四六级考试

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2001年1月大学英语六级

考试真题及参考答案

2001年1月大学英语六级考试真题及参考答案

一、单选题

第1题：

Startingwiththe________thatthereislifeontheplanetMars,theientst

wentontodevelophisargument.

A)premiB)pretextC)foundationD)prentation

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第2题：

Afterveralnucleardisasters,a________hasragedoverthesafetyofnuclear

energy.

A)quarrelB)suspicionC)verdictD)controversy

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第3题：

Theirdiplomaticprinciplescomplelylaidbaretheir________forworldconquest.

A)admirationB)ambitionC)administrationD)orientation

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第4题：

Thedirectorgavemehis________thathewoulddoublemypayifIdidmyjobwell.

A)warrantB)obligationC)assuranceD)certainty

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第5题：

TheChristmastreewasdecoratedwithshining________suchascoloredlightsand

glassballs.

A)ornamentsB)luxuriesC)exhibitsD)complements

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第6题：

Thetwomostimportant________inmakingacakeareflourandsugar.

A)elementsB)componentsC)ingredientsD)constituents

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第7题：

Cultural________indicatesthathumanbeingshandtheirlanguagesdownfromone

generationtoanother.

A)translationB)transitionC)transmissionD)transaction

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第8题：

Wemustlookbeyond________andassumptionsandtrytodiscoverwhatismissing.

A)justificationsB)illusionsC)manifestationsD)specifications

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第9题：

Nooneimaginedthattheapparently________businessmanwasreallyacriminal.

A)respectiveB)respectableC)respectfulD)realistic

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第10题：

Ifnothingisdonetoprotecttheenvironment,millionsofspedesthatarealive

todaywillhavebecome________.

A)deterioratedB)degeneratedC)suppresdD)extinct

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第11题：

The________ofthescientificattitudeisthatthehumanmindcansuceeedin

understandingtheuniver.

A)esnceB)textureC)contentD)threshold

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第12题：

Theoldladyhasdevelopeda________coughwhichcannotbecuredcompletelyina

shorttime.

A)perpetualB)permanentC)chronicD)sustained

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第13题：

Whatthecorrespondentntusisan________ependonit

A)evidentB)authenticC)ultimateD)immediate

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第14题：

Havinghadherasaprofessorandadvir,Icantellyouthatsheisan

_______forcewhopushesherstudentstoexcelfarbeyondtheirownexpectations.

A)inspirationalB)educationalC)excessiveD)instantaneous

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第15题：

Somerearchersfeelthatcertainpeoplehavenervoussystemsparticularly______

tohot,ewhatwecallweathernsitivepeople.

A)subjectiveB)subordinateC)liableD)vulnerable

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第16题：

Hurricanesarekillerwinds,andtheir________powerliesinthephysicaldamage

theycando.

A)cumulativeB)destructiveC)turbulentD)prevalent

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第17题：

Insomecountries,studentsareexpectedtobequietand________intheclassroom.

A)skepticalB)faithfulC)obedientD)subsidiary

eofthe______economicforecasts,manufacturing

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第18题：

Inspiteofthe______economicforecasts,manufacturingoutputhasrinslightly.

A)gloomyB)mirableC)shadowyD)obscure

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第19题：

Bodypaintorfacepaintisudmostlybymeninpreliteratesocietiesinorder

toattractgoodhealthorto_______dia.

A)tasideB)wardoffC)shrugoffD)giveaway

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第20题：

Theinternationalsituationhasbeengrowing_____difficultforthelastfewyears.

A)invariablyB)presumablyC)increasinglyD)dominantly

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第21题：

Theprisonerwas______ofhiscivillibertyforthreeyears.

A)dischargedB)derivedC)deprivedD)dispatched

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第22题：

Smallfarmsandthelackofmoderntechnologyhave______agriculturalproduction.

A)blunderedB)tangledC)bewilderedD)hampered

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第23题：

TheJapanescientistshavefoundthatscents______efficiencyandreducestress

amongofficeworkers.

A)enhanceB)amplilfC)fosterD)magnify

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第24题：

Allthestudentshaveto______totherulesandregulationsoftheschool.

