大学英语六级历年真题1998年1月

Part I CET4 Practice Test 4 Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

1. A) Swimming.

B) Playing tennis.

C) Boating.

D) Playing table tennis.

2. A) She is going to Finland.

B) She has visitors next week.

C) She has guests at her home.

D) She has just visited him this week.

3. A) Get some coins at the cafe.

B) Buy her a cup of coffee at the cafe.

C) Get some coffee from the machine.

D) Try to fix the machine.

4. A) They spent three hundred dollars on their vacation.

B) They drew money than they should have from the bank.

C) They lost their bankbook.

D) They had only three hundred dollars in the bank.

5. A) To find out her position in the company.

B) To apply for a job.

C) To offer her a position in the company.

D) To make an appointment with the sales manager.

6. A) He is surprised.

B) He feels very happy.

C) He is indifferent.

D) He feels very angry.

7. A) He hasn’t cleaned his room since Linda visited him.

B) Linda in the only person who ever comes to see him.

C) He’s been too busy to clean his room.

D) Cleaning is the last thing he wants to do.

8. A) She is a generous woman by nature.

B) It doesn’t have a back cover.

C) She feels the man’s apology is enough.

D) It is no longer of any use to her.

9. A) To remind him of the data he should take to the conference.

B) To see if he is ready for the coming conference.

C) To tell him something about the conference.

D) To help him prepare for the conference.

10. A) The long wait.

B) The broken-down computer.

C) The mistakes in her telephone bill.

D) The bad telephone service.

Section B

Passage one

Question 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) About 45 million.

B) About 50 million.

C) About 5.4 million.

D) About 4.5 million.

12. A) The actors and actresses are not paid for their performance.

B) The actors and actresses only perform in their own communities.

C) They exist only in small communities.

D) They only put on shows that are educational.

13. A) It provides them with the opportunity to watch performances for free.

B) It provides them with the opportunity to make friends.

C) It gives them the chance to do something creative.

D) It gives them a chance to enjoy modern art.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) They are usually more clever.

B) They get tired easily.

C) They are more likely to make minor mental errors.

D) They are more skillful in handling equipment.

15. A) It had its limitations.

B) Its results were regarded as final.

C) It was supported by the government.

D) It was not sound theoretically.

16. A) Their lack of concentration resulting from mental stress.

B) The lack of consideration for them in equipment design.

C) The probability of their getting excited easily.

D) Their slowness in responding.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) 18 American undergraduates.

B) 18 American postgraduates.

C) 18 overseas undergraduates.

D) 18 overseas postgraduates.

18. A) Family relations.

B) Social problems.

C) Family planning.

D) Personal matters.

19. A) Red.

B) Blue.

C) Green.

D) Purple.

20. A) The five questions were not well designed.

B) Not all the questionnaires were returned.

C) Only a small number of students were surveyed. D) Some of the answers to the questionnaire were not valid.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

A few common misconceptions. Beauty is only skin-deep. One’s physical assets and liabilities don’t count all that much in a managerial career. A woman should always try to look her best.

Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000 studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their parents, sought out as friends, and pursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well, and promoted.

Un-American, you say, unfair and extremely unbelievable? Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties (虔诚)while action just the contrary. Their typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group-college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personal mangers-a piece of paper relating an individual’s accomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing the pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some an average-looking character, and some an unusually unattractive human being. Group members are asked to rate the individual on certain attributes, anything from personal warmth to the likelihood that he or she will be promoted.

Almost invariably, the better looking the person in the picture, the higher the person is rated. In the phrase, borrowed from Sappho, that the social scientists use to sum up the common perception, what is beautiful is good.

In business, however, good looks cut both ways for women, and deeper than for men. A Utah State University professor, who is an authority on the subject, explains: In terms of their careers, the impact of physical attractiveness on males is only modest. But its potential impact on females can be tremendous, making it easier, for example, for the more attractive to get jobs where they are in the public eye. On another note, though, there is enough literature now for us to conclude that attractive women who aspire (追求)to managerial positions do not get on as well as women who may be less attractive.

21. According to the passage, people often wrongly believe that in pursuing a career as a

manager _________.

A) a person’s property or debts do not matter much

B) a person’s outward appearance is not a critical qualification

C) women should always dress fashionably

D) women should not only be attractive but also high-minded

22. The result of research carried out by social scientists show that __________.

A) people do not realize the importance of looking one’s best

B) women in pursuit of managerial jobs are not likely to be paid well

C) good-looking women aspire to managerial positions

D) attractive people generally have an advantage over those who are not

23. Experiments by scientist have shown that when people evaluate individuals on certain

attributes _________.

A) they observe the principle that beauty is only skin-deep

B) they do not usually act according to the views they support

C) they give ordinary-looking persons the lowest ratings

D) they tend to base their judgment on the individual’s accomplishments

24. “Good looks cut both ways for women”(Line 1, Para.5) means that ________.

A) attractive women have tremendous potential impact on public jobs

B) good-looking women always get the best of everything

C) being attractive is not always an advantage for women.

