Part I              Listening Comprehension        (20 minutes)

　　Section A

　　1. A) At home.     B) In a phone box.     C) In her office.     D) In a friend's house.

　　2. A) On the west side of a square.         B) At the end of a street.

　　C) To the east of the traffic light.        D) On the east side of a square.

　　3. A) She has to change the time for the trip.

　　B) She hasn't decided where to go next month.

　　C) She can't afford the time for the trip.

　　D) She will manage to leave this month.

　　4. A) The apartment is better furnished.

　　B) She prefers to live in a quiet place.

　　C) It's less expensive to live in an apartment.

　　D) She finds her roommates difficult to get along with.

　　5. A) In a hospital.                        B) In a library.

　　C) In a travel agency.                   D) In a restaurant.

　　6. A) Customer and salesperson.            B) Teacher and student.

　　C) Boss and secretary.                   D) Guest and waitress.

　　7. A) He didn't buy anything.              B) He got rome medicine for his foot.

　　C) He was sick and could't go shopping. D) He bought everything except the football.

　　8. A) Teachers like Professor Janson are rare.

　　B) Professor Janson has won a million dollars.

　　C) Professoor Janson is likely to be teaching at that school.

　　D) There are many teachers as good as Professor Janson.

　　9. A) She didn't know her daughter could sing so well.

　　B) She sings better than her daughter.

　　C) She doesn't like her daughter.

　　D) She herself doesn't have a good voice.

　　10. A) He finds history books difficult to understand.

　　B) He has to read a lot of history books.

　　C) He doesn't like the history course.

　　D) He has lost his history book.

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　11. A) At night.                          B) At noon.

　　C) In the morning.                      D) In the afternoon.

　　12. A) About Germans on strike.            B) About a new- type airplane.

　　C) About an air crash.                   D) About rescue workers in UK Motors.

　　13. A) They wanted higher pay.

　　B) They wanted fewer working hours.

　　C) They wanted better working conditions.

　　D) They wanted an annual three-week holiday.

　　14. A) Rainy.      B) Warm.             C) Cold.            D) Changeable.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　15. A) He has always lived in America.

　　B) He has been in America for three years.

　　C) He visited America three years ago.

　　D) He has come to America to do research on advertising.

　　16. A) There were far more advertisements there than he had expected.

　　B) The advertisements there were well designed.

　　C) The advertisements there were creative and necessary.

　　D) He found the advertisements there difficult to understand.

　　17. A) Be more careful about what they advertise.

　　B) Spend less money on advertising.

　　C) Advertise more for their products.

　　D) Use new advertising techniques.

　　Passage Three

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

　　18. A) He is always in a hurry.

　　B) He is quick in making decisions.

　　C) He is always the first to arrive at the airport.

　　D) He usually doesn't get the reward he deserves.

　　19. A) He misses his flight.

　　B) He can find a good seat.

　　C) He leaves the airport first at the end of the trip.

　　D) His luggage comes out last.

　　20. A) He was told to board the wrong plane.

　　B) He was not allowed to board the plane.

　　C) He arrived at the airport without a ticket.

　　D) He found it difficult to explain why he arrived so early.

　　Part II              Reading Comprehension         (35 minutes)

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:

　　There are desert plants which survive the dry season in the form of inactive seeds. There

　　are aim desert insects which survive as inactive larvae (幼虫). In addition, difficult as it is to

　　believe, there are desert fish which can survive through years of drought (干旱) in the form of

　　inactive eggs. These are the shrimps (小虾) that live in the Mojave Desert, an intensely dry region in the south- west of the United States where shade temperatures of over 50C are often

　　recorded.

　　The eggs of the Mojave shrimps are the size and have the appearance of grains of sand.

　　When sufficient spring rain falls to form a lake, once every two to five years, these eggs hatch

　　(孵化). Then the water is soon filled with millions of tiny shrimps about a millmetre long

　　which feed on tiny plant and animal organisms which also grow in the temporary desert lake.

　　Within a week, the shrimps grow from their original 1 millimetre to a length of about 1.5 centimetres.