A)confirmB)confrontC)confineD)conform

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第25题：

He______hishead,wonderinghowtosolvetheproblem

A)scrappedB)screwedC)scrapedD)scratched

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第26题：

Assoonastheboywasabletoearnhisownlivinghe______hisparents'strict

rules.

A)defiedB)refutedC)excludedD)vetoed

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第27题：

Thehelicopteralightplaneandbothpilotswerekilled.

A)coincidedwithB)stumbledonC)tumbledtoD)collidedwith

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第28题：

To______istosaveandprotect,toleavewhatweourlvenjoyinsuchgood

conditionthatothersmayalsosharetheenjoyment.

A)conrveB)conceiveC)convertD)contrive

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第29题：

Putondarkglassorthesunwill______youandyouwon'tbeabletoe.

A)discernB)distortC)distractD)dazzle

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第30题：

In______timeshumanbeingsdidnottravelforpleasurebuttofindamore

favourableclimate.

A)primeB)primitiveC)primaryD)preliminary

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

二、阅读理解

第31题：

Birdsthatareliterallyhalfasleep--withonebrainhemispherealertandtheother

sleeping--controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanewstudyofsleeping

ducks.

Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalfin

hemisphere

controlledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere'yestaysopen

lsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.

Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledrearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemorevulnerable,

endoftheough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideaway

ntheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.

Also,birdsdozing(打盹)attheendofthelineresortedtosinglehemispheresleep,ratherthan

totalrelaxation,ng16birdsthroughthepositionsina

fourduckrow,therearchersfoundouterbirdshalfasleepduringsome32percentofdozing

timeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.

"Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepand

wakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain，"therearcherssay.

Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalongstandingsuppositionthatsinglehemisphere

ferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookout

sidecouldbewidespread,'senitinapairofbirdsdozingsidebysideinthe

rorsideeyeclodasifthereflection

wereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.

Ufulashalfsleepingmightbe,it'sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwatermammals(哺乳动

物)asdolphins,whales,skeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleeping

animaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.

oftheUCLAsayshe

wondersifbirds'halfbrainsleep"isjustthetipoftheiceberg(冰山)"Hespeculatesthat

moreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeaclorlookatotherspecies.

udyonbirds'sleephasrevealedthat________.

A)halfbrainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds

B)halfbrainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves

C)birdscancontroltheirhalfbrainsleepconsciously

D)birdsldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest

ingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecau________.

A)theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks

B)theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest

C)thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured

D)theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions

mpleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat________.

A)thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread

B)birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofcurity

C)evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdanofcurity

D)asinglepetbirdenjoyseingitsownreflectioninthemirror

leeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephalfawakeinorderto________.

A)alertthemlvestotheapproachingenemy

B)emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe

C)bensitivetotheeverchangingenvironment

D)avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents

"justthetipoftheiceberg"(Line2,Para.8),Siegelsuggeststhat________.

A)halfbrainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather

B)themysteryofhalfbrainsleepisclotobeingsolved

C)mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers

D)halfbrainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies

1小题>、【正确答案】：C

2小题>、【正确答案】：A

3小题>、【正确答案】：C

4小题>、【正确答案】：B

5小题>、【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第32题：

Anineyearoldschoolgirlsinglehandedlycooksupasciencefairexperimentthatendsup

debunking(揭穿……的真相)osa'stargetwasa

practiceknownastherapeutic(治疗的)touch(TTforshort),whoadvocatesmanipulatepatients'

"energyfield"tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,

Emily'stestshowsthattheenergyfieldscan'tbedetected,evenbytrainedTTpractitioners(行

医者).Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundberg

appearedonTVtodeclare,"Agedoesn''sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgood

science."

