大学英语六级真题：大学英语六级密卷_CET真题
part Ⅰ
section a
directions:in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
example:you will hear:
m: when shall we start our work, jane?
w: tomorrow at 9 o’clock. but we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.
q: for how long can they work?
you will read:
a) 2 hours.
b) 3 hours.
c) 4 hours.
d) 5 hours.
from the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. therefore, d)“5 hours” is the correct answer. you should choose ［d］ on the answer sheet andmark it with a single line through the center.
sample answer ［a］ ［b］［c］ [cd2][kg-1*4/5]［d］
1. a) because he reads too many books.
b) to learn how to seperate the important from the unimportant.
c) to be well瞚nformed.
d) because he always wastes his time.
2. a) the food spoiled.
b) the group was shameful.
c) the weather was bad.
d) the program director wanted to have it on another day.
3. a) he wanted mary to come, but she couldn’t.
b) he invited mary to the party.
c) he didn’t invite mary to the party.
d) he didn’t want to have a party because of business.
4. a) no one knows how mary gets to work.
b) she doesn’t think the record player works.
c) she throws the old record away.
d) it’s surprising that mary could repair the record player.
5. a) 12∶15. b) 1∶00.
c) 1∶10. d) 12∶30.
6. a) the woman doesn’t like orange juice.
b) the woman didn’t come to see everett.
c) the man was in a car crash this morning.
d) the man broke the container of juice.
7. a) $ 39. b) $ 35.
c) $ 4. d) $ 5.
8. a) next year.
b) soon.
c) when he finishes writing.
d) after he visits her.
9. a) air plane. b) bus.
c) subway. d) car.
10.a) a traffic guard. b) a sociologist.
c) a student. d) a salesperson.お
section b
directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a, b, c and d. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage one
questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage:
11.a) he thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.
b) he said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.
c) he said that he could rob the rich of their money.
d) he might be rich if he worked harder.
12.a) because he had a letter of thanks.
b) because he feared that he might be killed if he refused.
c) because he gave him a demand note.
d) because he showed him a cheque payable at sight.
13.a) the raid had been photographed by hidden cameras.
b) some watchman had seen the raid.
c) the bank teller proved that joe was the robber.
d) some monitors had been installed nearby.
14.a) funny. b) clever. c) brave. d) stupid.
passage two
questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage:
15.a) how john milton wrote paradise lost.
b) how john milton became a poet.
c) how john milton studied latin.
d) how john milton became famous.
16.a) it had a strange accent.
b) it was difficult to understand.
c) it had a strong italian accent.
d) it was easy to understand.
17.a) he was well瞜nown in the world.
b) he was very strange.
c) he was clever and hard working.
d) he was quick at latin and poems.
passage three
questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage:
18.a) films provided more melodrama.
b) films provided longer programs.
c) films provided emotional appeal.
d) films provided greater spectacles.
19.a) they were silent.
b) they didn’t tell a complete story.
c) they were too expensive.
d) they were too short.
20.a) the world war Ⅰ.
b) the fact that films were less expensive.
c) the fact that films were silent.
d) the fact that films
;were shorter.
part Ⅱ
reading comprehension (20 minutes)
directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage one
questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
african elephants have been slaughtered atspalarming rate over the past decade, largely because they are the primary source of the world’s ivory. their population has been dwindled from 1.3 million in 1979 to just 625,000 today, and the rate of killing has been accelerating in recent years because many of the older, bigger tusked animals have already been destroyed. “the poachers now must kill times as many elephants to get the same quantity of ivory,” explained curtis bohlen, senior vice瞤resident of the world wildlife fund.
though its record on the environment has been spotty so far,the government last week took the lead in a major conservation issue by imposing a ban on ivory imports into the us.the move came just four days after a consortium of conservation groups,including the world wildlife fund and wildlife conservation international,called for that kind of action, and it made the us the first nation to forbid imports of both raw and finished ivory.the ban,says bohlen,sends avery clear message to the ivory poachers that the game is over.
in the past african nations have resisted an ivory ban, but increasingly they realised that the decimation of the elephant herds poses a serious threat to their tourist business. last month tanzania and several other african countries called for an amendment to the 102瞡ation convention on international trade in endangered species that would make the ivory trade illegal worldwide. the amendment is expected to be approved at an october meeting in geneva and to go into effect next january. but between now and then, conversationists contend, poachers may go on a rampage, killing elephants wholesale, so nations should unilaterally forbid imports right away. the us government brought that argument, and by week’s end the twelve瞡ation european community had followed with its own ban.