　　Throughout the time that the shrimps are rapidly maturing, the water in the lake equally

　　rapidly evaporates. Therefore, for the shrimps it is a race against time. By the twelfth day, how-

　　ever, when they are about 3 centimetre 10ng, hundreds of tiny eggs form on the underbodies of

　　the females. Usually by this time, all that remains of the lake is a large, muddy patch of wet

　　soil. On the thirteenth day and the next, during the final hours of their brief lives, the shrimps

　　lay their eggs in the mud. Then, having ensured that their species will survive, the shrimps die

　　as the last of the water evaporates.

　　If sufficient rain falls the next year to form another lake, the eggs hatch, and once again the

　　shrimps pass rapidly through their cycle of growth, adulthood, egg - laying, and death. Some

　　years there is insufficient rain to form a lake: in this case, the eggs will remain dormant for an-

　　other year, or even longer if necessary. Very, very occasionally, perhaps twice in a hundred

　　years, sufficient rain falls to form a deep lake that lasts a month or more. In this case, the species

　　passes through two cycles of growth, egg - laying, and death. Thus, on such occasions, the

　　species multiplies considerably, which further ensures its survival.

　　21. Which of the following is the MOST distinctive feature of Mojave shrimps?

　　A) Their lives are brief.

　　B) They feed on plant and animal organisms.

　　C) Their eggs can survive years of drought.

　　D) They lay their eggs in the mud.

　　22. By saying "for the shrimps it is a race against time" (Para. 3, Line 2)the author means

　　A) they have to swim fast to avoid danger in the rapidly evaporating lake

　　B) they have to swim fast to catch the animal organisms on which they survive

　　C) they have to multiply as many as possible within thirteen days

　　D) they have to complete their life cycle within a short span of time permitted by the

　　environment

　　23. The passage mainly deals with

　　A) the life span of the Mojave shrimps   B) the survival of desert shrimps

　　C) the importance of water to life       D) life in the Mojave Desert

　　24. The word "dormant"( Para. 4, Line 3) most probably means

　　A) inactive     B) strong              C) alert             D) soft

　　25. It may be inferred from the passage that

　　A) appearance and size are most important for life to survive in the desert

　　B) a species must be able to multiply quickly in order to survive

　　C) for some species one life cycle in a year is enough to survive the desert drought

　　D) some species develop a unique life pattern to survive in extremely harsh conditions

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

　　Opportunities for rewarding work become fewer for both men and women as they grow

　　older. After age 40, job hunting becomes even more difficult. Many workers stay at jobs they are

　　too old for rather than face possible rejection. Our youth - oriented, throw - away culture sees

　　little value in older people. In writer Lilian Hellman' s words, they have "the wisdom that comes

　　with age that we can't make use of."

　　Unemployment and economic need for work is higher among older women, especially minorities, than among younger white women. A national council reports these findings: Though

　　unemployed longer when seeking work, older women job - hunt harder, hold a job longer with

　　less absenteeism (缺勤), perform as well or better, are more reliable, and are more willing to

　　learn than men or younger women. Yet many older women earn poor pay and face a future of

　　poverty in their retirement years. When "sexism meets ageism, poverty is no longer on the

　　doorstep - it moves in," according to Tish Sommers, director of a special study on older women

　　for the National Organization for Women.

　　Yet a 1981 report on the White Hosuse Conference on Aging shows that as a group, older

　　Americans are the "wealthiest, best fed, best housed, healthiest, most self- reliant older population in our history. "This statement is small comfort to those living below the poverty line, but

　　it does explode some of the old traditional beliefs and fears. Opportunities for moving in and up

　　in a large company may shrink but many older people begin successful small businesses, volunteer in satisfying activities, and stay active for many years. They have few role models because in previous generations the life span was much shorter and expectations of life were fewer. They are ploughing new ground.

　　Employers are beginning to recognize that the mature person can bring a great deal of stability and responsibility to a position. One doesn't lose ability and experience on the eve of one'

　　s 65th or 70th birthday any more than one grows up instantly at age 21.