Emily'smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednur,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlya

irstthoughtaboutTTinthelate'80s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlist

100,000trainedpractitioners(48,000intheU.S.)

don'd,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient's

body,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey'rein"balance."TTadvocatessaythe

manipulationscanhelphealwounds,imsaretakenriously

enoughthatTTtherapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto$70anhour,to

smoothpatients'energy,sometimesduringsurgery.

idesuchproof,TTtherapistswould

havetositdownforindependenttesting--somethingtheyhaven'tbeeneagertodo,eventhough

JamesRandihasofferedmorethan$1milliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofa

humanenergyfield.(He'led.)AskepticmightconcludethatTT

couldturndownan

innocentfourthgrader?SaysEmily:"Ithinktheydidn'ttakemeveryriouslybecauI'ma

kid."

Theexperimentwasstraightforward:21TTtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,througha

eldherownhandoveroneoftheirsleftorrightandthepractitionershadtosay

eresultswererecorded,they'ddonenobetterthantheywouldhaveby

ewasanenergyfield,theycouldn'tfeelit.

fthefollowingividencethatTTiswidelypracticed?

A)TThasbeeninexistencefordecades.

B)Manypatientswerecuredbytherapeutictouch.

C)TTtherapistsareoftenemployedbyleadinghospitals.

D)Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTTtreatment.

wTTpractitionersrespondedtothe$1millionofferbecau________.

A)theydidn'ttaketheofferriously

B)theydidn'twanttorisktheircareer

C)theywereunwillingtorevealtheircret

D)theythoughtitwasnotinlinewiththeirpractice

poofEmilyRosa'xperimentwas________.

A)toewhyTTcouldworkthewayitdid

B)tofindouthowTTcuredpatients'illness

C)totestwhethershecouldnthehumanenergyfield

D)totestwhetherahumanenergyfieldreallyexisted

someTTpractitionersagreetobethesubjectsofEmil'xperiment?

A)Itinvolvednothingmorethanmereguessing.

B)Theythoughtitwasgoingtobealotoffun.

C)Itwasmorestraightforwardthanotherexperiments.

D)Theyndnoharminalittlegirl'xperiment.

nwelearnfromthepassage?

A)Somewidelyacceptedbeliefscanbedeceiving.

B)Solidevidenceweighsmorethanpuretheories.

C)LittlechildrencanbeascleverastrainedTTpractitioners.

D)TheprincipleofTTistooprofoundtounderstand.

1小题>、【正确答案】：C

2小题>、【正确答案】：C

3小题>、【正确答案】：D

4小题>、【正确答案】：D

5小题>、【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第33题：

Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?Theanswerdependsonwhatkindof

sysstisa

specialpurpolanesystem,

condisamixedtrafficsystem:fullyautomatedvehicleswouldsharetheroadwithpartially

alpurpolanesystemwouldrequiremoreextensive

physicalmodificationstoexistinghighways,butitpromisthegreatestgainsinfreeway（高

速公路）capacity.

Undereitherscheme,thedriverwouldspecifythedesireddestination,furnishingthisinformation

toacomputerinthecaratthebeginningofthetriporperhapsjustbeforereachingtheautomated

edtrafficsystemwaywasinplace,automateddrivingcouldbeginwheneverthe

ialpurpolaneswereavailable,thecarcould

hodwoulduaspecial

onramp(入口引道).

Asthedriverapproachedthepointofentryforthehighway,devicesinstall

edontheroadsidewouldelectronicallycheckthevehicletodetermineitsdestinati

onandtoang

itpasdsuchtests,thedriverwouldthenbeguidedthroughagateandtowardanautomatedlane.

Inthisca,thetransitionfrommanualtoautomatedcontrolwouldtakeplaceontheentrance

rnativetechniquecouldemployconventionallanes,whichwouldbesharedby

verwouldsteerontothehighwayandmoveinnormal

fashiontoa"transition'iclewouldthenshiftundercomputercontrolontoalane

rervedforautomatedtraffic.(Thelimitationofthelanestoautomatedtrafficwould,

presumably,bewellrespected,becaualltrespasrs(非法进入者)couldbeswiftlyidentified

byauthorities.)

Eitherapproachtojoiningalaneofautomatedtrafficwouldharmonizethemovementofnewly

ticcontrolhereshouldallowforsmooth

eavehiclehadttled

intoautmatedtravel,thedriverwouldbefreetoreleathewheel,openthemorningpaperorjust

relax.

nfromthefirstparagraphthattwosystemsofautomatedhighways________.

