1、2000 年 1 月大学英语六级考试试题Part Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1. A) To ask for a wake-up call. B) To catch a later flight.C) To go to bed early. D) To cancel his trip.2. A) The mans attitude is more sensible than the womans.B) They have different opinions as to what to do next.C) They have t
2、o pay for the house by installments.D) They will fix a telephone in the bathroom.3. A) She will no longer get letters from Canada.B) She cant give the stamps to the mans sister.C) She will save the stamps for the mans sister.D) She has given the stamps to the mans roommates.4. A) Looking for a postc
3、ard. B) Visiting the Brownings.C) Filling in a form. D) Writing a postcard.5. A) They should find a better lab for the project. B) The man should meet his partners needs.C) They should come to a compromise. D) The man should work with somebody else.6. A) She cant afford a computer right now. B) She
4、cant finish her assignment, either.C) The man should buy a computer right away. D) The man can use her computer.7. A) The visiting economist has given several lectures.B) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.C) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.D) The guest lectu
5、rers opinion is different from Dr. Johnsons.8. A) Football is her favorite pastime. B) The game has been canceled.C) Their team played very badly. D) Shes never watched a better game.9. A) The man should take up a new hobby. B) The man should stop playing tennis.C) The man should stick to what hes d
6、oing. D) The man should find the cause for his failure.10. A) A terrible nightmare. B) An imaginary situation.C) A real life experience. D) An invented story.Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. A) A kind of German sausage. B) A resident of Frankfur
7、t.C) A kind of German bread. D) The name of a German town.12. A) He raised dogs. B) He was a cartoonist.C) He was a cook. D) He sold fast food.13. A) Because it was too hot to eat right away.B) Because the Americans found they were from Germany.C) Because people had to get used to their taste.D) Bec
8、ause people thought they contained dog meat.Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. A) They extend their water pipes. B) They give out faint cries.C) They make noises to drive away insects. D) They become elastic like rubber bands.15. A) Thirsty plants. B) Well
9、-watered plants.C) Quiet plants. D) Healthy plants.16. A) They could drive the insects away. B) They could keep the plants well watered.C) They could build devices to trap insects. D) They could make the plants grow faster.Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
10、17. A) For education. B) For adventure.C) To enjoy themselves. D) To look for a different lifestyle.18. A) It has a dense population. B) It has many towering buildings.C) There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. D) There are many museums and palaces.19. A) It has many big and beautiful
11、 parks. B) It possesses many historical sites.C) It is a city of contrasts. D) It is an important industrial center.20. A) It makes our life more interesting. B) It enables Us to acquire first-hand knowledge.C) It helps develop our personalities. D) It brings about changes in our lifestyle.Part Read
12、ing Comprehension ( 35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:In the world of entertainment, TV talk shows have undoubtedly flooded every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who witches them regularly knows that each one varies in style and format. But n
13、o two shows are more profoundly opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “trash talk (废话)“. The topics on his show are as shocking as shocking can be. For example
14、, the show takes the ever-common talk show themes of love, sex, cheating, guilt, hate, conflict and morality to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of societys moral catastrophes (灾难), yet people are willing to eat up the intriguing predicaments (困境 )of
15、other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its extreme, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show focuses on the improvement of society and an individuals quality of life. Topics range from teaching your children responsibility, managing your work week, to
16、getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being dumped on society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word“. He makes a small speech that sums up the entire moral of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn somethi
17、ng very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main target audience are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and stability to deal with lifes tougher problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of an association with the young a
18、dults of society. These are 18 to 21-year-olds whose main troubles in life involve love, relationship, sex, money and peers. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned underneath the shows exploitation.While the two shows are as different as night and day, both have ruled the tal
19、k show circuit for many years now. Each one caters to a different audience while both have a strong following from large groups of fans. Ironically, both could also be considered pioneers in the talk show world.21. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are_
20、.A) more family-oriented B) more profoundC) relatively formal D) unusually popular22. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear distasteful, the audience _.A) remain indifferent to themB) are willing to get involved in themC) remain fascinated by themD) are ready to face up to the
21、m23. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A) Street violence. B) Racist hatred.C) A new type of robot. D) Family budget planning.24. Despite their different approaches, the two talk shows are both_.A) cynical B) instructive C ) sensitive D) ironical25. We can lear
22、n from the passage that the two talk shows _.A) are targeted at different audiencesB) appear at different times of the dayC) have monopolized the talk show circuitD) exploit the weaknesses in human naturePassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:To understand the marketing con
23、cept, it is only necessary to understand the difference between marketing and selling. Not too many years ago, most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods, and then relied on “persuasive salesmanship“ to move as much of these goods as possible. Such production and sel
24、ling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money.Marketing, on the other hand, focuses on the wants of consumers. It begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy them. This eye-on-the-consumer
