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1990年六级真题及答案
大学英语六级考试1990年1月试卷
PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)Readfourchapters.B)Writeanarticle.
C)Speakbeforetheclass.D)Previewtwochapters.
2.A)Thewomanisbeinginterviewedbyareporter.
B)Thewomanisaskingforapromotion.
C)Thewomanisapplyingforajob.
D)Thewomanisbeinggivenanexamination.
3.A)Hiscarwashitbyanothercar.
B)Hewashurtwhileplayingvolleyball.
C)Hefelldownthestairs.
D)Whilecrossingthestreet,hewashitbyacar.
4.A)Tookaphotoofhim.
B)Boughthimapicture.
C)Heldabirthdayparty.
D)Boughthimaframeforhispicture.
5.A)Nomedicinecouldsolvethewoman’sproblem.
B)Thewomanshouldeatlesstolosesomeweight.
C)Nothingcouldhelpthewomanifsheatetoolittle.
D)Thewomanshouldchoosetherightfoods.
6.A)Hemeantsheshouldmakeaphonecallifanythingwentwrong.
B)Hemeantforherjusttowaittillhelpcame.
C)Hewasafraidsomethingwouldgowrongwithhercar
D)Hepromisedtogiveherhelphimself.
7.A)No,hemissedit.B)Yes,hedid.
C)No,hedidn’tD)Yes,heprobablydid.
8.A)Hehaseditedthreebooks.
B)Hehasboughtthewrongbook.
C)Hehaslosthalfofhismoney.
D)Hehasfoundthebookthatwillbeused.
9.A)At7:
30.B)At8:
30.C)At9:
00.D)At9:
30
10.A)Six.B)Seven.C)Eight.D)Nine.
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyoftentakeplaceinhermajorindustries.
B)Britishtradeunionsaremorepowerful,.
C)TherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritain.
D)Britainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.
12.A)SuchstrikesareagainsttheBritishlaw.
B)Suchstrikesareunpredictable.
C)Suchstrikesinvolveworkersfromdifferenttrades.
D)Suchstrikesoccurfrequentlythesedays.
13.A)TradeunionsinBritainarebecomingmorepopular.
B)MoststrikesinBritainareagainsttheBritishlaw.
C)UnofficialstrikesinBritainareeasiertodealwithnow.
D)Employer-workerrelationsinBritainhavebecometenser.
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Thevictoryoverone'sfellowrunners.
B)Thevictoryoverformerwinners.
C)Thevictoryofwill-poweroverfatigue.
D)Thevictoryofone'sphysicalstrength.
15.A)Therunnerwhorunstokeepfit.
B)Therunnerwhobreakstherecord.
C)Therunnerwhodoesnotbreaktherules.
D)Therunnerwhocoversthewholedistance.
16.A)Hewonthefirstprize.B)Hediedbecauseoffatigue.
C)Hefellbehindtheotherrunners.D)Hegaveupbecausehewastired.
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustbeard.
17.A)17,000.B)1,700.C)24.D)9,000.
18.A)It'slocatedinacollegetown.
B)It'scomposedofagroupofoldbuildings.
C)Itsclassroomsarebeautifullydesigned.
D)Itslibraryisoftencrowdedwithstudents.
19.A)TeachersarewellpaidatDeepSprings:
B)StudentsaremainlyfromNewYorkState.
C)Thelengthofschoolingistwoyears.
D)Teachersneedn'tpayfortheirrentandmeals.
20.A)Takeawalkinthedesert.B)Gotoacinema.
C)WatchTVprogrammes.D)Attendaparty.
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
PassageOne
Questions21to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Automationreferstotheintroductionofelectroniccontrolandautomaticoperationofpro-
ductivemachinery.Itreducesthehumanfactors,mentalandphysical,inproduction,andisde-
signedtomakepossiblethemanufactureofmoregoodswithfewerworkers.Thedevelopmentof
automationinAmericanindustryhasbeencalledthe"SecondIndustrialRevolution".