D) attractive women do not do as well as unattractive women in managerial positions

25. It can be inferred from the passage that in the business world ____________.

A) handsome men are not affected as much by their books as attractive women are

B) physically attractive women who are in the public eye usually do quite well

C) physically attractive men and women who are in the public eye usually get along quite well

D) good looks are important for women as they are fore men

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

Not content with its doubtful claim to produce cheap food for our own population, the factory farming indus try also argues that “hungry nations are benefiting from advances made by the poultry (家禽)industry”. In fact, rather than helping the fight against malnutrition (营养不良)in “hungry nations,” the spread of factory farming has, inevitably aggravated the problem.

Large-scale intensive meat and poultry production is a waste of food resources. This is because more protein has to be fed to animals in the form of vegetable matter than can ever be recovered in the form of meat. Much of the food value is lost in the animal’s process of digestion and cell replacement. Neither, in the case of chicken, can one eat feathers, blood, feet or head. In all, only about 44% of the live animal fits to be eaten as meat.

This means one has to feed approximately 9-10 times as much food value to the animal than one can consume from the carcass, as a system for feeding the hungry, the effects can prove disastrous. At times of crisis, grain is the food of life.

Nevertheless, the huge increase in poultry production throughout Asia and Africa continues. Normally British or US firms are involved. For instance, an American based multinational company has this year announced its involvement in projects in several African countries. Britain’s largest suppliers chicken. Ross Breeders are also involved in projects all over the world. Because such trade is good for exports, Western governments encourage it. In 1979, a firm in Bangladesh called Phoenix Poultry received a grant to set up a unit of 6,000 chickens and 18,000 laying hens. This almost doubled the number of poultry kept in the country all at once.

But Bangladesh lacks capital, energy and food and has large numbers of unemployed. Such chicken-raising demands capital for building and machinery, extensive use of energy resources for automation, and involves feeding chickens with potential famine-relief protein food. At present, one of Bangladesh’s main imports is food grains, because the country is unable to grow enough food to feed its population. On what then can they possibly feed the chicken?

26. In this passage the author argues that ________.

27.

28. A) efficiency must be raised in the poultry industry B) raising poultry can provide more protein than growing grain C) factory farming will do more harm than good to developing countries D) hungry nations may benefit from the development of the poultry industry According to the author, in factory, vegetable food ________. A) is easy for chickens to digest B) is insufficient for the needs of poultry C) is fully utilized in meat and egg production D) is inefficiently converted into meat and eggs Western governments encourage the poultry industry in Asia because they regard it as an

effective way to _______.

A) boost their own exports

B) alleviate malnutrition in Asian countries

C) create job opportunities in Asian countries

D) promote the exports of Asian countries

29. The word “carcass” (Line 2, Para.3) most probably means “_______”.

A) vegetables preserved for future use

B) the dead body of an animal ready to be cut into meat

C) expensive food that consumers can hardly afford

D) meat canned for future consumption

30. What the last paragraph tells us is the author’s ____________.

A) detailed analysis of the ways of raising poultry in Bangladesh

B) great appreciation of the development of poultry industry in Bangladesh

C) critical view on the development of the poultry industry in Bangladesh

D) practical suggestion for the improvement of the poultry industry in Bangladesh

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

We all have offensive breath at one time or another. In most cases offensive breath emanates from bacteria in the mouth, although there are other, more surprising causes.

Until a few years ago, the most doctors could do was to counsel patients with bad breath about oral cleanliness. Now they are finding new ways to treat the usually curable condition.

Bad breath can happen whenever the normal flow of saliva (唾液)slows. Our mouths are full of bacteria feeding on protein in bits of food and shed tissue. The bacteria emit evil-smelling gases, the worst of which is hydrogen sulfide (硫化物).

Mouth bacteria thrive in airless conditions. Oxygen-rich saliva keeps their numbers down. When we sleep, for example, the saliva stream slows, and sulrue-producing bacteria gain the upper hand, producing classic “morning breath”.

Alcohol hunger, too much talking, breathing through the mouth during exercise-anything that dries the mouth produces bad breath. So can stress, though it’s not understood why. Some people’s breath turns sour every time they go on a job interview.

Saliva flow gradually slows with age, which explains why the elderly have more bad-breath trouble than younger people do. Babies, however, who make plenty of saliva and whose mouths contain relatively few bacteria have characteristically sweet breath.

For most of us, the simple, dry-mouth variety of bad breath is easily cured. Eating or drinking starts saliva and sweeps sway many of the bacteria. Breakfast often stops morning breath.

Those with chronic dry mouth find that it helps to keep gum, hard candy, or a bottle of water or juice around. Brushing the teeth wipes out dry-mouth bad breath because it clears away many of the offending bacteria.

Surprisingly, one thing that rarely works is mouthwash. The liquid can mask bad-breath odor with its own smell, but the effect lasts no more than an hour. Some mouthwashes claim to kill the bacteria responsible for bad breath. The trouble is, they don’t necessarily reach all offending germs. Most bacteria are well protected from mouthwash under thick layers of mucus (粘液). If the mouthwash contains alcohol-as most do-it can intensify the problem by drying out the mouth.

