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1990年6月大学英语六级考试真题

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  Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 20 minutes)

  Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four

  choices marked A ), B ) , C) and D ) . Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line

  through the centre.

  41. Germans used to believe that all other races were inferior _______ them.

  A) than B) for C) to D) from

  42. The main road through Pitsburgh ws blocked for three hours today after an accident_______ two trucks.

  A) connecting B) combining , C) including D) involving

  43. Many parents think that a regular _______ is an excellen way to teach children the value of money.

  A) allowance B) grant C) aid D) amount

  44. The girl is so sensitive that she is_______ to get angry at the slightest offence.

  A) adaptable B) liable C) fit D) suitable

  45. He was at the _______ of his career when he was murdered.

  A) glory B) power C) pride D) height

  46. I have never met the professor though I have been in correspondence him for several years.

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

  47. _______ they must learn in a course is not provided in the classroom.

  A) Many things B) So much C) Much of what D) All what

  48. Of the immigrants who came to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century,the _______ majority was English.

  A) overwhelming B) overflowing C) overtaking D) overloading

  49. You can't be _______ careful in making the decision as it is such a critical case.

  A) quite B) too C) very D) so

  50. By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial air traffic is expected _______ vastly beyond today's levels.

  A) to have extended B) to be extending

  C) being extended D) having been extended

  51. The doctor warned his patient that _______ should he return to work until he had completely recovered.

  A) on all accounts B) on no account

  C) on any account D) on every account

  52. We started burning some leaves in our yard, but the fire got _______and we had to call the fire department to put it out:

  A) out of hand B) out of order

  C) out of the question D) out of the way

  53. If an earthquake occurred, some of the one- storey houses

  A) might be standing left B) might be left standing

  C) might leave to be standing D) might be left to stand

  54. The professor picked several students _______ from the class and asked them to help him with the experiment.

  A) at ease B) at all C) at random D) at hand

  55. Every year there is some _______ of the laws.

  A) transformation B) identification C) correction D) alteration

  56. Some people believe that proficiency in a foreign language is not achieved through teaching and learning but _______ through actual use.

  A) received B) accepted C) derived D) aequird

  57. It is said that somewhere between the ages of 6 and 9, children begin to think _______ in-stead of concretely.

  A) logically B) reasonably C) abstractly D) generally

  58. Sea food of all kinds is _______ in the states that border the oceans.

  A) abandoned B) advantageous C) abundant D) accumulated

  59. I can't back the car because there is a truck _______

  A) in every way B) in a way C) in the way D) in any way :

  60. _______as a poor boy in a family of seventeen children. Benjamin Franklin became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as a statesman, scientist, and author.

  A) Starting B) Started C) Being started D) To have started

  61. Though I've never seen you before. I guess you _______ be the new secretary.

  A) should B) must C) would D) could

  62. This store has an excellent _______ for fair dealing.

  A) repetition B) reputation C) authority D) popularity

  63. The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as _______ its soils and the water of its lakes, rivers and oceans.

  A) has B) do C) is D) are

  64. Her terror was so great _______ somewhere to escape, she would have run for her life.

  A) only if there had been B) that there had only been

  C) that had there only been D) if there was only

  65. While you pedal away on the exercise bicycle, a machine will be _______ your breathing and pulse.

  A) reviewing B) screening C) surveying D) monitoring

  66. Understanding the cultural habits of another nation, especially _______ containing as many different subcultures as the United States is a complex task.

  A) these B) that C) one D) such

  67. Their bedroom windows _______ a lovely garden.

  A) look up to B) look out for C) look forwad to D) look out on

  68. I hoped to get the house but a rich man was _______ against me.

  A) bidding B) disputing C) betting D) testifying

  69. His first novel 'Night' was an account of the Nazi crimes _______ through the eyes of a teenaged boy.

  A) and were seen B) which saw

  C) but was seen D) as seen

  70. The judge recommended that he _______ for at least three years.

  A) was not released B) not be released

  C) had not been released D) not released

  Part 1V Error Correction (15 minutes)

  Example:

  Television is rapidly becoming the literature of our periods . 1. time

  Many of the arguments having used for the study of literature a 2.

  school subject are valid for study of television. 3. the

  Quite recently researcher have reviewed the

  causes of motion sickness and methods with which

  it may be suppressed. They concentrated first of

  all in motion sickness which develops in children 71.__________

  travelling in the back seat of cars.

  A lot of children suffer terribly from car

  sick. What's required is to provide the child with 72.__________

  the visual field he has in walk. So objects at 73.___________

  a distance in the center of the field remain

  stationary while those in teh peripheral field

  appear to move. This can be achieved by

  positioning the child in a raised seat in the

  front of the car, that, of course, isn' t very 74.___________

  sensible in terms of safety.

  Looking at the horizon is always beneficial

  to anyone develops sea sickness, because it' s the 75.__________

  only object which doesn't move. If he is below

  deck, closing his eyes is helpful. It' s better to

  have no visual information but something which 76.____________

  results in conflict.

  Taking drugs is one way to prevent motion

  sickness. In the fact, it' s interesting to note 77.____________

  that these have been excluded in medical kits 78.____________

  used in space flights. Astronauts have been known

  to develop motion sickness, too: Drugs are fine

  in moderation. We human beings, moreover, are not 79.___________

  alone in our suffering. Dogs, cats and horses are

  also easily effected. Even fish in glass 80.____________

  containers on ships sometimes become seasick.

  Part V Writing (30 minutes)

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

  How to Solve the Housing Problem in Big Cities. Four suggested solutions to this problem are listed below. You are supposed to write in favour of one suggestion (ONE only) and against another (ONE only). You should give your reasons in both cases. You should write no less than 120 words. Remember to give a short introduction and a brief conclusion. Write your composition clearly.

  四种可能解决住房问题的方案:

  1.多造高层建筑

  2.向地下发展

  3.建造卫星城市

  4.疏散城市人口

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advantageous [.ædvən'teidʒəs]

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adj. 有利的,有助的,有益的

联想记忆
social ['səuʃəl]

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adj. 社会的,社交的
n. 社交聚会

 
complicated ['kɔmplikeitid]

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adj. 复杂的,难懂的
动词complica

 
minutes ['minits]

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n. 会议记录,(复数)分钟

 
understand [.ʌndə'stænd]

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vt. 理解,懂,听说,获悉,将 ... 理解为,认为<

 
solve [sɔlv]

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v. 解决,解答

 
peripheral [pə'rifərəl]

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adj. 不重要的,外围的 n. 外围设备

联想记忆
split [split]

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n. 劈开,裂片,裂口
adj. 分散的

 
composition [.kɔmpə'ziʃən]

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n. 作文,著作,组织,合成物,成份

联想记忆
invention [in'venʃən]

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n. 发明,发明物,虚构,虚构物

 

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