2004年6月六级B卷真题及答案

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 the re 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.

example: you will hear:

you will read:

a) 2 hours.

b) 3 hours.

c) 4 hours.

d) 5 hours.

from the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o'clock in the morning and have to finish by 2 in the afternoon.

therefore, d) "5 hours" is the correct answer. you should choose [d] on the answer sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

sample answer [a] [b [c] [d]

1. a) dick has bad taste in clothes.

b) the color of dick's jacket is too dark.

c) dick's trousers don't match his jacket.

d) dick looks funny in that yellow jacket.

2. a) get the wallet for the man.

b) call the police station

c) show the man her family pictures.

d) ask to see the man's driver's license.

3. a) she is afraid the new epidemic sars will soon spread all over town.

b) the temperature is not as high as the man claims.

c) the room will get cool if the man opens the windows.

d) she is following instructions not to use the air-conditioning.

4. a) she was never persistent in anything she did.

b) she had a unique way of staying healthy.

c) she stopped exercising two years ago.

d) she lost a lot of weight in two years.

5. a) the application arrived a week earlier than expected.
b) the job has been given to someone else.

c) the man is not suitable for the position,

d) she had received only one application letter.

6. a) he thinks his mother should get the clothes back.

b) he will go before the laundry is closed.

c) he's unwilling to fetch the laundry.

d) he has already picked up the laundry.

7. a)at an international trade fair.

b) at an electronics company

c) at a dvd counter in a music store.

d) at a shopping center

8. a) the woman regrets going to the movie.

b) the woman prefers light movies before sleep.

c) the woman saw a comedy instead of a horror movie.

d) the woman hated the man talking throughout the movie.

9. a) he is a man with professional expertise.

b) he is not likely to get the job.

c) he is not easy to get along with.

d) he is the fight man to get the job done.

10. a) it is a very good place to relax.

b) it should revolutionize its technology.

c) it should change its concept of operation.

d) it is being forced out of the entertainment industry.

section b
directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice 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) he was the most distinguished diplomat in american history.

b) he set up the first university in america.

c) he was one of the earliest settlers in america.

d) he can best represent the spirit of early america.

12. a) he represented washington in negotiations with britain.

b) he provided washington with a lot of money.

c) he persuaded france to support washington.

d) he served as a general in washington's army.

13. a) as one of the founding fathers of the united states.

b) as one of the greatest american scholars.

c) as one of america's most ingenious inventors.

d) as one of the most famous activists for human rights.

passage two

questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. a) because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry.

b) because we might be offered a dish of insects.

c) because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served

d) because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.

15. a）on the internet.

b) in the supermarket.

c)in the seafood market.

d) from yuppie clubs.

16. a) it's safe to eat.

b) it's easy to prepare
c) it's exotic in appearance.

d) it's tasty and healthful.

17. a) it is unlikely to be enjoyed by most people.

b) it will have to be changed to suit local tastes.

c) it will become the first course at dinner parties.

d) it will be consumed by more and more young people.

passage three

questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

18. a) they don't have enough service windows.

b) their business hours are limited. ,,

c) their safety measures are inadequate.

d) their banking procedures are complicated.

19. a) people who have computers at home.

b) young people who are fond of modern technology.

c) young people who are wealthy and well-educated.

d) people who are in the habit of switching from one bank to another.

20. a) to provide services for distant clients.

b) to compete for customers.

c) to reduce the size of their staff.

d) to expand their operations at a lower cost.

part ii reading comprehension (35 minutes)

directions: there tire 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed 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 corresponding letter on the, answer sheet with a single line through the centre.

passage one

questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

given the lack of fit between gifted students and their schools, it is not surprising that such students often have little good to say 'about their school experience. in one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school. few macarthur prize fellows, winners of the macarthur award for creative accomplishment, had good things to say about their precollegiate schooling if they had not been placed in advanced programs. anecdotal ( 名人轶事) reports support this. pablo picasso, charles darwin, mark twain, oliver goldsmith, and william butler yeats all disliked school. so did winston churchill, who almost failed out of harrow, an elite british school. about oliver goldsmith, one of his teachers remarked, "never was so dull a boy." often these children realize that they know more than their teachers, and their teachers often feel that these children are arrogant, inattentive, or unmotivated.

some of these gifted people may have done poorly in school because their gifts were not scholastic. maybe we can account for picasso in this way. but most fared poorly in school not because they lacked ability but because they found school unchallenging and consequently lost interest. yeats described the lack of fit between his mind and school: "because i had found it difficult to attend to anything less interesting than my own thoughts, i was difficult to teach." as noted earlier,