大学英语六级听力真题-答案与原文

2000年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.During

(hepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours.

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9

o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours^^isthe

correctanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinetrough

thecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C]例

1.A)Tocancelhistrip.

B)Togotobedearly.

C)Tocatchalaterflight.

D)Toaskforawake-upcall.

2.A)Theyhavedifferentopinionsastowhattodonext.

B)Theyhavetopayforthehousebyinstallments.

C)Theywillfixatelephoneinthebathroom.

D)Theman'sattitudeismoresensiblethanthewoman's.

3.A)Shewillsavethestampsfortheman'ssister.

B)ShewillnolongergetlettersfromCanada.

C)Shecan'tgivethestampstotheman'ssister.

D)Shehasgiventhestampstotheman'sroommates.

4.A)VisitingtheBrownings.

B)Writingapostcard.

C)Lookingforapostcard.

D)Fillinginaform.

5.A)Themanshouldworkwithsomebodyelse.

B)Themanshouldmeethispartner'sneeds.

C)Theyshouldcometoacompromise.

D)Theyshouldfindabetterlabfortheproject.

6.A)Shecan'tfinishherassignment,either.

B)Shecan'taffordacomputerrightnow.

C)Themancanusehercomputer.

D)Themanshouldbuyacomputerrightaway.

7.A)Thevisitingeconomisthasgivenseverallectures.

B)Theguestlecturer'sopinionisdifferentfromDr.Johnson's.

C)Dr.Johnsonandtheguestspeakerwereschoolmates.

D)Dr.Johnsoninvitedtheeconomisttovisittheircollege.

8.A)She'sneverwatchedabettergame.

B)Footballis-herfavoritepastime.

C)Thegamehasbeencanceled.

D)Theirteamplayedverybadly.

9.A)Themanshouldsticktowhathe'sdoing.

B)Themanshouldtakeupanewhobby.

C)Themanshouldstopplayingtennis.

D)Themanshouldfindthecauseforhisfailure.

10.A)Aninventedstory.

B)Areallifeexperience.

C)Animaginarysituation.

D)Aterriblenightmare.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passage1

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)ThenameofaGermantown;

B)AresidentofFrankfurt.

C)AkindofGermansausage.

D)AkindofGermanbread.

12.A)Hesoldfastfood.

B)Heraiseddogs.

C)HewasAcook.

D)HewasaCartoonist.

13.A)BecausetheAmericansfoundtheywerefromGermany.

B)Becausepeoplethoughttheycontaineddogmeat.

C)Becausepeoplehadtogetusedtotheirtaste.

D)Becauseitwastoohottoeatrightaway.

Passage2

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Theygiveoutfaintcries.

B)Theymakenoisestodriveawayinsects.

C)Theyextendtheirwaterpipes.

D)Theybecomeelasticlikerubberbands.

15.A)Quietplants.

B)Well-wateredplants.

C)Healthyplants.

D)Thirstyplants.

16.A)Theycoulddrivetheinsectsaway.

B)Theycouldkeeptheplantswell-watered.

C)Theycouldmaketheplantsgrowfaster.

D)Theycouldbuilddevicestotrapinsects.

Passage3

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)Tolookforadifferentlifestyle.

B)Toenjoythemselves.

C)Foradventure.

D)Foreducation.

18.A)Thereare200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway.

B)Ithasadensepopulation.

C)Therearemanymuseumsandpalaces.

D)Ithasmanytoweringbuildings.

19.A)Itisacityofcontrasts.

B)Itpossessesmanyhistoricalsites.

C)Itisanimportantindustrialcenter.

D)Ithasmanybigandbeautifulparks.

20.A)Ithelpsdevelopourpersonalities.

B)Itenablesustoacquirefirst-handknowledge.

C)Itmakesourlifemoreinteresting.

D)Itbringsaboutchangesinourlifestyle.

