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大学英语六级考试试题
2001年1月大学英语六级考试试题
PartⅠListeningComprehension(20minutes)
SectionA
1.A)Themanthinkstravelingbyairisquitesafe.B)Thewomannevertravelsbyplane.
C)Bothspeakersfeelnervouswhenflying.D)Thespeakersfeelsadabouttheseriouslossoflife.
2.A)Attheinformationdesk.B)Inanoffice.
C)Inarestaurant.D)Atarailwaystation.
3.A)Writetheletter.B)Painttheshelf.
C)Fixtheshelf.D)Lookforthepen.
4.A)Itgivesa30%.discounttoallcustomers.B)ItisrunbyMrs.Winter'shusband.
C)IthiresMrs.Winterasanadviser.D)Itencourageshusbandstoshopontheirown.
5.A)Longexposuretothesun.B)Lackofsleep.
C)Tootightahat.D)Longworkinghours.
6.A)HisEnglishisstillpooraftertenyearsinAmerica.
B)Hedoesn'tmindspeakingEnglishwithanaccent.
C)Hedoesn'tlikethewayAmericansspeak.
D)HespeaksEnglishasifhewereanativespeaker.
7.A)Anautomechanic.B)Anelectrician.
C)Acarpenter.D)Atelephonerepairman.
8.A)Theybothenjoyedwatchingthegame.
B)Themanthoughttheresultswerebeyondtheirexpectations.
C)Theybothfeltgoodabouttheresultsofthegame.
D)Professorandstudent.
9.A)Managerandemployee.B)Salesmanandcustomer.
C)Guideandtourist.D)Professorandstudent.
10.A)TomhasarrangedasurprisepartyforLucy.B)Tomwillkeepthesurprisepartyasecret.'
C)TomandLucyhavenosecretsfromeachother.D)Tomdidn'tmakeanypromisetoLucy.
SectionBCompoundDictation
Thehumanbodyisaremarkablefoodprocessor.Asanadult,youmayconsume(S1)______atonoffoodperyearandstillnotgainorloseapoundofbodyweight~Youare(S2)______harnessingandconsumingenergythroughtheintricate(S3)______ofyourbodyinordertoremaininenergybalance.To(S4)______agivenbodyweight,yourenergyinputmustbalanceyourenergyoutput~However,sometimesthe(S5)______energybalanceisupset,andyour(S6)______bodyweightwilleitherfallor(S7)______.
Thetermbodyimagereferstothementalimagewehaveofourownphysicalappearance,and(S8)__________________.Researchhasrevealedthatabout40percentofadultmenand55percentofadultwomenaredissatisfiedwiththeircurrentbodyweight.(S9)__________________.Atthecollegelevel,astudyfoundthat85percentofbothmaleandfemalefirst-yearstudentsdesiredtochangetheirbodyweight.(SI0)________________________.Thinnessiscurrentlyanattributethatfemalesdesirehighly~Malesgenerallydesiremuscularity.Thevastmajorityofindividualswhowanttochangetheirbodyweightdoitforthesakeofappearance;mostwanttoloseexcessbodyfat,whileasmallerpercentageofindividualsactuallywanttogainweight.
PartⅡReadingComprehension(35minutes)
PassageOne
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Birdsthatareliterallyhalf-asleep--withonebrainhemispherealertandtheothersleeping--controlwhichsideofthebrainremainsawake,accordingtoanew'studyofsleepingducks.
Earlierstudieshavedocumentedhalf-brainsleepinawiderangeofbirds.Thebrainhemispherestaketurnssinkingintothesleepstagecharacterizedbyslowbrainwaves.Theeyecontrolledbythesleepinghemispherekeepsshut,whilethewakefulhemisphere'seyestaysopenandalert.Birdsalsocansleepwithbothhemispheresrestingatonce.
Decadesofstudiesofbirdflocksledresearcherstopredictextraalertnessinthemorevulnerable,end-of-therowsleepers.Sureenough,theendbirdstendedtowatchcarefullyonthesideawayfromtheircompanions.Ducksintheinnerspotsshowednopreferenceforgazedirection.
Also,birdsdozing(打盹)attheendofthelineresortedtosingle-hemispheresleep,ratherthantotalrelaxation,moreoftenthaninnerducksdid.Rotating16birdsthroughthepositionsinafour-duckrow,theresearchersfoundouterbirdshaft-asleepduringsome32percentofdozingtimeversusabout12percentforbirdsininternalspots.
"Webelievethisisthefirstevidenceforananimalbehaviorallycontrollingsleepandwakefulnesssimultaneouslyindifferentregionsofthebrain,"theresearcherssay.
Theresultsprovidethebestevidenceforalong-standingsuppositionthatsingle-hemispheresleepevolvedascreaturesscannedforenemies.Thepreferenceforopeninganeyeonthelookoutsidecouldbewidespread,hepredicts,He'sseenitinapairofbirdsdozingside-by-sideinthezooandinasinglepetbirdsleepingbyamirror.Themirror-sideeyeclosedasifthereflectionwereacompanionandtheothereyestayedopen.
Usefulashalf-sleepingmightbe,it'sonlybeenfoundinbirdsandsuchwatermammals(哺乳动物)asdolphins,whales,andseals.Perhapskeepingonesideofthebrainawakeallowsasleepinganimaltosurfaceoccasionallytoavoiddrowning.