21.which of the following is the best title for the passage?
a) african elephants and the ivory trade.
b) a bid to save the elephant.
c) the poachers.
d) elephants in danger.
22.according to the passage, “dwindle” means ____.
a) decreaseb) enlarge
c) weakend) elimilate
23.since many of the older, bigger- tusked animals have already been destroyed, what did the poacher do?
a) they gave up poaching.
b) they killed more elephants to get the same quantity of ivory.
c) to them, game is over.
d) they realized it was illegal to slaughter elephants.
24.why did the african nations welcome an ivory ban?
a) the rate of killing has been accelerating.
b) the us government forbids imports of both raw and finished ivory.
c) they realised that the killing of elephants is a serious threat to their tourist business.
d) african people advocated an ivory ban.
25.what’s the author’s attitude?
a) subjective. b) neutral.
c) possimistic. d) active.
passage two
questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
in 58 million homes, the vcr has become nearly as much as the family car. but despite the vcr’s advantages, video buffs complain about its limits. to duplicate prerecorded movies, for instance, requires two vcrs awkwardly cabled together. no wonder, then, that fans at chicago’s consumer electronics show last week were excited by a new machine that eliminatesthe drawback. moreover, its appearance was a triumph over well瞱ired opposition in tokyo and hollywood.
the center of the excitement was the first dual瞕eck videotape recorder available to us consumers, the vcr2, made by the tiny arizona瞓ased go睼ideo company.the vcr2 enables its users to make high瞦uality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily. it also lets viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air. go睼ideo hopes to have a limited supply of the vcr2 in stores by christmastime, priced at just under $1,000.
but the machine’s move from freeze瞗rame to faster瞗orward has not been easy.
for starters, go睼ideo could find no japanese companies, which control manufact
ure of crucial vcr parts, willing to provide needed components. for another thin
g, us movie studios opposed the machine. so the company sued 15 japanese and kor
ean makers, plus the hollywood studios, claiming restrain of trade. several manu
factures have now settled with go睼ideo, and korea’s smsung, is tooling up to produce the vcr2. meanwhile, hollywood has modified its opposition because go睼ideo agreed to install circuitry that will prevent the vcr2 from copying movies protected by anti瞭heft coding. still movie makers may see double for a while. many of the films on store shelves, including hot new rentals like coming to america and crocodile dundee Ⅱ, do not contain the coding.
26.vcr has many&
nbsp;advantages, but it also has its limits which lie in ____.
a) it’s not easy to duplicate prerecorded movies
b) it can not duplicate prerecorded movies
c) it can not be operated easily
d) it takes too long to duplicate prerecorded movies
27.according to the passage, the suitable word which can replace “drawback” is ____.
a) breakthrough b) advantage
c) barrier d) function
28.what’s the advantages of vcr2?
a) it can make high瞦uality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily.
b) it can let viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air.
c) it can duplicate prerecorded movies clearly.
d) both a and b.
29.why did go睼ideo company sue japanese makers?
a) because japanese makers are tooling upto produce the vcr2.
b) because no japanese companies are willing to sell needed components.
c) because japanese makers like to cooperate with korean counterparts.
d) because japanese makers compete with them.