31. The phrase “emanate from” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “______”.

A) thrive on

B) account for

C) originate from

D) descend from

32. Which of the following is mentioned as one of the causes of bad breath?

A) Tooth trouble.

B) Sulfur-rich food.

C) Too much exercise.

D) Mental strain.

33. According to the passage, alcohol has something to do with bad breath mainly because

_________.

A) it keeps offending bacteria from reproducing

B) its smell adds to bad dreath

C) it kills some helpful bacteria

D) it affects the normal flow of saliva

34. Mouthwashes are not an effective cure for bad breath mainly because ________.

A) they can’t mask the bad odor long enough

B) they can’t get to all the offending bacteria

C) their strong smell mixes with bad breath and makes it worse

D) they can’t cover the thick layers of mucus

35. We can infer from this passage that ________.

A) offensive breath can’t easily be cured

B) elderly people are less offended by bad breath

C) heavy drinkers are less affected by bad breath

D) offensive breath is less affected by alcohol

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

“Welcome to the U.S.A.! Major Credit cards accepted!”

By the millions they are coning-no longer the tired, the poor, the wretched masses longing for a better living. These are the wealthy. “We don’t have a budget,” says a biologist from Brazil, as she walks with two companions through New York City’s South Street. “We just use our credit cards.”

The U.S. has long been one of the world’s most popular tourist destination, but this year has

been exceptional. First there was the World Cup, which drew thousands from every corner of the globe; then came the weakening of the U.S. dollar against major currencies. Now the U.S., still the world’s superpower, can also claim to be the world’s bargain basement (廉价商品部). Nobody undersells America these days on just about everything, from consumer electronics to fashion clothes to tennis rackets. Bottom retail prices-anywhere from 30% to 70% lower than those in Europe and Asia-have attracted some 47 million visitors, who are expected to leave behind $79 billion in 1994. That’s up from $74 billion the year before.

True, not everyone comes just for brgains. There remains an undeniable fascination in the rest of the world with all things American, nourished by Hollywood films and U.S. television series. But shopping the U.S.A. is proving irresistible. Every week thousands arrive with empty suitcases ready to be filled; some even rent an additional hotel room to hold their purchases. The buying brings (无节制)has become as important as watching Old Faithful Fountains erupt in Yellowstone Park or sunbathing on a beach in Florida.

The U.S. has come at last to appreciate what other countries learned long ago: the pouring in of foreign tourists may not always be convenient, but it does put money in the bank. And with a trade deficit at about $130 billion and growing for the past 12 months, the U.S. needs all the deposits it can get. Compared with American tourists abroad, visitors to the U.S. stay longer and spend more money at each stop; an average of 12.2 night and $1624 a traveler versus the Americans’ four nights and $298.

36. From what the Brazilian biologist says, we know that tourists like her __________.

A) are reluctant to carry cash with them

B) simply don’t care how much they spend

C) are not good at planning their expenditure

D) often spend more money than they can afford

37. The reason why 1994 was exceptional is that _________.

A) it saw an unusually large number of tourists to the U.S.

B) it witnessed a drop in the number of tourists to the U.S.

C) tourism was hardly affected by the weakening of the U.S. dollar that year

D) tourists came to the U.S. for sightseeing rather than for bargains that year

38. By saying “nobody undersells America” (Line 5, Para.3), the author means that _________.

A) no other country underestimates the competitiveness of American products

B) nobody expects the Americans to cut the prices of their commodities

C) nobody restrains the selling of American goods

D) no other country sells at a lower price that America

39. Why does the author assert that all things American are fascinating to foreigners?

A) Because they have gained much publicity through the American media.

B) Because they represent the world’s latest fashions.

C) Because they embody the most sophisticated technology.

D) Because they are available at all tourist destinations.

40. From the passage we can conclude that the U.S. has come to realize _________.

A) the weakening if the U.S. dollar can result in trade deficits

B) the lower the retail prices, the greater the profits

C) tourism can make great contributions to its economy

D) visitors to the U.S. are wealthier than U.S. tourists abroad

Part III Vocabulary and Structure

41 His career was not noticeably __________ by the fact that he had never been to college.

A) prevented

B) prevented

C) hindered

D) refrained

42 When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be __________ in deeper.

A) absorbed

B) pushed

C) heaved

D) sucked

43 To ________ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him.

A) commence

B) compromise

C) compensate

D) compliment

44 All visitors are requested to ___________ with the regulations.

A) comply

B) agree

C) assist

D) consent

45 The captain __________ the horizon for approaching ships.

A) scanned

B) scrutinized

C) explored

D) swept

46 The vast majority of people in any given culture will _________ to the established standards

of that culture.

A) confine

B) conform

C) confront

D) confirm

47 Although he was on a diet, the food __________ him enormously.

A) inspired

B) tempted

C) overcame

D) encouraged

48 His argument does not suggest that mankind can __________ to be wasteful in the utilization

of these resources.