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PartIListeningComprehension

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6.B7.B8.D9.A10.C

11.C12.C13.B14.A15.D

16.D17.D18.C19.A20.B

2000年1月听力原文

SectionA

1.M:IhopeIwon'toversleep.TvesimplygottocatchthefirstflighttoNewYork.

W:IfIwereyou,Tdrequestthewake-upcallfromthehotelreception.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

2.M:Next,shouldn'twegetatelephoneinstalledinthehall?

W:Fixingtheshowerpipeisfarmoreimportant.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

3.M:I'venoticedthatyougetlettersformCanadafromtimetotime.Wouldyoumindsaving

thestampsforme?Mysistercollectsthem.

W:Myroommatealreadyaskedforthem.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.M:What'sthematter?You'vebeensittingthereforages,juststaringintospace.

W:ItoldtheBrowningsI'dsendthemapostcard.NowIdon'tknowwhattosay.

Q:What'sthewomandoing?

5.M:Mychemistryprojectisintrouble.MypartnerandIhavetotallydifferentideasabout

howtoproceed.

W:Youshouldtrytomeeteachotherhalfway.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

6.M:I'mfrustrated.We'resupposedtodoourassignmentonthecomputer,butIhave

difficultygettingaccesstothecomputersinthelibrary.

W:Iunderstandthewayyoufeel.I'mlookingforwardtothedaywhenIcanaffordtoget

myown.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.M:Thevisitingeconomistisspeakingtonight,butDr.Johnsondoesn'tseemtothinkmuchof

him.

W:That'sbecauseDr.Johnsoncomesfromanentirelydifferentschoolofthought.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthewoman'sremark?

8.M:I'msorryImissedthefootballgame,butIhadaterriblecold.

W:Youdidn'tmissanything.Wecouldn'thaveplayedworse.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

9.M:IthinkI'mgoingtogiveupplayingtennis.Ilostagaintoday.

W:Justbecauseyoulost?Itthatthereasontoquit?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

10.M:Jane,whatwouldyoudoifyouwereonvacationoverseasandlostallyourmoneyand

creditcards?

W:Well,IguessI'dprobablysellmywatchandcamera...OrImightgetajobasawaitress

somewheretillImadeenoughmoneytobuyaplanetickettoreturnhome.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

SectionB

Passage1

Mostpeopleknowwhatahotdogis.It'sasausageinaroll.Butdoyouknowwhyit'scalled

ahotdog?Well,thelongredsausagewhichgoesintoahotdogiscalledaFrankfurter.Itgotits

namefromtheGermantownFrankfurt.Thesausageswereverypopular,buthotfrankfurterswere

difficulttosellincrowds.Oneman,HarryStevens,hadthejoboffeedingthecrowdsinbaseball

games.Hehadanidea.Whynotputthefrankfurtersinlong,hotbreadrolls?Thismadethemeasy

tosell.The“redhot“hadahotandattractivetasteandbecameverypopular.Butin1903,an

AmericancartoonistdrewalongGermansausagedoginplaceofthefrankfurtersoafrankfurter

inarollsoonbecameknownasa“hotdog".Itwasajoke,butsomepeoplereallythoughtthe

sausagescontaineddogmeat.Forawhile,salesofhotdogsfailed,butnotforlong.

11.Whatisafrankfurter?

12.WhatwasHarryStevens,job?

13.Whydidsalesofhotdogsdecreaseforsometime?

Passage2

Weallscreamforwaterwhenthirsty,butdoyouknowinveryhot,dryweather,plantsalso

makefaintsounds-asiftheyarecryingoutforhelp?

Yousee,inaplant'sstemtherearehundredsof"waterpipes”thatbringwaterandminerals

fromthesoilallthewayuptotheleaves.Asthegroundturnsdry,itbecomesharderandharder

fortheplantstodothis.

