1、2000年1月英语六级真题答案真题 120Part Listening Comprehension 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 wil
2、l 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 centre.第1题：参考答案：A答案解析：M: I hope I wont oversleep, Ive simply got to catch the first flight New
3、 York. W: If I were you, Id request the wake-up call from the hotel reception. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?第2题：参考答案：B答案解析：M: Next, shouldnt we get a telephone installed in the hall? W: Fixing the shower pipe is far more important. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?第3题：参考答案：B答
4、案解析：M: Ive noticed that you get letters from Canada from time to time. Would you mind saving the stamps for me? My sister collects them. W: My roommate already asked for them. Q: What does the woman imply?第4题：参考答案：D答案解析：M: Whats the matter? Youve been sitting there for ages just staring into space.
5、W: I told the Brownings Id send them a postcard. Now I dont know what to say. Q: What is the woman doing?第5题：参考答案：C答案解析：M: My chemistry project is in trouble- my partner and I have totally different ideas about how to proceed. W: You should try to meet each other halfway. Q: What does the. woman sug
6、gest?第6题：参考答案：A答案解析：M: Im frustrated. We are supposed to do our assigment on the computer. But I have difficulty getting access to the computers in the library. W: I understand the way you feel. Im looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Q: What does the woman mean?第7题：参考答案：D答案解析
7、：M: The visiting economist is speaking tonight. But Dr.Johnson doesnt seem to think much of him. W: Thats because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought. Q: What do we learn from the womans remark?第8题：参考答案：C答案解析：M: Im sorry I missed the football game, but I had a terrible col
8、d. W: You didnt miss anything. We couldnt have played worse, Q: What does the woman mean?第9题：参考答案：C答案解析：M: I think Im going to give up playing tennis. I lost again today. W: Just because you lost? Is that the reason to quit? Q: What does the woman imply?第10题：参考答案：B答案解析：M: Jane, what would you do ff
9、you were on vacation overseas and lost all your money and credit cards? W: Well, I guess Id probably sell my watch and camera, or I might get a job as a waitress somewhere till I made enough money to buy a plane ticket to return home. Q: What are they talking about?Section B Directions: In this sect
10、ion, 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 a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A、B、Cand D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the an
11、swer sheet with a single line through the centre.听力原文 Most people know what a hotdog is. Its a sausage in a roll. But do you know why its called a hotdog? Well, the long red sausage which goes into a hotdog is called the Frankfurter. It got its name from the German town Frankfurt. The sausages were
12、very popular, but hot frankfurters were difficult to sell in crowds. One man, Harry Stevens, had the job of feeding the crowds in baseball games. He had an idea -why not put the Frankfurters in long, hot bread roils? This made them easy to sell. The red hots had a hot and attractive taste, and becam
13、e very popular. But in 1903, an American cartoonist drew a long German sausage dog in place of the Frankfurter. So a Frankfurter in a roll soon became known as a hotdog. It was a joke, but some people really thought the sausages contained dog meat. For a while, sales of hotdogs failed, but not for l
14、ong. 第11题：参考答案：A答案解析：What is a Frankfurter?第12题：参考答案：D答案解析：What was Harry Stevens job?第13题：参考答案：D答案解析：Why did sales of hotdogs decrease for some time?听力原文 We all scream for water when thirsty. But do you know in very hot, dry weather, plants also make faint sounds-as if they are crying out for help?