A) resort

B) grant

C) afford

D) entitle

49 If you want this pain killer, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a __________.

A) receipt

B) recipe

C) subscription

D) prescription

50 Some fish have a greater ___________ for acid water than others.

A) tolerance

B) resistance

C) dependence

D) persistence

51 There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in ___________ with its

surroundings.

A) coincidence

B) harmony

C) uniform

D) alliance

52 The curt considers a financial _________ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.

A) payment

B) obligation

C) option

D) penalty

53 It is true that __________ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much

research time.

A) multiplying

B) breeding

C) magnifying

D) generating

54 The government has devoted a larger slice of its national _________ to agriculture than most

other countries.

A) resources

B) potential

C) budget

D) economy

55 In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is _________.

A) luxury

B) accommodation

C) entertainment

D) refreshment

56 Some criminals were printing __________ dollar bills until they were arrested.

A) decent

B) fake

C) patent

D) suspicious

57 Mr. Bloom is not __________ now, but he will be famous someday.

A) significant

B) dominant

C) magnificent

D) prominent

58 His body temperature has been _________ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree

centigrade.

A) uncommon

B) disordered

C) abnormal

D) extraordinary

59 He seems to be __________ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.

A) radiant

B) conscientious

C) conspicuous

D) energetic

60 Although cats cannot see in complete dakness their eyes are much more ________ to light

than are human eyes.

A) glowing

B) brilliant

C) sensitive

D)gloomy

61 While nuclear weapons present grave ___________ dangers, the predominant crisis of

overpopulation is with us today.

A) inevitable

B) constant

C) overwhelming

D) potential

62 This is the __________ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

A) true

B) original

C) real

D) genuine

63 Comparison and contrast are often used _________ in advertisements.

A) intentionally

B) pertinently

C) incidentally

D) tiresomely

64 A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards

and should __________ new operating procedures.

A) result in

B) match with

C) subject to

D) proceed with

65 ________ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only

a genius can create. A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to

66 The bond of true affection had pulled us-six very different men from six very different

countries-across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren’t very different _________. A) for all B) as usual C) in particular D) after all

67 Though her parents _________ her musical ability, Jerrilou’s piano playing is really terrible.

A) pour scorn on B) heap praise upon C) give vent to D) cast light upon

68 Some children display an __________ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.

A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible

69 Bruce Stephen gripped the __________ wheel hard as the car bounced up and down.

A) stirring B) driving C) steering D) revolving

70 Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ________ how great their achievements are.

A) in spite of B) in ways of C) in favor of D) in terms of

Short Answer Questions

Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words.) One summer my wife Chris and I were invited by friends to row down the Colorado River in a boat. Our expedition included many highly successful people—the kind who have staffs to take care of life’s daily work. But in the wilder rapids, all of us naturally set aside any pretenses (矫饰) and put out backs into every stroke to keep the boat from tumbling over. At each night’s encampment, we all hauled supplies and cleaned dishes. After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river. I believe that in life —as well as on boat trips —teamwork will make all our journeys successful ones. The rhythms of teamwork have been the rhythms of my life. I played basketball alongside famous players, and the team I now coach, the New York Knicks, has recovered from years of adversity to become a major contender in the 1990s. I’m persuaded that teamwork is the key to making dreams come true. We all play on a number of teams in our live—as part of a family, as citizen, as a member of an agreement, written or unwritten. It contains the values and goals for every bteam member. For example, in the late 1970s a General Motors plant in Fremont, Calif, was the scene of constant warfare between labor and management. Distrust ran so high that the labor contract was hundreds of pages of tricky legal terms. GM spent millions trying to keep the facility up to date, the production line couldn’t even start up on some mornings. Finally in the early 1980s, GM shut down the plant. GM became convinced that it had to create new production systems based on teamwork. In the mid-1980s it reopened the Fremont plant with Toyota, starting from scratch (从零开始) with a much simpler and shorter labor contract. It promised that executive salaries would be reduced and jobs performed by o0utside sellers would be given to employees before any layoffs were considered. Over a hundred job classifications were cut to just two. Instead of doing one boring job over and over, workers agreed to be part of small teams, spending equal time on various tasks.

Questions:(注意:答题尽量简短,超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词,标点符号不占格。)

S1. What comment did the author make about the highly successful people traveling with him? ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S2. Why was it easy for boats to tumble over in the Colorado?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S3. What happened to the New York Knicks in the 1980s?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S4. What cause the sharp conflict in the GM plant in the late 1970s?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S5. What spirit was encouraged in the reopened GM plant?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Writing

Directions:

For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Fake Commodities. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given on Chinese) below:

1. 假冒伪劣商品的危害。 2. 怎样杜绝假冒伪劣商品。

My View on Fake Commodities

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Part I CET4 Practice Test 4 Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

1. A) Swimming.

B) Playing tennis.

C) Boating.

D) Playing table tennis.

2. A) She is going to Finland.

B) She has visitors next week.

C) She has guests at her home.

D) She has just visited him this week.

3. A) Get some coins at the cafe.

B) Buy her a cup of coffee at the cafe.

C) Get some coffee from the machine.

D) Try to fix the machine.