Inseveredroughts,plantshavetofighttopulloutanywateravailable.ScientistRobert

winterhasfoundoutthatwhenitisreallybadtheirwaterpipessnapfromthetensionlikerubber

bands.Whenthathappens,thewholeplantvibratesalittle.Thesnappingpipesmakenoisesten

thousandtimesmorequietthanawhisper.

Robertknowsthathealthy,well-wateredplantsarequiet.Healsoknowsthatmanyinsects

preferattackingdryplantsratherthanhealthyplants.Howdotheinsectsknowwhicharehealthy

plantsandwhicharenot?Robertthinksthattheinsectsmaylistenfortheplantsthatcryandthen

theymaybuzzintokill.

Totesthistheory,Robertisusingadevicethatcanimitateplantcries.Heattachesittoa

quiet,healthyplantsotheplantsoundsthirsty.Thenhewatchesinsectstoseeiftheyattackmore

oftenthanusual.

Ifheisright,scientistscouldusetheinsects,abilityagainstthem.Theycouldbuildtrapsthat

imitatecryingplants.Sowhentheinsectsbuzzintoeat,theywon'tbuzzout.

14.Whatdoplantsdowhentheyarethirsty?

15.Whatplantsdomanyinsectstendtoattack?

16.WhatcouldscientistsdoifRobert'stheoryprovestobetrue?

Passage3

Peopleenjoytakingtrips,butwhatarethereasonstheyleavehome?Onereasonisfor

education.Peopletravelbecausetheywanttobroadentheirhorizonstolearnaboutotherpeople

andotherplaces.Theyarecuriousaboutothercultures.Whenpeoplearetourists,theygetaquick

lookatdifferentwaysofliving.Evenashortlookatanotherkindoflifestyleisanimportant

lesson.

Onatrip,apersoncanlearndirectly—byvisitingmuseumsandhistoricspots.Whatdoesa

touristlearnwhoseestheartmuseums,visitsthehistoricalpalacesandotherscenicspotsinParis,

andshopsalongtheRiverSeine?Hegetsavividpicture—areal-life—oneoftheFrenchpeople.

Helearnsabouttheirattitudes,howtheyfeelaboutbusiness,beautyandhistory.

WhataboutthetouristwhogoestoHongKong?Doeshegetthesameinformationthathe

couldgetfromabook?hemightreadthatHongKongiscrowded,thatthereislessthan200

squaremetersofspaceforeachperson,butseeingandfeelingthelackofspacewillimpresshim

muchmore.Hemightreadthattherearenearly200vehiclesforeverykilometerofroadway,but

thesightofsomanyvehiclesparkedalongtheroadsidewillbeamuchmorevividlesson.The

touristtoHongKongwillneverforgetthecontrasts—thestraightverticallinesofthetallmodern

buildingsandthemovinglinesofboatsthatpeoplelivein.

17.Whydopeopleleavehometotravelaccordingtothepassage?

18.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutParis?

19.WhatimpressionwillatouristgetofHongKong?

20.Whatdoesthepassagetellusabouttravelling?

2000年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillhespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillheapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)tanddecide

whichisthebestanswer:ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9

o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2intheafternoon.Therefore,D)“5hours^^isthe

correctanswer.Youshouldchoose[D]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasingleasingleline

throughthecentre.

SampleAnswer[A][B][C]例

1.A)Buysometraveller'schecks.

B)Borrowsomemoneyfromafriend.

C)Checkthebrakesandtires.

D)Spendsometimetravelling.

2.A)Heisveryforgivingandtolerant.

B)Heprobablyhasapoormemory.

C)Heiswelllikedbyhiscustomers.

D)Hehasbeenintroducedtothestaff.

3.A)Hethinksthebookshouldincludemoreinformation.

B)Hedoesn'tthinkitnecessarytoprovidetheanswers.

C)Theanswerswillbeaddedinalateredition.

D)Thebookdoesincludetheanswers.

4.A)Announceappealsforpublicservice.

B)Holdacharityconcerttoraisemoney.

C)Asktheschoolradiostationforhelp.