15、 You see, in a plants stem, there are hundreds of water pipes that bring water and minerals from the soil ali the way up to the leaves. As the ground turns dry, it becomes harder and harder for the plants to do this. In severe droughts, plants have to fight to pull out any water available. Scientist
16、 Robert Winter has found out that when it is really bad, their water pipes snap from the tension like rubber bands. When that happens, the whole plant vibrates a little. The snapping pipes make noises 10,000 times more quiet than a whisper. Robert knows that healthy, well-watered plants are quiet. H
17、e also knows that many insects prefer attacking dry plants rather than healthy plants. How do the insects know which are healthy plants and which are not? Robert thinks that the insects may listen for the pants that cry. And then they may buzz in to kill. To test this theory, Robert is using a devic
18、e that can imitate plant cries. He attaches it to a quiet, healthy plant so the plant sounds thirsty. Then he watches the insects to see if they attack more often than usual. If he is right? scientists could use the insects ability against them. They could build traps that imitate crying plants, so
19、when the insects buzz in to eat, they wont buzz out. 第14题：参考答案：B答案解析：What do plants do when they are thirsty?第15题：参考答案：A答案解析：What plants do many insects tend to attack?第16题：参考答案：C答案解析：What could scientists do if Roberts theory proves to be true?听力原文 People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reason
20、s they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to broaden their horizons, to learn about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another ki
21、nd of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historic palaces, and other scenic spots in Paris, and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture-a real lif
22、e one- of the French people. He learns about their attitudes: how they feel about business, beauty, and history. What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could: get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square
23、meters of space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway, but the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside will be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kon
24、g will never forget the contrasts - the straight ver- tical lines of the tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in. 第17题：参考答案：A答案解析：Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?第18题：参考答案：D答案解析：What do we learn from the passage about Paris?第19题：参考答案：C答案解析：
25、What impression will a tourist get of Hong Kong?第20题：参考答案：B答案解析：What does the passage tell us about travelling?Part II Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or un- finished statements. For each of them there are four choices m
26、arked 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 centre.第21题：参考答案：D答案解析：推断题。题目询问和其他电视访谈节目相比，这两个节目_。根据文章第1段But no two shows are more profoundly opposite in content，while at the same time standing out above the