Studiesofbirdsmayofferuniqueinsightsintosleep.JeromeM.SiegeloftheUCLAsayshewondersifbirds'haft-brainsleep"isjustthetipoftheiceberg(冰山)."Hespeculatesthatmoreexamplesmayturnupwhenwetakeacloserlookatotherspecies.
11.Anewstudyonbirds'sleephasrevealedthat______.
A)haft-brainsleepisfoundinawidevarietyofbirds
B)haft-brainsleepischaracterizedbyslowbrainwaves
C)birdscancontroltheirhaft-brainsleepconsciously
D)birdsseldomsleepwiththewholeoftheirbrainatrest
12.Accordingtothepassage,birdsoftenhalfsleepbecause______.
A)theyhavetowatchoutforpossibleattacks
B)theirbrainhemispherestaketurnstorest
C)thetwohalvesoftheirbrainaredifferentlystructured
D)theyhavetoconstantlykeepaneyeontheircompanions
13.Theexampleofabirdsleepinginfrontofamirrorindicatesthat______.
A)thephenomenonofbirdsdozinginpairsiswidespread
B)birdsprefertosleepinpairsforthesakeofsecurity
C)evenanimaginedcompaniongivesthebirdasenseofsecurity
D)asinglepetbirdenjoysseeingitsownreflectioninthemirror
14.Whilesleeping,somewatermammalstendtokeephaftawakeinorderto______.
A)alertthemselvestotheapproachingenemy
B)emergefromwaternowandthentobreathe
C)besensitivetotheever-changingenvironment
D)avoidbeingsweptawaybyrapidcurrents
15.By"justthetipoftheiceberg"(Line2,Para.8),Siegelsuggeststhat______.
A)half-brainsleephassomethingtodowithicyweather
B)themysteryofhalf-brainsleepisclosetobeingsolved
C)mostbirdslivingincoldregionstendtobehalfsleepers
D)half-brainsleepisaphenomenonthatcouldexistamongotherspecies
PassageTwo
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Anine-year-oldschoolgirlsingle-handedlycooksupascience-fairexperimentthatendsupdebunking(揭穿......的真相)awidelypracticedmedicaltreatment.EmilyRosa'stargetwasapracticeknownastherapeutic(治疗的)touch(TIforshort),whoseadvocatesmanipulatepatients'"energyfield"tomakethemfeelbetterandeven,saysome,tocurethemofvariousills.YetEmily'stestshowsthattheseenergyfieldscan'tbedetected,evenbytrainedTI'practitioners(行医者).Obviouslymindfulofthepublicityvalueofthesituation,JournaleditorGeorgeLundbergappearedonTVtodeclare,"Agedoesn'tmatter.It'sgoodsciencethatmatters,andthisisgood
science."
Emily'smotherLindaRosa,aregisterednurse,hasbeencampaigningagainstTTfornearlyadecade.LindafirstthoughtaboutTI'inthelate80s,whenshelearneditwasontheapprovedlistforcontinuingnursingeducationinColorado.Its100,000trainedpractitioners(48,000intheU.S.)don'teventouchtheirpatients.Instead,theywavedtheirhandsafewinchesfromthepatient'sbody,pushingenergyfieldsarounduntilthey,rein"balance."TI'advocatessaythesemanipulationscanhelphealwounds,relievepainandreducefever.TheclaimsaretakenseriouslyenoughthatTI'therapistsarefrequentlyhiredbyleadinghospitals,atupto$70anhour,to
smoothpatients'energy,sometimesduringsurgery.
YetRosacouldnotfindanyevidencethatitworks.Toprovidesuchproof,TI'therapistswouldhavetositdownforindependenttesting--somethingtheyhaven'tbeeneagertodo,eventhoughJamesRandihasofferedmorethan$Imilliontoanyonewhocandemonstratetheexistenceofahumanenergyfield.(He'shadonetakersofar.Shefailed.)AskepticmightconcludethatTI'practitionersareafraidtolaytheirbeliefsontheline.Butwhocouldturndownaninnocentfourth-grader?
SaysEmily:
"Ithinktheydidn'ttakemeveryseriouslybecauseI'makid."
Theexperimentwasstraightforward:
21TVtherapistsstucktheirhands,palmsup,throughascreen.Emilyheldherownhandoveroneoftheirs--leftorright--andthepractitionershadtosaywhichhanditwas.Whentheresultswererecorded,they'ddonenobetterthantheywouldhavebysimplyguessing.Iftherewasanenergyfield,theycouldn'tfeelit.
16.WhichofthefollowingisevidencethatTViswidelypracticed?
A)TI'hasbeeninexistencefordecades.
B)Manypatientswerecuredbytherapeutictouch.
C)TVtherapistsareoftenemployedbyleadinghospitals.
D)Morethan100,000peopleareundergoingTVtreatment.
17.VeryfewTVpractitionersrespondedtothe$1millionofferbecause______.
A)theydidn'ttaketheofferseriously
B)theydidn'twanttorisktheircareer
C)theywereunwillingtorevealtheirsecret
D)theythoughtitwasnotinlinewiththeirpractice
18.ThepurposeofEmilyRosa'sexperimentwas______.
A)toseewhyTI'couldworkthewayitdid
B)tofindouthowTVcuredpatients'illnesses
C)totestwhethershecouldsensethehumanenergyfield
D)totestwhetherahumanenergyfieldreallyexisted
19.Why
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