25、 approach is known as the marketing concept, which simply means that instead of trying to sell whatever is easiest to produce or buy for resale, the makers and dealers first endeavor to find out what the consumer wants to buy and then go about making it available for purchase.This concept does not i
26、mply that business is benevolent (慈善的) or that consumer satisfaction is given priority over profit in a company. There are always two sides to every business transaction - the firm and the customer- and each must be satisfied before trade occurs. Successful merchants and producers, however, recogniz
27、e that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customers. A striking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid-1985, when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drink. The nonacceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the pub
28、lic brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke, which was then marketed alongside the new. King Customer ruled!26. The marketing concept discussed in the passage is, in essence,_.A) a form of persuasive salesmanshipB) the customer- centred approachC) making goods available for purchaseD)
29、 the practice of turning goods into money27. What was the main concern of industrialists before the marketing concept was widely accepted?A) The needs of the market. B) The preferences of the dealer.C) The efficiency of production. D) The satisfaction of the user.28. According to the passage, “to mo
30、ve as much of these goods as possible“ (Line 3, Para. I ) means_.A) to redesign these goods for large-scale productionB) to transport goods as efficiently as possibleC) to sell the largest possible amount of goodsD) to dispose of these goods in large quantities29. What does the restoration of the Cl
31、assic Coke best illustrate?A) Products must be designed to suit the taste of the consumer.B) Consumers with conservative tastes are often difficult to please.C) It takes time for a new product to be accepted by the public.D) Traditional goods have a stronger appeal to the majority of people.30. In d
32、iscussing the marketing concept, the author focuses on_.A) its social impact B) its theoretical basisC) its possible consequence D) its main characteristicPassage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried. Too little
33、 conflict breeds apathy“ (冷漠) and stagnation (呆滞). Too much conflict leads to divisiveness (分裂) and hostility. Moderate levels of conflict, however, can spark creativity and motivate people in a healthy and competitive way.Recent research by Professor Charles R. Schwenk, however, suggests that the o
34、ptimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations. He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives. Some of the executives worked for profit-seeking organizations and others for not-for-profit organizations.Somewhat surprisingly, Schwenk foun
35、d that opinions about conflict varied systematically as a function of the type of organization. Specifically, managers in not-for-profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision-making than might be achieved in t
36、he absence of conflict.Managers of for-profit organizations saw a different picture. They believed that conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations. Schwenk interpreted these results in terms ofthe criteria for effective decision making sugg
37、ested by the executives. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. The executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators.In the not-for-profit organizations, decision-making effectiveness was def
38、ined from the perspective of satisfying constituent. Given the complexities and ambiguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions.31. In the eyes of the author, conventional opinion on conflict is _.A)
39、oversimplified B) misleadingC) wrong D) unclear32. Professor Charles R. Schwenks research shows_.A) the advantages and disadvantages of conflictB) the difficulty in determining the optimal level of conflictC) the complexity of defining the roles of conflictD) the real value of conflict33. We can lea
40、rn from Schwenks research that_A) it is impossible for people to avoid conflictB) different people resolve conflicts in different waysC) conflict is necessary for managers of for-profit organizationsD) a persons view of conflict is influenced by the purpose of his organization34. The passage suggest
41、s that in for-profit organizations_.A) decisions must be justifiableB) expression of different opinions is encouragedC) success lies in general agreementD) there is no end of conflict35. People working in a not-for-profit organization _.A) find it easier to reach agreementB) seem to be difficult to
42、satisfyC) are less effective in making decisionsD) are free to express diverse opinionsPassage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:Imagine eating everything delicious you want - with none of the fat. That would be great, wouldnt it?New “fake fat“ products appeared on store shel
43、ves in the United States recently, but not everyone is happy about it. Makers of the products, which contain a compound called olestra, say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods. Critics, however, say the new compound can rob the body of essential vitamins and nutrients (营养物) a
44、nd can also cause unpleasant side effects in some people. So its up to consumers to decide whether the new fat-free products taste good enough to keep eating.Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. Instead of fi
45、nding the desired fat, the researchers created a fat that cant be digested at all.Normally, special chemicals in the intestines (肠) “grab“ molecules of regular fat and break them down so they can be used by the body. A molecule of regular fat is made up of three molecules of substances called fatty
46、acids.The fatty acids are absorbed by the intestines and bring with them the essential vitamins A, D, E, and K. When fat molecules are present in the intestines with any of those vitamins, the vitamins attach to the molecules and are carried into the bloodstream.Olestra, which is made from six to ei
47、ght molecules of fatty acids, is too large for the intestines to absorb. It just slides through the intestines without being broken down. Manufacturers say its that ability to slide unchanged through the intestines that makes olestra so valuable as a fat substitute. It provides consumers with the taste of regular fat without any bad effects on the body. But critics say olestra can prevent vitamins A, D, E, and K from being absorbed. It c