27、 rest，than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows(但是没有两个节目能像Jerry Springs和Oprah Winfrey那样在内容上完全不同却又比 其他所有节目突出)，和在文章最后一段，作者又提到While the two shows are as different as night and day，both have ruled the talk show circuit for many years nowEach one caters to a different audience while both have a
28、 strong following from large groups of fans(数年来，在电视访谈节目圈中，这两个节目一直处 于领先地位，并拥有庞大而固定的观众群)，因此，只有D与文中所陈述的意思相符。第22题：参考答案：C答案解析：辨认事实题。题目询问尽管Jerry Springer谈论的社会问题似乎使人不愉快，但观众_。根据文章第2段最后一句话Clearly，the Jerry Springer show is a display and exploitation of societys moral catastrophes (灾难)，yet people are willing
29、to eat up the intriguing predicaments(困境)of order peoples lives 显然， Jerry Springer的访谈节目展示和揭露了社会的道德灾难，但人们却乐意关注别人生活中遇到的困难，由此可见人们对该节目的着迷程度)，因此，A与文中所陈述的意思相 背；B在文中并没有提及此类信息；C与文中所表达的意思相符；D在文中没有提及。第23题：参考答案：D答案解析：辨认事实题。题目询问Oprah Winfrey访谈节目的标题最有可能是什么。根据文章第3段The show focuses on the improvement of society an
30、d an individuals quality of lifeTopics range from teaching your children responsibility，managing your work week，to getting to know your neighbors(Oprah访谈节目集中探讨社会状况的改 善和个人生活质量的提高。其话题包括培养孩子具备责任感，安排自己的工作日程及认识你的邻居等)，D涵盖了前面所提到的内容，故而与文章所陈述的意思相符；A和B 都极有可能是Jerry访谈节目的内容，与题意不符；C在文中并没有提及此信息。第24题：参考答案：B答案解析：推断题
31、。题目询问尽管两个节目的风格不同，但它们都_。从全文来看,Oprah节目谈论的是比较严肃的社会和家庭问题，能给人一定的启迪；虽然Jerry的节目谈论都是社会的阴暗面，但在每集节目结束前，Jerry都要作简短的发言，总结该集节目的道德意义，而大部分观众，特别是年轻人能从中学到一些非常有用的东西，也能得到一些经验和教训。 因此，只有B与文中所陈述的内容一致。第25题：参考答案：A答案解析：推断题。题目询问从文章中我们可得知这两个谈话节目_。根据文章第5段Clean as it is，the Oprah show is not for everyoneThe shows main target au
32、dience are middle-class Americans(Oprah的节目主要是针对中产阶级)和Jerry Springer，on the other hand，has more of an association with the young adults of society(Jerry的节目针对的则是年轻人)，因此，这两个节目分别迎合不同观众的口味，A与文章内容相符；B文中并没有提到这两个节目的具体播出时间；根据文章第1 段：在美国娱乐界，电视访谈节目充斥了日间电视屏幕，而这两个节目只是处于领先地位，故C与文中的内容相背；D同样与文中内容相背。第26题：参考答案：B答案解析：推
33、断题。题目询问这篇文章所讨论的市场营销的本质是_。根据文章第2段Marketing，on the other hand，focuses on the wants of consumersIt begins with first analyzing the preferences and demands of consumers and then producing goods that will satisfy themThis eye-on-the-consumer approach is known as the marketing concept(市场营销注重顾客的需求。它首先分析顾客的
34、喜好和要求，然后再生产出他们满意的商品。这种着眼于顾客的销售方式就是人们所说的市场营销)，由此可 推断，市场营销是以顾客为中心的销售方式，因此，B与文中所陈述的内容相符。A只是销售理论所关注的内容；C是市场营销的一个环节，但不是其精髓；D是任何一种商 品生产都关注的内容，并不是市场营销所特有的。第27题：参考答案：C答案解析：辨认事实题。题目询问市场营销这一概念被普遍采用前，企业家主要关心的问题。根据文章第1段Not too many years ago，most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of
35、goods，and then relied onpersuasive salesmanshipto move as much of these goods as possible(从前，大多数工厂主要关心的是生产效 率，以及通过说服式的销售方式尽可能地将产品销售出去)，故C正确。A是市场营销理论所考虑的问题，它与文中所陈述之意相背；B文中并没有提及此类信息；D 也是市场营销所考虑的。第28题：参考答案：C答案解析：推断题。题目询问根据此文，to move as much of these goods as possible的意思是_。可根据上下文来猜测其意。在文中，作者提到Not too ma
36、ny years ago，most industries concentrated primarily on the efficient production of goods，and then relied onpersuasive salesmanshipto move as much of these good8 as possibleSuch production and selling focuses on the needs of the seller to produce goods and then convert them into money(大多数工厂主要关注的是生产效率
37、， 并依赖说服式的销售术来move尽可能多的产品。像这样的生产和销售主要是依据厂方的需要进行生产，然后再将产品转化成资金)，由此可知，该词组的意思为尽可能多 地销售产品。因此，C与此意思一致，故而正确。第29题：参考答案：A答案解析：辨认事实题。文章询问恢复原Classic Coke的配方最能说明什么问题。根据文章第3段Successful merchants and producers. however，recognize that the surest route to profit is through understanding and catering to customersA s