30.hollywood began to cooperate with go睼ideo company, because ____.
a) us consumers will have to pay rentals for duplicating movies
b) vcr2 will be installed circuitry to prevent it from copying movies protected by anti瞭heft coding
c) with the help of vcr2, the movies are more popular
d) go瞯ideo company can copy movies without the permission of hollywood studios.
passage thre
section a
directions:in this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. after each question there will be a pause. during the pause, you must read the four choices marked a), b), c) and d), and decide which is the best answer. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
example:you will hear:
m: when shall we start our work, jane?
w: tomorrow at 9 o’clock. but we must work quickly, for we have to finish everything before 2 in the afternoon.
q: for how long can they work?
you will read:
a) 2 hours.
b) 3 hours.
c) 4 hours.
d) 5 hours.
from the conversation we know that the two are talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. therefore, d)“5 hours” is the correct answer. you should choose ［d］ on the answer sheet andmark it with a single line through the center.
sample answer ［a］ ［b］［c］ [cd2][kg-1*4/5]［d］
1. a) because he reads too many books.
b) to learn how to seperate the important from the unimportant.
c) to be well瞚nformed.
d) because he always wastes his time.
2. a) the food spoiled.
b) the group was shameful.
c) the weather was bad.
d) the program director wanted to have it on another day.
3. a) he wanted mary to come, but she couldn’t.
b) he invited mary to the party.
c) he didn’t invite mary to the party.
d) he didn’t want to have a party because of business.
4. a) no one knows how mary gets to work.
b) she doesn’t think the record player works.
c) she throws the old record away.
d) it’s surprising that mary could repair the record player.
5. a) 12∶15. b) 1∶00.
c) 1∶10. d) 12∶30.
6. a) the woman doesn’t like orange juice.
b) the woman didn’t come to see everett.
c) the man was in a car crash this morning.
d) the man broke the container of juice.
7. a) $ 39. b) $ 35.
c) $ 4. d) $ 5.
8. a) next year.
b) soon.
c) when he finishes writing.
d) after he visits her.
9. a) air plane. b) bus.
c) subway. d) car.
10.a) a traffic guard. b) a sociologist.
c) a student. d) a salesperson.お
section b
directions: in this section, you will hear 3 short passages. at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked a, b, c and d. then mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage one
questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage:
11.a) he thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.
b) he said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.
c) he said that he could rob the rich of their money.
d) he might be rich if he worked harder.
12.a) because he had a letter of thanks.
b) because he feared that he might be killed if he refused.
c) because he gave him a demand note.
d) because he showed him a cheque payable at sight.
13.a) the raid had been photographed by hidden cameras.
b) some watchman had seen the raid.
c) the bank teller proved that joe was the robber.
d) some monitors had been installed nearby.
14.a) funny. b) clever. c) brave. d) stupid.
passage two
questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage:
15.a) how john milton wrote paradise lost.
b) how john milton became a poet.
c) how john milton studied latin.
d) how john milton became famous.
16.a) it had a strange accent.
b) it was difficult to understand.
c) it had a strong italian accent.
d) it was easy to understand.
17.a) he was well瞜nown in the world.
b) he was very strange.
c) he was clever and hard working.
d) he was quick at latin and poems.
passage three
questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage:
18.a) films provided more melodrama.
b) films provided longer programs.
c) films provided emotional appeal.
d) films provided greater spectacles.
19.a) they were silent.
b) they didn’t tell a complete story.
c) they were too expensive.
d) they were too short.
20.a) the world war Ⅰ.
b) the fact that films were less expensive.
c) the fact that films were silent.
d) the fact that films
;were shorter.
part Ⅱ
reading comprehension (20 minutes)
directions: there are 4 passages in this part. each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a), b), c) and d). you should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the answer sheet with a single line through the center.
passage one
questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:
african elephants have been slaughtered atspalarming rate over the past decade, largely because they are the primary source of the world’s ivory. their population has been dwindled from 1.3 million in 1979 to just 625,000 today, and the rate of killing has been accelerating in recent years because many of the older, bigger tusked animals have already been destroyed. “the poachers now must kill times as many elephants to get the same quantity of ivory,” explained curtis bohlen, senior vice瞤resident of the world wildlife fund.
though its record on the environment has been spotty so far,the government last week took the lead in a major conservation issue by imposing a ban on ivory imports into the us.the move came just four days after a consortium of conservation groups,including the world wildlife fund and wildlife conservation international,called for that kind of action, and it made the us the first nation to forbid imports of both raw and finished ivory.the ban,says bohlen,sends avery clear message to the ivory poachers that the game is over.
in the past african nations have resisted an ivory ban, but increasingly they realised that the decimation of the elephant herds poses a serious threat to their tourist business. last month tanzania and several other african countries called for an amendment to the 102瞡ation convention on international trade in endangered species that would make the ivory trade illegal worldwide. the amendment is expected to be approved at an october meeting in geneva and to go into effect next january. but between now and then, conversationists contend, poachers may go on a rampage, killing elephants wholesale, so nations should unilaterally forbid imports right away. the us government brought that argument, and by week’s end the twelve瞡ation european community had followed with its own ban.