A)arebeingplanned

B)arebeingmodified

C)arenowinwideu

D)areunderconstruction

alpurpolanesystemisprobablyadvantageousinthat________.

A)itwouldrequireonlyminorchangestoexistinghighways

B)itwouldachievethegreatesthighwaytrafficefficiency

C)ithasalaneforbothautomatedandpartiallyautomatedvehicles

D)itoffersmorelanesforautomatedvehicles

fthefollowingistrueaboutdrivingonanautomatedhighway?

A)Vehiclestravelingonitareassigneddifferentlanesaccordingtotheir

destinations.

B)Acarcanjoinexistingtrafficanytimeinamixedlanesystem.

C)Thedrivershouldinformhiscarcomputerofhisdestinationbeforedrivingonto

it.

D)Thedrivershouldsharetheautomatedlanewiththoofregularvehicles.

fromthepassagethatacarcanenteraspecialpurpolane________.

A)bysmoothlymergingwithcarsontheconventionallane

B)bywayofarampwithelectroniccontroldevices

C)throughaspeciallyguardedgate

D)afteralltrespasrsareidentifiedandremoved

ivinginanautomatedlane,thedriver________.

A)shouldharmonizewithnewlyenteringcars

B)doesn'thavetorelyonhiscomputersystem

C)shouldwatchoutforpotentialaccidents

D)doesn'thavetoholdontothesteeringwheel

1小题>、【正确答案】：A

2小题>、【正确答案】：B

3小题>、【正确答案】：C

4小题>、【正确答案】：B

5小题>、【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第34题：

Taopofthelist

isthenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplexproblems;toread,

writeandcomputeatcertainlevels;sionof

intelligenceasrtsformaleducationandbookishexcellenceasthetruemeasuresof

lfuragesakindofintellectualprejudicethathasbroughtwithitsome

cometobelievethatsomeonewhohasmoreeducationalmerit

badges,whoisverygoodatsomeformofschooldisciplineis"intelligent."Yetmentalhospitals

aindicatorof

intelligenceisaneffective,happylifelivedeachdayandeachprentmomentofeveryday.

Ifyouarehappy,ifyouliveeachmomentforeverythingit'sworth,thenyouareanintelligent

msolvingisaufulhelptoyourhappiness,butifyouknowthatgivenyour

inabilitytoresolveaparticularconcernyoucanstillchoohappinessforyourlf,orata

minimumrefutochoounhappiness,intelligentbecauyou

havetheultimateweaponagainstthebigN.B.D.--NervousBreakDown.

"Intelligent'peopledonothaveN.B.D.'ow

howtochoohappinessoverdepression,becautheyknowhowtodealwiththeproblemsof

theirlives.

Youcanbegintothinkofyourlfastrulyintelligentonthebasisofhowyouchootofeelinthe

ne

whoisinvolvedwithotherhumanbeingsinanysocialcontexthassimilardifficulties.

Disagreements,rly,

money,growingold,sickness,deaths,naturaldisastersandaccidentsarealleventswhichprent

epeopleareabletomakeit,toavoid

immobilizingdepressionandunhappinessdespitesuchoccurrences,whileotherscollaporhave

horecognizeproblemsasahumanconditionanddon'tmeasurehappinessby

anabnceofproblemsarethemostintelligentkindofhumansweknow;also,themostrare.

ingtotheauthor,theconventionalnotionofintelligencemeasuredinterms

ofone'sabilitytoread,writeandcompute________.

A)isawidelyheldbutwrongconcept

B)willhelpeliminateintellectualprejudice

C)istherootofallmentaldistress

D)willcontributetoone'slffulfillment

2Itisimpliedinthepassagethatholdingauniversitydegree________.

A)mayresultinone'sinabilitytosolvecomplexreallifeproblems

B)doesnotindicateone'sabilitytowriteproperlywordeddocuments

C)maymakeonementallysickandphysicallyweak

D)doesnotmeanthatoneishighlyintelligent

horthinksthatanintelligentpersonknows________.