4. A) They spent three hundred dollars on their vacation.

B) They drew money than they should have from the bank.

C) They lost their bankbook.

D) They had only three hundred dollars in the bank.

5. A) To find out her position in the company.

B) To apply for a job.

C) To offer her a position in the company.

D) To make an appointment with the sales manager.

6. A) He is surprised.

B) He feels very happy.

C) He is indifferent.

D) He feels very angry.

7. A) He hasn’t cleaned his room since Linda visited him.

B) Linda in the only person who ever comes to see him.

C) He’s been too busy to clean his room.

D) Cleaning is the last thing he wants to do.

8. A) She is a generous woman by nature.

B) It doesn’t have a back cover.

C) She feels the man’s apology is enough.

D) It is no longer of any use to her.

9. A) To remind him of the data he should take to the conference.

B) To see if he is ready for the coming conference.

C) To tell him something about the conference.

D) To help him prepare for the conference.

10. A) The long wait.

B) The broken-down computer.

C) The mistakes in her telephone bill.

D) The bad telephone service.

Section B

Passage one

Question 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) About 45 million.

B) About 50 million.

C) About 5.4 million.

D) About 4.5 million.

12. A) The actors and actresses are not paid for their performance.

B) The actors and actresses only perform in their own communities.

C) They exist only in small communities.

D) They only put on shows that are educational.

13. A) It provides them with the opportunity to watch performances for free.

B) It provides them with the opportunity to make friends.

C) It gives them the chance to do something creative.

D) It gives them a chance to enjoy modern art.

Passage Two

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) They are usually more clever.

B) They get tired easily.

C) They are more likely to make minor mental errors.

D) They are more skillful in handling equipment.

15. A) It had its limitations.

B) Its results were regarded as final.

C) It was supported by the government.

D) It was not sound theoretically.

16. A) Their lack of concentration resulting from mental stress.

B) The lack of consideration for them in equipment design.

C) The probability of their getting excited easily.

D) Their slowness in responding.

Passage Three

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) 18 American undergraduates.

B) 18 American postgraduates.

C) 18 overseas undergraduates.

D) 18 overseas postgraduates.

18. A) Family relations.

B) Social problems.

C) Family planning.

D) Personal matters.

19. A) Red.

B) Blue.

C) Green.

D) Purple.

20. A) The five questions were not well designed.

B) Not all the questionnaires were returned.

C) Only a small number of students were surveyed. D) Some of the answers to the questionnaire were not valid.

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Passage One

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

A few common misconceptions. Beauty is only skin-deep. One’s physical assets and liabilities don’t count all that much in a managerial career. A woman should always try to look her best.

Over the last 30 years, social scientists have conducted more than 1,000 studies of how we react to beautiful and not-so-beautiful people. The virtually unanimous conclusion: Looks do matter, more than most of us realize. The data suggest, for example, that physically attractive individuals are more likely to be treated well by their parents, sought out as friends, and pursued romantically. With the possible exception of women seeking managerial jobs, they are also more likely to be hired, paid well, and promoted.

Un-American, you say, unfair and extremely unbelievable? Once again, the scientists have caught us mouthing pieties (虔诚)while action just the contrary. Their typical experiment works something like this. They give each member of a group-college students, perhaps, or teachers or corporate personal mangers-a piece of paper relating an individual’s accomplishments. Attached to the paper is a photograph. While the papers all say exactly the same thing the pictures are different. Some show a strikingly attractive person, some an average-looking character, and some an unusually unattractive human being. Group members are asked to rate the individual on certain attributes, anything from personal warmth to the likelihood that he or she will be promoted.

Almost invariably, the better looking the person in the picture, the higher the person is rated. In the phrase, borrowed from Sappho, that the social scientists use to sum up the common perception, what is beautiful is good.

In business, however, good looks cut both ways for women, and deeper than for men. A Utah State University professor, who is an authority on the subject, explains: In terms of their careers, the impact of physical attractiveness on males is only modest. But its potential impact on females can be tremendous, making it easier, for example, for the more attractive to get jobs where they are in the public eye. On another note, though, there is enough literature now for us to conclude that attractive women who aspire (追求)to managerial positions do not get on as well as women who may be less attractive.

21. According to the passage, people often wrongly believe that in pursuing a career as a

manager _________.

A) a person’s property or debts do not matter much

B) a person’s outward appearance is not a critical qualification

C) women should always dress fashionably

D) women should not only be attractive but also high-minded

22. The result of research carried out by social scientists show that __________.

A) people do not realize the importance of looking one’s best

B) women in pursuit of managerial jobs are not likely to be paid well

C) good-looking women aspire to managerial positions

D) attractive people generally have an advantage over those who are not

23. Experiments by scientist have shown that when people evaluate individuals on certain

attributes _________.

A) they observe the principle that beauty is only skin-deep

B) they do not usually act according to the views they support

C) they give ordinary-looking persons the lowest ratings

D) they tend to base their judgment on the individual’s accomplishments

24. “Good looks cut both ways for women”(Line 1, Para.5) means that ________.

