1993年6月六级真题及答案

1993年6月英语六级考试真题 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. (A) No, it's open only to teachers and postgraduates. (B) Yes, he can study there if he is writing a research paper. (C) Yes, because he is a senior student. (A) Yes, but he needs the approval by his professor. 2. (A) It was pretty good. (B) It was rather dull. (C) It was not well organized. (D) It was attended by many people. 3. (A) The effects of the flood. (B) The heroic fight against a flood. (C) The cause of the flood. (D) Floods of the past twenty years. 4. (A) They were both busy doing their own work. (B) They waited for each other at different places. (C) They went to the street corner at different times. (D) The man went to the concert but the woman didn't. 5. (A) The air is polluted. (B) The people there are terrible. (C) It's too windy. (D) The beaches are dirty. 6. (A) In Mexico. (B) In California. (C) In the city. (D) In New Mexico. 7. (A) The woman blames the man for his absence. (B) The woman thinks that everything was all right. (C) The woman thanks the man for his efforts. (D) The woman doesn't think it was the man's fault. 8. (A) He has too many dreams. (B) He likes to sleep. (C) He doesn't put his ideas into practice. (D) He doesn't have many good ideas. 9. (A) Getting extra credits. (B) The requirements of an M. A. degree. (C) The credit hours required for an M. A. degree. (D) Taking more optional courses. 10. (A) They get a bargain right away. (B) They have a look at the advertisement. (C) They sell their TV set. (D) They go and buy a big TV set. Section B Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. (A) Because many people don't know how to behave in social situations. (B) Because most people are shy by nature. (C) Nobody will laugh at you for being shy. (D) Shyness is difficult to overcome. 12. (A) By prediction. (B) By recording. (C) Through observation. (D) Through interviewing. 13. (A) To observe people's attitude towards strangers. (B) To see how people get along with their friends. (C) To change people's behaviour in social life. (D) To find out how shy people are. Passage Two Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. (A) A housewife. (B) A singer. (C) A teacher. (D) A musician. 15. (A) The violin was too expensive. (B) She was too young to play the violin. (C) The violin was too big for her. (D) Her mother wanted her to play the piano. 16. (A)To play the violin once again. (B) To go to the United States. (C) To apply for a scholarship. (D) To have her performance taped. 17. (A) To live a more comfortable life. (B) To give performances. (C) To be a pupil of a famous violinist. (D) To enter a famous university. Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. (A) Because they have had little exposure to high level of sounds. (B) Because they suffer from hearing loss. (C) Because they don't know how to operate stereo systems. (D) Because they are not qualified engineers. 19. (A) A year ago. (B) A decade ago. (C) Three years ago. (D) Five years ago. 20. (A) Providing a warning light when the sound is too loud. (B) Producing more personal stereo systems. (C) Restricting the use of personal stereos. (D) Setting up a standardized hearing test. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage: "There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the truth is far from that," says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today, unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents, "There is a major shift in the middle class," declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of Northwester University, whose son, 19, moved back in after an absence of eight months. Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs. Living at home, says Knighton, a school teacher, continues to give her security and moral support. Her mother agreed, "It's ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for kids to stay at home." But sharing the family home requires adjustments for all. There are the hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy (不受干扰的生活). Some families, however, manage the delicate balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three times-and left three times. "What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem, " she explains. "He never liked anyone I dated (约会), so I either had to hide away or meet them at friends' house." Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, struggling to establish separate identities, can end up with "a sense of inadequacy, defeat and failure." And aging parents, who should be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves stuck with responsibilities. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work beneficially. 21. According to the author, there was once a trend in the U. S. _____. (A) for young adults to leave their parents and live independently (B) for middle class young adults to stay with their parents (C) for married young adults to move back home after a lengthy absence (D) for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents 22. Which of the following does not account for young adults returning to the nest? (A) Young adults find housing costs too high. (B) Young adults are psychologically and intellectually immature. (C) Young adults seek parental comfort and moral support. (D) Quite a number of young adults attend local schools. 23. One of the disadvantages of young adults returning to stay with their parents is that _____. (A) there will inevitably be inconveniences in every day life (B) most parents find it difficult to keep (C) the young adults tend to be overprotected by their parents (D) public opinion is against young adults staying with their parents 24. The word "hassles" in the passage (Line 3, Para. 3) probably means _____. (A) agreements (B) worries (C) disadvantages (D) quarrels 25. According to the passage what is the best for both parents and children? (A) They should adjust themselves to sharing the family expenses. (B) Children should leave their parents when they are grown-up. (C) Adult children should visit their parents from time to time. (D) Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble. Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage: The word conservation has a thrifty (节俭) meaning. To conserve is to save and protect, to leave what we ourselves enjoy in such good condition that others may also share the enjoyment. Our forefathers had no idea that human population would increase faster than the supplies of raw materials; most of them, even until very recently, had the foolish idea that the treasures were "limitless" and "inexhaustible". Most of the citizens of earlier generations knew little or nothing about the complicated and delicate system that runs all through nature, and which means that, as in a living body, an unhealthy condition of one part will sooner or lat