A)howtoputupwithsomeveryprevalentmyths

B)howtofindthebestwaytoachievesuccessintire

C)howtoavoiddepressionandmakehislifeworthwhile

D)howtopersuadeotherstocompromi

astparagraph,theauthortellsusthat________.

A)difficultiesarebutpartofeveryone'slife

B)depressionandunhappinessareunavoidableinlife

C)everybodyshouldlearntoavoidtryingcircumstances

D)goodfeelingscancontributetoeventualacademicexcellence

ingtothepassage,whatkindofpeoplearerare?

A)Thowhodon'temphasizebookishexcellenceintheirpursuitofhappiness.

B)Thowhoareawareofdifficultiesinlifebutknowhowtoavoidunhappiness.

C)ThowhomeasurehappinessbyanabnceofproblemsbutldomsufferfromN.

B.D.'s.

D)Thowhoareabletocurehappinessthoughhavingtostruggleagainsttrying

circumstances.

1小题>、【正确答案】：A

2小题>、【正确答案】：D

3小题>、【正确答案】：C

4小题>、【正确答案】：A

5小题>、【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

三、完型填空

第35题：

IntheUnitedStates,thefirstdaynurry,ieswereestablishedin

variousareasduringthe1halfofthe19thcentury;most

EuropeandintheU.S.,thedaynurrymovemen

treceivedgreat3duringtheFirstWorldWar,when4ofmanpowercaudthe

industrialemploymentofunprecedented(前所未有)European

countriesnurrieswereestablished5inmunitions(军火)plants,underdir

7,

theyears

followingtheFirstWorldWar,8,federal,State,andlocalgovernmentsgraduallybeganto

exerciameasureofcontrol9thedaynurries,chieflyby10themandby.

The11oftheSecondWorldWarwasquicklyfollowedbyanincreainthenumberofday

nurriesinalmostallcountries,aswomenwere12calledupontoreplacemeninthefactories.

mentimmediatelycametothesupportofthenurryschools,14

$6,000,000inJuly,1942,foranurryschoolprogramforthechildrenofworkingmothers.

ndofthewar,inAugust,1945,

morethan100,

afterward,theFederalgovernment18cutdownitxpendituresforthispurpoandlater19them,

r,theexpectationthat

mostemployedmotherswouldleavetheir20attheendof

thewarwasonlypartlyfulfilled.

1.A)latterC)otherB)lateD)first

2.A)thoB)themC)whoD)imitation

3.A)impetusB)inputC)imitationD)initiative

4.A)sourcesB)abundanceC)shortageD)reduction

5.A)hardlyB)entirelyC)onlyD)even

6.A)BecauB)AsC)SinceD)Although

7.A)unanimouslyB)sharplyC)predominantlyD)militantly

8.A)thereforeB)conquentlyC)howeverD)moreover

9.A)overB)inC)atD)about

10.A)formulatingB)labelingC)patentingD)licensing

11.A)outtB)outbreakC)breakthroughD)breakdown

12.A)againB)thusC)repeatedlyD)yet

13.A)circumstanceB)occasionC)caD)situation

14.A)regulatingB)summoningC)allocatingD)transferring

15.A)expandedB)facilitatedC)supplementedD)compensated

16.A)byB)afterC)ofD)for

17A)pensionsB)subsidiesC)revenuesD)budgets

18.A)prevalentlyB)furiouslyC)statisticallyD)drastically

19A)abolishedB)diminishedC)jeopardizedD)precluded

20.A)nurriesB)homesC)jobsD)chidren

1小题>、【正确答案】：B

2小题>、【正确答案】：B

3小题>、【正确答案】：A

4小题>、【正确答案】：C

5小题>、【正确答案】：D

6小题>、【正确答案】：D

7小题>、【正确答案】：B

8小题>、【正确答案】：C

9小题>、【正确答案】：B

10小题>、【正确答案】：A

11小题>、【正确答案】：B

12小题>、【正确答案】：A

13小题>、【正确答案】：B

14小题>、【正确答案】：C

15小题>、【正确答案】：C

16小题>、【正确答案】：D

17小题>、【正确答案】：B

18小题>、【正确答案】：D

19小题>、【正确答案】：A

20小题>、【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无