A) attractive women have tremendous potential impact on public jobs

B) good-looking women always get the best of everything

C) being attractive is not always an advantage for women.

D) attractive women do not do as well as unattractive women in managerial positions

25. It can be inferred from the passage that in the business world ____________.

A) handsome men are not affected as much by their books as attractive women are

B) physically attractive women who are in the public eye usually do quite well

C) physically attractive men and women who are in the public eye usually get along quite well

D) good looks are important for women as they are fore men

Passage Two

Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

Not content with its doubtful claim to produce cheap food for our own population, the factory farming indus try also argues that “hungry nations are benefiting from advances made by the poultry (家禽)industry”. In fact, rather than helping the fight against malnutrition (营养不良)in “hungry nations,” the spread of factory farming has, inevitably aggravated the problem.

Large-scale intensive meat and poultry production is a waste of food resources. This is because more protein has to be fed to animals in the form of vegetable matter than can ever be recovered in the form of meat. Much of the food value is lost in the animal’s process of digestion and cell replacement. Neither, in the case of chicken, can one eat feathers, blood, feet or head. In all, only about 44% of the live animal fits to be eaten as meat.

This means one has to feed approximately 9-10 times as much food value to the animal than one can consume from the carcass, as a system for feeding the hungry, the effects can prove disastrous. At times of crisis, grain is the food of life.

Nevertheless, the huge increase in poultry production throughout Asia and Africa continues. Normally British or US firms are involved. For instance, an American based multinational company has this year announced its involvement in projects in several African countries. Britain’s largest suppliers chicken. Ross Breeders are also involved in projects all over the world. Because such trade is good for exports, Western governments encourage it. In 1979, a firm in Bangladesh called Phoenix Poultry received a grant to set up a unit of 6,000 chickens and 18,000 laying hens. This almost doubled the number of poultry kept in the country all at once.

But Bangladesh lacks capital, energy and food and has large numbers of unemployed. Such chicken-raising demands capital for building and machinery, extensive use of energy resources for automation, and involves feeding chickens with potential famine-relief protein food. At present, one of Bangladesh’s main imports is food grains, because the country is unable to grow enough food to feed its population. On what then can they possibly feed the chicken?

26. In this passage the author argues that ________.

27.

28. A) efficiency must be raised in the poultry industry B) raising poultry can provide more protein than growing grain C) factory farming will do more harm than good to developing countries D) hungry nations may benefit from the development of the poultry industry According to the author, in factory, vegetable food ________. A) is easy for chickens to digest B) is insufficient for the needs of poultry C) is fully utilized in meat and egg production D) is inefficiently converted into meat and eggs Western governments encourage the poultry industry in Asia because they regard it as an

effective way to _______.

A) boost their own exports

B) alleviate malnutrition in Asian countries

C) create job opportunities in Asian countries

D) promote the exports of Asian countries

29. The word “carcass” (Line 2, Para.3) most probably means “_______”.

A) vegetables preserved for future use

B) the dead body of an animal ready to be cut into meat

C) expensive food that consumers can hardly afford

D) meat canned for future consumption

30. What the last paragraph tells us is the author’s ____________.

A) detailed analysis of the ways of raising poultry in Bangladesh

B) great appreciation of the development of poultry industry in Bangladesh

C) critical view on the development of the poultry industry in Bangladesh

D) practical suggestion for the improvement of the poultry industry in Bangladesh

Passage Three

Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

We all have offensive breath at one time or another. In most cases offensive breath emanates from bacteria in the mouth, although there are other, more surprising causes.

Until a few years ago, the most doctors could do was to counsel patients with bad breath about oral cleanliness. Now they are finding new ways to treat the usually curable condition.

Bad breath can happen whenever the normal flow of saliva (唾液)slows. Our mouths are full of bacteria feeding on protein in bits of food and shed tissue. The bacteria emit evil-smelling gases, the worst of which is hydrogen sulfide (硫化物).

Mouth bacteria thrive in airless conditions. Oxygen-rich saliva keeps their numbers down. When we sleep, for example, the saliva stream slows, and sulrue-producing bacteria gain the upper hand, producing classic “morning breath”.

Alcohol hunger, too much talking, breathing through the mouth during exercise-anything that dries the mouth produces bad breath. So can stress, though it’s not understood why. Some people’s breath turns sour every time they go on a job interview.

Saliva flow gradually slows with age, which explains why the elderly have more bad-breath trouble than younger people do. Babies, however, who make plenty of saliva and whose mouths contain relatively few bacteria have characteristically sweet breath.

For most of us, the simple, dry-mouth variety of bad breath is easily cured. Eating or drinking starts saliva and sweeps sway many of the bacteria. Breakfast often stops morning breath.

Those with chronic dry mouth find that it helps to keep gum, hard candy, or a bottle of water or juice around. Brushing the teeth wipes out dry-mouth bad breath because it clears away many of the offending bacteria.