Labour'sconcernoverautomationarisesfromuncertaintyabouttheeffectsonemploy-
ment,andfearsofmajorchangesinjobs.Inthemain,labourhastakentheviewthatresistance
totechnicalchangeisunfruitful.Eventually,theresultofautomationmaywellbeanincreasein
employment,sinceitisexpectedthatvastindustrieswillgrowuparoundmanufacturing,main-
taining,andrepairingautomationequipment.Theinterestoflabourliesinbringingaboutthe
transitionwithaminimumofinconvenienceanddistresstotheworkersinvolved.AI~,union
spokesmenemphasizethatthebenefitoftheincreasedproductionandlowercostsmadepossible
byautomationshouldbesharedbyworkersintheformofhigherwages,moreleisure,andimprovedlivingstandards.
Toprotecttheinterestsoftheirmembersintheeraofautomation,unionshaveadopteda
numberofnewpolicies.Oneoftheseisthepromotionofsupplementaryunemploymentbenefit
plans.Itisemphasizedthatsincetheemployerinvolvedinsuchaplanhasadirectfinancialinterestinpreventingunemployment,hewillhaveastrongdriveforplanningnewinstallationsso
astocausetheleastpossibleproblemsinjobsandjobassignments.Someunionsareworkingfor
dismissalpayagreements,requiringthatpermanentlydismissedworkersbepaidasumofmoney
basedonlengthofservice.Anotherapproachistheideaofthe"improvementfactor",which
callsforwageincreasesbasedonincreasesinproductivity.Itispossible,however,thatlabour
willrelymainlyonreductioninworkinghoursinordertogainafullshareinthefruitsofautomation.
21.Thoughlabourworriesabouttheeffectsofautomation,itdoesnotdoubtthat
A)automationwilleventuallypreventunemployment
B)automationwillhelpworkersacquirenewskills
C)automationwilleventuallybenefittheworkersnolessthantheemployers
D)automationisatrendwhichcannotbestopped
22.Theideaofthe"improvementfactor"(Line7,Para.3)probablyimpliesthat
A)wagesshouldbepaidonthebasisoflengthofservice
B)thebenefitofincreasedproductionandlowercostsshouldbesharedbyworkers
C)supplementaryunemploymentbenefitplansshouldbepromoted
D)thetransitiontoautomationshouldbebroughtaboutwiththeminimumofinconvenience
anddistresstoworkers
23.Inordertogetthefullbenefitsofautomation,labourwilldependmostlyon
A)additionalpaymenttothepermanentlydismissedworkers
B)theincreaseofwagesinproportiontotheincreaseinproductivity
C)shorterworkinghoursandmoreleisuretime
D)astrongdriveforplanningnewinstallations
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?
A)Advantagesanddisadvantagesofautomation.
B)Labourandtheeffectsofautomation.
C)Unemploymentbenefitplansandautomation.
D)Socialbenefitsofautomation.
PassageTwo
Questions25to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.All
highschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,because
collegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become"better"people,andlearntobemoreresponsi-
blecitizensthanthosewhodon'tgo.
Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalf
ourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon'tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenu-
merous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;collegestudents
interferewitheachother'sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintense
competitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudies,and
dropout-oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.
Someobserverssaythefaultiswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves-theyarespoiledand
theyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat'sacondemnationofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn'
texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.
We'vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan'tabsorban
armyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcanno
longerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.
Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthat
collegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecomple-
tionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedown,it
seems,andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollege
doesn'tmakepeopleintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,orquicktolearnthings-maybeit's
justtheotherwayaround,andintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,quick-learningpeopleare
merelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuc-
cessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.
Thisisheresy(异端邪说)tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittle
schoolingisgood,morehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.
25.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat__
A)peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation
B)peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation
C)allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege
D)veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege
26.Inthe2ndparagraph,"thosewhodon'tfitthepattern"refersto
A)highschoolgraduateswhoaren'tsuitableforcollegeeducation
B)collegegraduateswhoaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis
C)collegestudentswhoaren'tanybetterfortheirhighereducation
D)highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege
27.Thedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemstogoupbecause
A)youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalwayofteachingatcollege
B)manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy
C)youngpeopl
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