and places prominent in the news since 1988; the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: Encyclopedic Edition is the OALD plus encyclopedic entries; the Longman Dictionary of English Language and Culture is the LME plus cultural information. The key fact is that all three dictionaries can be seen to have a distin “cultural” a w a l s ell l s c anguage T b s earning t w i w ontent. they approach the cultu ral element is not identical, making direct compariso between the three difficult. While entries f t there is some common Oor ahe L xford d nd t ground between the ongman i ac d ictionaries, O encyc l a y s c l a i m t o b e i n g e n c y c l o p e d i c o n c o n t e n t w h e r concentrates on the language and culture of the English-speaking w Oxford d ictionary c t s an m vherefores f tand c b tore igorous the Longman publication because the latter does not hesitate about viewing the rest o t f w hef t orld c prom heo t ultural E erspectives w T f cultural o bjectives o t B d f a he i t m BC d ictionary s B o a re n urn analysis of over 70 million words recorded from the BBC World National Public Radio of Washington over a period of four years, their 1,000 brief encyclopedic entries are based on people and places that have featured in the n e w s r e c e n t l y. T h e i n t e n d e d u s e r t h e y h a v e i n m i n d i s a r e g u l a r l i s t e n e r t o t h e Wo r l d S e r v i c e w h o w i l l h a v e a r e a s o n a b l e s t a n d a r d o f E n g l i s h a n d a d e v e l o p e d skill in listening comprehension. In reality, though, the BBC dictionary will be purchased by a far wider range o f l a n g u a g e l e a rn e r s , a s w i l l t h e o t h e r t w o d i c t i o n a r i e s . We w i l l b e f a c e d w i t h a situation where many of the users of these dictionaries will at the very least have distinct socio -cultural perspectives and may have world views which are totally opposed and even hostile to those of the West. Advanced learners from this kind of b ackground w n o e ill ad ot nlyo h valuate u i i b w ictionary a l s o h a v e d e fi n i t e v i e w s a b o u t t h e s c o p e a n d a p p r o p r i a t e n e s s o f t h socio-cultural entries. 21. What feature sets apart the three dictionaries discussed in the passage from traditional ones? A) The combination of two dictionaries into one B) The new approach to defining words C) The inclusion of cultural content D) The increase in the number of entries 22. T h e L o n g m a n d i c t i o n a r y i s m o r e l i ke l y t o b e c r i t i c i z e d f o r c u l t u r a l p r e j u d i c ________. A) its s cope o c world fe ultural t b t ntries c o t heE eyond he ult B) it pays little attention to the cultural content of the non-English-speaking countries C) it views the world purely from the standpoint of the English-speaking world D ) i t f a i l s entries t o d i s t i n g u i s h l a n g u a g e 23. The BBC dictionary differs from Oxford and Longman in that ________. A) it has a wider selection Of encyclopedic entries B) it is mainly design to meet the needs of radio listeners f r o m c u