Surprisingly, one thing that rarely works is mouthwash. The liquid can mask bad-breath odor with its own smell, but the effect lasts no more than an hour. Some mouthwashes claim to kill the bacteria responsible for bad breath. The trouble is, they don’t necessarily reach all offending germs. Most bacteria are well protected from mouthwash under thick layers of mucus (粘液). If the mouthwash contains alcohol-as most do-it can intensify the problem by drying out the mouth.

31. The phrase “emanate from” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “______”.

A) thrive on

B) account for

C) originate from

D) descend from

32. Which of the following is mentioned as one of the causes of bad breath?

A) Tooth trouble.

B) Sulfur-rich food.

C) Too much exercise.

D) Mental strain.

33. According to the passage, alcohol has something to do with bad breath mainly because

_________.

A) it keeps offending bacteria from reproducing

B) its smell adds to bad dreath

C) it kills some helpful bacteria

D) it affects the normal flow of saliva

34. Mouthwashes are not an effective cure for bad breath mainly because ________.

A) they can’t mask the bad odor long enough

B) they can’t get to all the offending bacteria

C) their strong smell mixes with bad breath and makes it worse

D) they can’t cover the thick layers of mucus

35. We can infer from this passage that ________.

A) offensive breath can’t easily be cured

B) elderly people are less offended by bad breath

C) heavy drinkers are less affected by bad breath

D) offensive breath is less affected by alcohol

Passage Four

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

“Welcome to the U.S.A.! Major Credit cards accepted!”

By the millions they are coning-no longer the tired, the poor, the wretched masses longing for a better living. These are the wealthy. “We don’t have a budget,” says a biologist from Brazil, as she walks with two companions through New York City’s South Street. “We just use our credit cards.”

The U.S. has long been one of the world’s most popular tourist destination, but this year has

been exceptional. First there was the World Cup, which drew thousands from every corner of the globe; then came the weakening of the U.S. dollar against major currencies. Now the U.S., still the world’s superpower, can also claim to be the world’s bargain basement (廉价商品部). Nobody undersells America these days on just about everything, from consumer electronics to fashion clothes to tennis rackets. Bottom retail prices-anywhere from 30% to 70% lower than those in Europe and Asia-have attracted some 47 million visitors, who are expected to leave behind $79 billion in 1994. That’s up from $74 billion the year before.

True, not everyone comes just for brgains. There remains an undeniable fascination in the rest of the world with all things American, nourished by Hollywood films and U.S. television series. But shopping the U.S.A. is proving irresistible. Every week thousands arrive with empty suitcases ready to be filled; some even rent an additional hotel room to hold their purchases. The buying brings (无节制)has become as important as watching Old Faithful Fountains erupt in Yellowstone Park or sunbathing on a beach in Florida.

The U.S. has come at last to appreciate what other countries learned long ago: the pouring in of foreign tourists may not always be convenient, but it does put money in the bank. And with a trade deficit at about $130 billion and growing for the past 12 months, the U.S. needs all the deposits it can get. Compared with American tourists abroad, visitors to the U.S. stay longer and spend more money at each stop; an average of 12.2 night and $1624 a traveler versus the Americans’ four nights and $298.

36. From what the Brazilian biologist says, we know that tourists like her __________.

A) are reluctant to carry cash with them

B) simply don’t care how much they spend

C) are not good at planning their expenditure

D) often spend more money than they can afford

37. The reason why 1994 was exceptional is that _________.

A) it saw an unusually large number of tourists to the U.S.

B) it witnessed a drop in the number of tourists to the U.S.

C) tourism was hardly affected by the weakening of the U.S. dollar that year

D) tourists came to the U.S. for sightseeing rather than for bargains that year

38. By saying “nobody undersells America” (Line 5, Para.3), the author means that _________.

A) no other country underestimates the competitiveness of American products

B) nobody expects the Americans to cut the prices of their commodities

C) nobody restrains the selling of American goods

D) no other country sells at a lower price that America

39. Why does the author assert that all things American are fascinating to foreigners?

A) Because they have gained much publicity through the American media.

B) Because they represent the world’s latest fashions.

C) Because they embody the most sophisticated technology.

D) Because they are available at all tourist destinations.

40. From the passage we can conclude that the U.S. has come to realize _________.

A) the weakening if the U.S. dollar can result in trade deficits

B) the lower the retail prices, the greater the profits

C) tourism can make great contributions to its economy

D) visitors to the U.S. are wealthier than U.S. tourists abroad

Part III Vocabulary and Structure

41 His career was not noticeably __________ by the fact that he had never been to college.

A) prevented

B) prevented

C) hindered

D) refrained

42 When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be __________ in deeper.

A) absorbed

B) pushed

C) heaved

D) sucked

43 To ________ for his unpleasant experiences he drank a little more than was good for him.

A) commence

B) compromise

C) compensate

D) compliment

44 All visitors are requested to ___________ with the regulations.

A) comply

B) agree

C) assist

D) consent

45 The captain __________ the horizon for approaching ships.

A) scanned

B) scrutinized

C) explored

D) swept

46 The vast majority of people in any given culture will _________ to the established standards

of that culture.