21.which of the following is the best title for the passage?
a) african elephants and the ivory trade.
b) a bid to save the elephant.
c) the poachers.
d) elephants in danger.
22.according to the passage, “dwindle” means ____.
a) decreaseb) enlarge
c) weakend) elimilate
23.since many of the older, bigger- tusked animals have already been destroyed, what did the poacher do?
a) they gave up poaching.
b) they killed more elephants to get the same quantity of ivory.
c) to them, game is over.
d) they realized it was illegal to slaughter elephants.
24.why did the african nations welcome an ivory ban?
a) the rate of killing has been accelerating.
b) the us government forbids imports of both raw and finished ivory.
c) they realised that the killing of elephants is a serious threat to their tourist business.
d) african people advocated an ivory ban.
25.what’s the author’s attitude?
a) subjective. b) neutral.
c) possimistic. d) active.
passage two
questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:
in 58 million homes, the vcr has become nearly as much as the family car. but despite the vcr’s advantages, video buffs complain about its limits. to duplicate prerecorded movies, for instance, requires two vcrs awkwardly cabled together. no wonder, then, that fans at chicago’s consumer electronics show last week were excited by a new machine that eliminatesthe drawback. moreover, its appearance was a triumph over well瞱ired opposition in tokyo and hollywood.
the center of the excitement was the first dual瞕eck videotape recorder available to us consumers, the vcr2, made by the tiny arizona瞓ased go睼ideo company.the vcr2 enables its users to make high瞦uality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily. it also lets viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air. go睼ideo hopes to have a limited supply of the vcr2 in stores by christmastime, priced at just under $1,000.
but the machine’s move from freeze瞗rame to faster瞗orward has not been easy.
for starters, go睼ideo could find no japanese companies, which control manufact
ure of crucial vcr parts, willing to provide needed components. for another thin
g, us movie studios opposed the machine. so the company sued 15 japanese and kor
ean makers, plus the hollywood studios, claiming restrain of trade. several manu
factures have now settled with go睼ideo, and korea’s smsung, is tooling up to produce the vcr2. meanwhile, hollywood has modified its opposition because go睼ideo agreed to install circuitry that will prevent the vcr2 from copying movies protected by anti瞭heft coding. still movie makers may see double for a while. many of the films on store shelves, including hot new rentals like coming to america and crocodile dundee Ⅱ, do not contain the coding.
26.vcr has many&
nbsp;advantages, but it also has its limits which lie in ____.
a) it’s not easy to duplicate prerecorded movies
b) it can not duplicate prerecorded movies
c) it can not be operated easily
d) it takes too long to duplicate prerecorded movies
27.according to the passage, the suitable word which can replace “drawback” is ____.
a) breakthrough b) advantage
c) barrier d) function
28.what’s the advantages of vcr2?
a) it can make high瞦uality duplicates of prerecorded tapes easily.
b) it can let viewers watch a tape while simultaneously recording off the air.
c) it can duplicate prerecorded movies clearly.
d) both a and b.
29.why did go睼ideo company sue japanese makers?
a) because japanese makers are tooling upto produce the vcr2.
b) because no japanese companies are willing to sell needed components.
c) because japanese makers like to cooperate with korean counterparts.
d) because japanese makers compete with them.
30.hollywood began to cooperate with go睼ideo company, because ____.
a) us consumers will have to pay rentals for duplicating movies
b) vcr2 will be installed circuitry to prevent it from copying movies protected by anti瞭heft coding
c) with the help of vcr2, the movies are more popular
d) go瞯ideo company can copy movies without the permission of hollywood studios.
passage thre