1995年1月大学英语六级真题

part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)
section a
directions: in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the 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) she was given a new job. b) she was given a raise.
c) she was criticized for being late d) she was praised for her hard work.
2. a) whether to employ the woman. b) whether to toke up the new job.
c) whether to ask for a raise. d) whether to buy a new house.
3. a) a teacher. b) a psychologist. c) a librarian. d) a publisher.
4. a) to visit more places in they city.
b) to toke a lot of pictures of the beautiful city.
c) to cake some pictures of his friends.
d) to spare some time to meet his friends.
5. a) in town. b) out of town.
c) in the man' s house. d) outside ann's house.
6. a) because she feels very hot in the room.
b) because she wants to avoid meeting people.
c) because she wants to smoke a cigarette outside.
d) because she doesn't like the smell of smoke inside.
7. a) painters hired by the man and woman. b) painters hired by mr.jones.
c) mi. jones. d) the man and the woman.
8. a) the woman enjoyed the movie very much.
b) the woman saw a horror movie.
c) the man asked the woman to be careful at night.
d) the man went to the show with the woman.
9. a) he doesn't write well enough.
b) he is not a professional writer.
c) he hasn't got any professional experience.
d) he didn't perform well in the interview.
10. a) he hasn't think it necessary to refuel the car.
b) he can manage to get the gasoline they need.
c) he hopes the woman will help him select a fuel.
d) he thinks it is difficult to get fuel for the car.

section b
directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of passage , you will hear some questions. both the passage and the 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 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. a) because they can't afford to.
b) because they think small houses are more comfortable to live in.
c) because big houses are usually built in the countryside.
d) because they prefer apartments.
12. a) because many young people have moved into comfortable apartments.
b) because many old houses in the bad part of the town are not inhabited.
c) because many older people sell their houses after their children leave.
d) because many people have quit their old house to build new ones.
13. a) they have to do their own maintenance.
b) they have to furnish their own houses.
c) they will find it difficult to make the rest of the payment.
d) they will find it difficult to dispose of their old-style furniture.

passage two
question 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. a) they are not active hunters. b) they don't sleep much.
c) they are often seen alone. d) they don't eat much.
15. a) to catch the birds. b) to look for shade in the heat of the day.
c) to catch other animals. d) to look for a kill made by another animal.
16. a) they are larger in size.
b) they run faster.
c) they have to hunt more to feed the young.
d) they are not as lazy as the males.

passage three
question 17 to 20 are be on the passage you have just heard
17. a) less than 30 minutes. b) front 30 to 45 minutes.
c) at least 45 minutes. d) more than 45 minutes.
18. a) he should show respect for the interviewer.
b) he should show confidence in himself.
c) he should talk enthusiastically.
d) he should be dressed properly.
19. a) speaking confidently but not aggressively.
b) talking loudly to give a lasting impression.
c) talking a lot about the job.
d) speaking politely and emotionally.
20. a) professional knowledge is a decisive factor in job interview.
b) finding a job is more difficult than one can imagine.
c) a job seeker should create a good image during an interview.
d) self-confidence is moot important for a job seeker.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)
direction : there are 4 reading passages in this part. each passage is following by some questions or unfinished statements - for each of them there are four choices marked a ) , b ) , c) and d ) . you should decide on the best choice and mark the and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the centre .

question 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
the process of perceiving other people is rarely translated (to ourselves or other's) into cold, objective terms. "she was 5 feet 8 inches tall, had had fair hair, and wore a colored skirt." more often, we try to get inside the other person to pinpoint his or her attitudes, emotions, motivations, abilities, ideas and characters. furthermore, we sometimes behave as if we can accomplish this difficult job very quickly -perhaps with a two-second glance.
we try to obtain information about others in many ways. berger suggests several methods for reducing uncertainties about others: watching, without being noticed, a person interacting with others, particularly with others who are known to, can compare the observed person' s behavior with the known other's behavior is relatively unrestrained or where a wide variety of behavioral responses are called for; deliberately structuring the physical or axial environment so as to observe the person's to responses to specific stimuli; asking people who have had or have frequent contact with the person about him or her; and using various strategies in face-to-face interaction to uncover information about an other person--questions, self-disclosures, and so on. getting to know someone is a never-ending task, largely because people are constantly changing and the methods we use to obtain information are often imprecise. you may have known someone for ten years and still know very little about him. if we accept the idea that we won' t ever fully know another person, it enables us to deal more easily with those things that get in the way of accurate knowledge such as secrets and deceptions. it will also keep us from being too surprised or shocked by seemingly inconsistent behavior. ironically , those things that keep us from knowing another person too well (e. g. , secrets and deceptions) may be just as important to the development of a satisfying relationship as the things that enable us to obtain accurate knowledge about a person ( e. g. , disclosures and truthful statements).
21. the word "pinpoint" (para. 1,) basically means _______.
a) appreciate b) obtain c) interpret d) identify
22. what do we learn from the first paragraph?
a) people are better described in cold, objective terms.
b) the difficulty of getting to know a person is usually underestimated.
c) one should nor judge people by their appearances.
d) one is usually subjective when assessing other people' s personality.
23 . it can be inferred from berger' s suggestions that _______.
a) people do not reveal their true self on every occasion.
b) in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directly.
c) the best way to know a p