A) confine

B) conform

C) confront

D) confirm

47 Although he was on a diet, the food __________ him enormously.

A) inspired

B) tempted

C) overcame

D) encouraged

48 His argument does not suggest that mankind can __________ to be wasteful in the utilization

of these resources.

A) resort

B) grant

C) afford

D) entitle

49 If you want this pain killer, you’ll have to ask the doctor for a __________.

A) receipt

B) recipe

C) subscription

D) prescription

50 Some fish have a greater ___________ for acid water than others.

A) tolerance

B) resistance

C) dependence

D) persistence

51 There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in ___________ with its

surroundings.

A) coincidence

B) harmony

C) uniform

D) alliance

52 The curt considers a financial _________ to be an appropriate way of punishing him.

A) payment

B) obligation

C) option

D) penalty

53 It is true that __________ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much

research time.

A) multiplying

B) breeding

C) magnifying

D) generating

54 The government has devoted a larger slice of its national _________ to agriculture than most

other countries.

A) resources

B) potential

C) budget

D) economy

55 In this poor country, survival is still the leading industry; all else is _________.

A) luxury

B) accommodation

C) entertainment

D) refreshment

56 Some criminals were printing __________ dollar bills until they were arrested.

A) decent

B) fake

C) patent

D) suspicious

57 Mr. Bloom is not __________ now, but he will be famous someday.

A) significant

B) dominant

C) magnificent

D) prominent

58 His body temperature has been _________ for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree

centigrade.

A) uncommon

B) disordered

C) abnormal

D) extraordinary

59 He seems to be __________ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.

A) radiant

B) conscientious

C) conspicuous

D) energetic

60 Although cats cannot see in complete dakness their eyes are much more ________ to light

than are human eyes.

A) glowing

B) brilliant

C) sensitive

D)gloomy

61 While nuclear weapons present grave ___________ dangers, the predominant crisis of

overpopulation is with us today.

A) inevitable

B) constant

C) overwhelming

D) potential

62 This is the __________ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

A) true

B) original

C) real

D) genuine

63 Comparison and contrast are often used _________ in advertisements.

A) intentionally

B) pertinently

C) incidentally

D) tiresomely

64 A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved standards

and should __________ new operating procedures.

A) result in

B) match with

C) subject to

D) proceed with

65 ________ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only

a genius can create. A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to

66 The bond of true affection had pulled us-six very different men from six very different

countries-across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren’t very different _________. A) for all B) as usual C) in particular D) after all

67 Though her parents _________ her musical ability, Jerrilou’s piano playing is really terrible.

A) pour scorn on B) heap praise upon C) give vent to D) cast light upon

68 Some children display an __________ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.

A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible

69 Bruce Stephen gripped the __________ wheel hard as the car bounced up and down.

A) stirring B) driving C) steering D) revolving

70 Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ________ how great their achievements are.

A) in spite of B) in ways of C) in favor of D) in terms of

Short Answer Questions

Directions: In this part there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words.) One summer my wife Chris and I were invited by friends to row down the Colorado River in a boat. Our expedition included many highly successful people—the kind who have staffs to take care of life’s daily work. But in the wilder rapids, all of us naturally set aside any pretenses (矫饰) and put out backs into every stroke to keep the boat from tumbling over. At each night’s encampment, we all hauled supplies and cleaned dishes. After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river. I believe that in life —as well as on boat trips —teamwork will make all our journeys successful ones. The rhythms of teamwork have been the rhythms of my life. I played basketball alongside famous players, and the team I now coach, the New York Knicks, has recovered from years of adversity to become a major contender in the 1990s. I’m persuaded that teamwork is the key to making dreams come true. We all play on a number of teams in our live—as part of a family, as citizen, as a member of an agreement, written or unwritten. It contains the values and goals for every bteam member. For example, in the late 1970s a General Motors plant in Fremont, Calif, was the scene of constant warfare between labor and management. Distrust ran so high that the labor contract was hundreds of pages of tricky legal terms. GM spent millions trying to keep the facility up to date, the production line couldn’t even start up on some mornings. Finally in the early 1980s, GM shut down the plant. GM became convinced that it had to create new production systems based on teamwork. In the mid-1980s it reopened the Fremont plant with Toyota, starting from scratch (从零开始) with a much simpler and shorter labor contract. It promised that executive salaries would be reduced and jobs performed by o0utside sellers would be given to employees before any layoffs were considered. Over a hundred job classifications were cut to just two. Instead of doing one boring job over and over, workers agreed to be part of small teams, spending equal time on various tasks.

Questions:(注意:答题尽量简短,超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个英语单词,标点符号不占格。)

S1. What comment did the author make about the highly successful people traveling with him? ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S2. Why was it easy for boats to tumble over in the Colorado?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S3. What happened to the New York Knicks in the 1980s?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S4. What cause the sharp conflict in the GM plant in the late 1970s?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ S5. What spirit was encouraged in the reopened GM plant?

____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Writing

Directions:

For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Fake Commodities. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given on Chinese) below:

1. 假冒伪劣商品的危害。 2. 怎样杜绝假冒伪劣商品。

My View on Fake Commodities

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