　　26. After the age of 40, _______

　　A) most workers are tired of their present jobs

　　B) many workers tend to stick to their present jobs

　　C) people find their jobs more rewarding than before

　　D) people still wish to hunt for more suitable jobs

　　27. From Heilman' s remark, we can see that

　　A) full use has been made of the wisdom of older people

　　B) the wisdom of older people is not valued by American society

　　C) older people are no less intelligent than young people

　　D) the wisdom of older people is of great value to American society

　　28. Tish Sommers argues that

　　A) older women find it hard to escape poverty

　　B) older women usually perform better in their jobs

　　C) the major cause of the poverty of older women is sexism

　　D) more people have come to believe in sexism and ageism

　　29. According to the third paragraph, it can be seen that older Americans

　　A) have more job opportunities than young people

　　B) live below the poverty line

　　C) have new opportunities to remain active in society

　　D) no longer believe in the promise of a happy life upon retirement

　　30. It can Be concluded from the passage that the writer

　　A) calls attention to the living conditions of older Americans

　　B) believes that the valus of older people is gaining increasing recognition

　　C) attempts to justify the youth - oriented, throw - away culture of the United States

　　D) argues people should not retire at the age of 65 or 70

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage:

　　The most exciting kind of education is also the most personal. Nothing can exceed the joy

　　of discovering for yourself something that is important to you!  It may be an idea or a bit of in-

　　formation you come across accidentally- or a sudden insight, fitting together pieces of informa-

　　tion or working through a problem. Such personal encounters are the "payoff"in education. A

　　teacher may direct you to learning and even encourage you in it - but no teacher can make the

　　excitement or the joy happen. That's up to you.

　　A reaearch paper, assigned in a course and perhaps checked at various stages by an instructor, leads you beyond classrooms, beyond the texts for classes and into a process where the joy of discovery and learning can come to you many times. Preparing the research paper is an active and individual process, and ideal learning process. It provides a stucture within which you can make exciting discoveries, of knowledge and of self, that are Basic to education. But the research paper also gives you a chance to individualize a school assignment, to suit a piece of work to your own interests and abilities, to show others what you can do. Writing a reaearch paper is more than just a classroom exercise. It is an experience in searching out, understanding and synthesizing, which forms the basis of many skills applicable to both academic and nonacademic tasks. It is, in the fullest sense, a discovering, an education. So, to produce a good research paper is both a useful and a thoroughly satisfying experience!

　　To some, the thought of having to write an assigned number of pages, often more than ever

　　produced before, is disconcerting. To others, the very idea of having to work independently is

　　threatening. But there is no need to approach the research paper assignment with anxiety, and

　　nobody should view the research paper as an obstacle to overcome. Instead, consider it a goal to

　　accomplish, a goal within reach if you use the help this book can give you.

　　31. According to the writer, personal discoveries

　　A) will give one encouragement and direction

　　B) are helpful in finding the right information

　　C) are the most valuable part of one's personal education

　　D) will help one to successfully complete school assignments

　　32. It can be inferred from the passage that writing a research paper gives one chances

　　A) to fully develop one's personal abilities

　　B) to use the skills learnt in the classroom

　　C) to prove that one is a productive writer

　　D) to demonstrate how well one can accomplish school assignment

　　33. From the context, the word "disconecrting" (Para. 3, Line 2) most probably means

　　A) misleading  B) embarrassing       C) stimulating      D) upsetting

　　34. The writer argues in the passage that

　　A) one should explore new areas in research

　　B) one should trust one's own ability to meet course requirements

　　C) one should consider research paper writing a pleasure, not a burden

　　D) one should use all one's knowledge and skills when doing research

　　35. What will probably follow this passage?

　　A) How to write a research paper.

　　B) The importance of research in education.

　　C) How to make new discoveries for oneself.

　　D) The skill of putting pieces of information together.

　　Passage Four

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

　　In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of "mastery" - feeling important and

　　worthwhile - and the sources of what we call a sense of "pleasure" - finding life enjoyable - are

　　not always identical. Women often are told "You can' t have it all. "Sometimes what the speaker

　　really is saying is: "You chose a career, so you can' t expect to have closer relationships or a

　　happy family life. "or "You have a wonderful husband and children - what' s all this about

　　wanting a career?" But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well - being, if

　　they are to feel good about themselves.