38、triking example of the importance of catering to the consumer presented itself in mid 1985， when Coca Cola changed the flavor of its drinkThe non-acceptance of the new flavor by a significant portion of the public brought about a prompt restoration of the Classic Coke(成功的商人和生产者意识到了解和迎合顾客的口味是盈利的根本保证。
39、而可口可乐公司的例子就说明了迎合顾客口味的重要性。20世纪80年代 中期公司改变了可乐的口味，但由于相当一部分顾客不喜欢这种新口味，公司又恢复了Classic Coke的配方)，由此推断，恢复配方是为了迎合顾客的口味，A与此观点一致； 其余三项均与此观点不符。第30题：参考答案：D答案解析：推断题。题目询问作者主要关注市场营销概念的_。从全文来看，作者旨在向读者介绍市场营销这一概念的基本特征，即根据顾客的需求组织生产，并通过讲述可口可乐公司改变配方这一给人留下深刻印象的例子强化了读者对其基本特征的了解。因此，A、B和C均与所陈述的内容无关，只有D正确。第31题：参考答案：A答案解析：推断题。题
40、目询问作者对传统的冲突概念所持的态度是_。作者在文章开篇就提到Conventional wisdom about conflict seems pretty much cut and dried(对冲突的传统界定法似乎过于粗略和简单)，在文章第2段作者又提到Recent research by Professor Charles RSchwenk，however，suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple generalizations (Schwe
41、nk教授的最新研究成果表明，要确定冲突的理想状况可能是非常复杂的，仅凭这些简单的归纳 是不行的)，因此传统的方法过于简单。因此，A与作者的观点一致，因而正确；其余三项均与作者的观点不符合。第32题：参考答案：B答案解析：推断题。题目询问Schwenk教授的研究成果表明了_。根据文章第2段Recent research by Professor Charles RSchwenk，however，suggests that the optimal level of conflict may be more complex to determine than these simple general
42、izations，He studied perceptions of conflict among a sample of executives (Schwenk教授 的最新研究成果表明，要确定冲突的理想状况可能是非常复杂的事情。教授对赢利和非赢利机构的高层管理人员进行了调查，发现他们对冲突的观点完全不同)，此例证明了确 定冲突理想状况的困难性。B与文中所陈述的内容一致；A在文中并没有提及此类信息；教授研究的是怎样确定冲突的理想状态，因此，C与句意不符；D同样与文中所陈述 的内容相背。第33题：参考答案：D答案解析：推断题。题目询问从Schwenk的研究中我们可得出_。根据文章第3段和第4段m
43、anagers in not-for- profit organizations strongly believed that conflict was beneficial to their organizations and that it promoted higher quality decision-making than might be achieved in the absence of conflictManagers of for-profit organizations saw a different pictureThey believed that conflict
44、generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizations(非赢利机构的经理们认为冲突对他们机构有利，能促使他们做出较好的决定；而赢利机构的经理们则认为一般来说冲突对他们有百害而无一益，并只能使他 们做出较差的决定)，因此，D正确，A与Schwenk的研究没有任何关系；B同样不是教授研究的问题；C和文中说这些机构的经理认为冲突往往是有害无益的相背。第34题：参考答案：C答案解析：推断题。题目询问根据文章，赢利机构_。根据文章第4段They believed that
45、conflict generally was damaging and usually led to poor-quality decision making in their organizationsIn the profit-seeking organizations，decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial termsThe executives believed that consensus rather than conflict enhanced financial indicators(
46、赢利机构的经理们认为冲突往往只会给他们带来破坏性。在赢利机构中，决定的效率绝大多 数是用经济标准衡量的。只有意见一致而不是发生冲突才能增加财政指标，获得效益)；A在文中并没有提及；B和D与文中意思相背。第35题：参考答案：D答案解析：推断题。题目询问在非赢利机构工作的人员_。根据文章最后一段In the not-for-profit organizations， decision making effectiveness was defined from the perspective of satisfying constituentGiven the complexities and am
47、biguities associated with satisfying many diverse constituents executives perceived that conflict led to more considered and acceptable decisions (非赢利机构的决定的有效性通常是根据其成员的满意度来确定的。考虑到满足不同成员的复杂性和隐讳性，决 策者认为只有冲突才能产生成熟的和可接受的决定)，由此可看出，他们能随意发表自己的意见。因此，D与文章所陈述的意思一致；A与文中所陈述之意相背；B在文中并 没有出现此类信息；C在文中并没有进行阐述。第36题：参考答案：B答案解析：推断题。题目询问从文中我们可推测Olestra是一种_的物质。根据文章第2段Makers of the products，which contain a compound called olestra，say food manufacturers can now eliminate fat from certain foods(生产含有Olestra化合物的食品的厂商认为使用Olestra能除掉某些食品中的脂