　　Our study shows that, for women, well - being has two dimensions. One is mastery, which

　　includes self- esteem (自尊), a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the "doing" side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is

　　the other dimension, and it is composed of happiness, satisfaction and optimism (乐观). It is

　　tied more closely to the "feeling" side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman

　　could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa. For example, a woman who has a

　　good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.

　　The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well - being for

　　women, and remedy past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well - being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are

　　critical. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of

　　employed women rated signficantly higher in mastery than did women who were not employed.

　　A woman's well-being is enhanced(增进) when she takes on multiple roles. At least by

　　middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles - marriages, mother-

　　hood, and employment - were the highest in well - being, despite warnings about stress and

　　strain.

　　36. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that

　　A) for women, a sense of "mastery" is more important than a sense of "pleasure"

　　B) for women, a sense of "pleasure" is more important than a sense of "mastery"

　　C) women can't have a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" at the same time

　　D) a sense of "mastery" and a sense of "pleasure" are both indispensable to women

　　37. The author's attitude towards women having a career is

　　A) critical      B) positive             C) neutral           D) realistic

　　38. ()ne can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles,

　　A) it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

　　B) she will be more successful in her career

　　C) her chances of getting promoted will be greater

　　D) her life will be richer and more meaningful

　　39. Which of the following can be identified as a source of "pleasure" for women?

　　A) Family life.                           B) Regular employment.

　　C) Multiple roles in society.             D) Freedom from anxiety.

　　40. The most appropriate title for the passage would be

　　A) The well - being of Career Women        B) Sources of Mastery and Pleasure

　　C) Two Aspects of Women' s Well - Being   D) Multiple Roles of Women in Society

　　Part III            Vocabulary and Structure        ( 20 minutes)

　　41. He has______ strange hobbies like collecting bottle tops and inventing secret codes.

　　A) gone on     B) gone in for         C) gone with        D) gone through with

　　42. Of all the soldiers they had the ______ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the

　　toughest.

　　A) recognition  B) reservation          C) recreation        D) reputation

　　43. Why didn't you tell me you could lend me the money? I  ______it from the bank.]

　　A) haven't needed to borrow            B) will not need to borrow

　　C) needn' t have borrowed              D) didn' t need to borrow

　　44. Advanced computer technology has ______  an answer to accurate weather forecasting.

　　A) set up      B) come up with       C) filled in         D) faced up to

　　45. I stared into the blackness and wondered if he was as aware of my presence as ______

　　A) I was of his B) I was of him        C) I did of him      ID) I did of his

　　46. They are sure they have all the facts they need to ___ the existence of a black hole.

　　A) obtain      B) maintain           C) verify           D) display

　　47. The new tourist hotel will have  ______for more than one thousand people.

　　A) convenience B) accommodations     C) capability        D) capacities

　　48. Medical doctors sometimes can make mistakes that will cost ______

　　A) patients their lives                  B) patient lives

　　C) patients for their lives               D) patients with their lives

　　49. He had been completely exhausted but felt considerably ________  after a meal and a rest.

　　A) renewed     B) recreated           C) reshaped         D) refreshed

　　50. His intelligence and experience will enable him to  ______ the complicated situation.

　　A) cope with   B) settle down         C) intervene in      D) interfere with

　　51. At last she left her house and got to the airport, only ______the plane flying away.

　　A) having seen B) to have seen        C) saw              D) to see

　　52. He obviously displays a great ______ for some of your poems.

　　A) consent     B) admiration          C) respect           D) pleasure

　　53. This law ______ the number of accidents caused by children running across the road

　　when they get off the bus.

　　A) intending to reduce                  B) intends reducing

　　C) intended reducing                   D) is intended to reduce

　　54. The fire must have ______ after the staff had gone home.

　　A) broken down B) broken up          C) broken out       D) broken off

　　55. Humidity is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to

　　______ it.

　　A) maintain    B) persist              C) endure           D) sustain

　　56. The sight of a sick horse being driven along the streets of the village remained ______

　　him for weeks.

　　A) of          B) on                C) to              D) with

　　57. A series of border incidents would ______ead the two countries to war.

　　A) inevitably   B) consistently         C) uniformly        D) persistently

　　58. They tried to restrict access to __ they believed to be dangerous areas.

　　A) what       B) which             C) that             D) everywhere

　　59. If each manager makes his usual speech, the meeting will be. ______ for forty - five

　　minutes.

　　A) expanded    B) prolonged           C) delayed           D) exceeded

　　60. It was only after some progress   ______ in the use and development of electric current

　　that men began to realize the importance and possibilities of magnetism.

　　A) was made                           B) would have been made

　　C) has been made                      D) had been made

　　61. The weatherman broadcasts the  ______in temperature twice a day.

　　A) diversion    B) variation           C) variety          D) modification

　　62. I seem to have reached a rather gloomy conclusion, but I think that something cheerful may

　　still be derived  ______  it.

　　A) of          B) off                C) from            D) with

　　63. Animals can become unusually  ______   when they are upset by a sudden environmental

　　change.

　　A) puzzled      B) predominant        C) vigorous         D) aggressive

　　64. In no circumstances can more work be got out of a machine than______

　　A) is put into it                       B) to put it into it

　　C) to be put into it                    D) that puts into it

　　65. The winning team loudly ______its victory.

　　A) magnified   B) proclaimed          C) signified         D) exclaimed

　　66. Last year, these ships transported a total of 83,34 million tons of cargo, a 4.4 per cent in-

　　crease ______ the previous year.

　　A) over        B) than                C) up               D) beyond

　　67. With an eighty- hour week and little enjoyment, life must have been very ________ for the

　　nineteenth- century factory workers.

　　A) hostile      B) anxious             C) tedious           D) obscure

　　68. The Second World War______ the earlier one of 1914, prompted public concern about

　　the physical and intellectual well - being of the country' s human resources.

　　A) so as        B) as were             C) as did            D) same as

　　69. Louis was asked to  ______ the man who stole her purse.

　　A) confirm     B) recognize           C) claim            D) identify

　　70. The bus that  ______ outside the inn would soon take the visitors downtown.

　　A) held back   B) pulled up          C) got down        D) set forth

　　Part IV                 Error Correction            ( 15 minutes)

　　When we consider the comfortable circumstances of a working

　　family today, the life of the workingman in 1882 seems missrable

　　indeed. But earlier it had been even hard. At the beginning of the       71.

　　nineteenth century working hours were from sunrise to sunset,

　　pay was awful, and working conditions being poor and dangerous.        72.

　　The  workingman  had  little  schooling  beyond  his  craft,

　　and  there was  little  hope  that  their children  would  have       73.

　　nothing better. There were no public schools, and besides, the few       74.

　　pennies which the children could earn needed to help support the       75.

　　family, If he was present because of sickness, there was often no       76.

　　job from him when he returned. Since there were always plenty of       77.

　　other workers to take his job, he was likely to be hired if he asked       78.

　　for more pay.

　　Viewed against today's standards, the attitude of the nine-

　　Teenth-century factory owners seems incredible. They believed

　　that was good business to hire men, women and children as cheaply       79.

　　as possible, make them to work as hard as they could and, when       80.

　　They became inefficient, worn out, or unable to work for any reason,

　　discharge them.

　　Part V                     Writing                (30 minutes)

　　Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: We

　　Need to Broaden Our Knowledge. You should write no less than 120 words and

　　you should base your composition on the outline ( given in Chinese ) below:

　　1．科学技术是社会发展所不可缺少的。

　　2．社会科学和自然科学相互渗透。

　　3．现代大学生需要广博的知识。

　　Remember to write your composition coherently and neatly.

　　[1994年1月大学英语六级考试试题参考答案]

　　1. B  2. D  3. A  4. B  5. C  6. C  7. A  8. A  9. D  10. B

　　11. C 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. D

　　21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B

　　31. C 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C

　　41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. A

　　51. D 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. C 56. D 57. A 58. A 59. B 60. D

　　61. B 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. B 66. A 67. C 68. C 69. D 70. B

　　71. hard ? harder 72. being ? were

　　73. their ? his 74. nothing ? anything

　　75. (earn) ? (earn) were 76. present ? absent

　　77. from ? for 78. hired ? fired

　　79. (that) ? (that) it 80. to ? /