D)Poolmoneytofundtheradiostation.

5.A)Shetalkedwiththeconsultantaboutthenewprogramuntiltwo.

B)Shecouldn'ttalktotheconsultantbeforetwo.

C)Shewouldtalktotheconsultantduringlunch.

D)Shecouldn'tcontacttheconsultant'ssecretary.

6.A)Theyareequallycompetentfbrthejob.

B)Theybothgraduatedfromartschools.

C)Theymajoredindifferentareasofart.

D)Theyarebothwillingtodrawtheposters.

7.A)Atabookstore.

B)Atanartmuseum.

C)Atanewspaperoffice.

D)Atagymnasium.

8.A)ThewomanreceivedaphonecallfromMarkyesterday.

B)ThemaninjuredMarkinatrafficaccidentyesterday.

C)Themanmetafriendbychance.

D)ThewomancontactedMarkonbusiness.

9.A)Themanshouldstayupandwatchtheprogram.

B)Themanshouldreadsomethingexcitinginstead.

C)Themanshouldgotobedateleven.

D)Themanshouldgiveupwatchingthemovie.

10.A)Studentswithalibrarycardcancheckanybookout.

B)Referencebooksarenotallowedtobecheckedout.

C)Onlystudentswithalibrarycardcancheckoutreferencebooks.

D)Thenumberofbooksastudentcancheckoutisunlimited.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Tofindoutwhethertheytakemusiclessonsintheirsparetime.

B)Tofindoutwhethertheycannamefourdifferentmusicalinstruments.

C)Tofindoutwhethertheyenjoyplayingmusicalinstrumentsinschool.

D)Tofindoutwhethertheydifferintheirpreferenceformusicalinstruments.

12.A)Theyfindthemtoohardtoplay.

B)Theythinkitsillytoplaythem.

C)Theyfinditnotchallengingenoughtoplaythem.

D)Theyconsideritimportanttobedifferentfromgirls.

13.A)Childrenwhohaveprivatemusictutors.

B)Childrenwhoare8orolder.

C)Childrenwhoarebetween5and7.

D)Childrenwhoarewell-educated.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Becausethereweren'tanyprofessionalteamsintheU.S.then.

B)BecausePelehadn'tretiredfromtheBrazilianNationalTeamyet.

C)Becausethisfast-movingsportwasn'tfamiliartomanyAmericans.

D)Becausegoodprofessionalplayersreceivedlowsalaries.

15.A)Whenithasalargenumberoffans.

B)Whenitplaysathome.

C)Whenithasmanyinternationalstarsplayingforit.

D)Whenthefanscheerenthusiasticallyforit.

16.A)Itwasn'tamongthetopfourteams.

B)Itdidn'tplayaswellasexpected.

C)ItwontheWorldCup.

D)Itplacedfourth.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.A)StudentsfromAmerica.

B)StudentsfromEngland.

C)StudentsfromAustralia.

D)StudentsfromJapan.

18.A)Thosewhoknowhowtoprogramcomputers.

B)Thosewhogetspecialaidfromtheirteachers.

C)Thosewhoareveryhardworking.

D)Thosewhohavewell-educatedparents.

19.A)JapanesestudentsstudymuchharderthanColumbianstudents.

B)ColumbianstudentsscorehigherthanJapanesestudentsinmaths.

C)Columbianstudentsaremoreoptimisticabouttheirmathsskills.

D)Japanesestudentshavebetterconditionsforstudy.

20.A)Physics.

B)Mathematics.

C)Environmentalscience.

D)Lifescience.

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PartIListeningComprehension

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6.A7.C8.C9.D10.B

11.D12.A13.B14.C15.B

16.A17.A18.D19.C20.A

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SectionA

1.M:Haveyouhadthebrakesandtireschecked?Anddoyouhaveenoughmoney?

W:FvetakencareofeverythingandI'msureifsgoingtobeawonderfultrip.

Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

2.M:Thenewsalesmanagersayshehavenevermetyoubefore.

W:We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.Heseemsalittleforgetful.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthenewsalesmanager?

3.W:Idon'tunderstandwhythisbookforselfstudydoesn'thaveanswerstothequestions.

M:Butitdoes.Youcanfindthemaltthebackofthebook.

Q:Whatdoesthemansayabouttheself-studybook?

4.W:Wemeantoleteveryoneknowaboutthecharityconcert,butwedon'thaveenough

moneyforadvertising.

M:Howaboutusingtheschoolradiostation?Theybroadcastfreepublic-service

announcement.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

5.M:Bytheway,Jane,didyoutalktotheconsultantaboutourhealthprogram?

W:Icontactedhisoffice,buthissecretarysaidhewouldbeoutforlunchuntiltwo.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

6.M:Idon'tknowwhethertoaskJoeorCoratodrawtheposters.

W:Whatdifferencedoesitmake?They'rebothexcellentartists.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutJoeandCore?

7.M:Maryisinchargeoftheartandmusicsection;andCharles,theportspage.Whatabout

you?

W:Tmresponsiblefbrtheeditorials.

Q:Wheredoesthewomanwork?

8.M:IranintoourfriendMarkyesterdayonthestreet,andhesaidhehadn'theardfromyou

fortwomonths.

W:Yes,Iknow,butI'vebeentoobusytophonehim.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

9.M:Tmreallyexhausted,butIdon'twanttomissthefilmthatcomesonat11.

W:IfIwereyou,I'dskipit.Webothhavetogetupearlytomorrow,andanyway,I'veheard

itisn'tthatexciting.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

10.M:Ithoughtthelibrariansaidwecouldcheckoutasmanybooksasweneedwithoutour

librarycards.

W:That'sright,butnotthosereferencebooks.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

SectionB

PassageOne

Thepianoandviolinaregirls9instruments.Drumsandtrumpetsareforboys.Accordingto

psychologistsSusanOncoandMichaelBalton,childrenhaveveryclearideasaboutwhich

musicalinstrumentstheyshouldplay.Theyfindthatdespitethebesteffortsofteacherstheseideas

havechangedverylittleoverthepastdecade.Theyinterviewed153childrenagedbetween9and

11fromschoolsinnorthwestEngland.Theyaskedthemtoidentify4musicalinstrumentsand

thentosaywhichtheywouldliketoplaymostandwhichtheywouldleastlietoplay.Theyalso

askedthechildrenfortheirviewsonwhetherboysorgirlsshouldnotplayanyofthe4

instruments.Thepianoandtheviolinwerebothrankedmorefavorablybygirlsthanbyboys,

whileboyspreferthedrumsandtrumpets.Therewasbroadagreementbetweenboysandgirlson

whichinstrumentseachsexshouldplayandthereasonsvary.Andwhilealmosthalfofallboys

saidtheyavoidcertaininstrumentsbecausetheyweretoodifficulttoplay,only15%ofgirlsgave

thatasareason.Earlierstudiesindicatedthatveryyoungschoolchildrenagedbetween5and7

showednobiasinchoosingmusicalinstruments,buttheirtastesbecomemoreclearbetweenthe

agesof8and10.Onesurveyof78teacherssuggestedthatafterthatagebothboysandgirls.

11.WhydidSusanandMichaelinterviewchildrenagedbetween9and11?

12.Whydomanyoftheboysavoidcertaininstruments?

13.Whichgroupofchildrenhaveabiaswhenchoosingmusicalinstruments?

PassageTwo

Inthe1970s,thefamousBrazilianfootballplayerPeleretiredfromthenationalteamof

BrazilandbecameaprofessionalplayerforateaminNewYork.Football,orsoccer,wasn'tvery

popularintheUnitedStatesatthattime.FewNorthAmericansknewanythingaboutthis

fast-movingsport.Therewasnomoneytopayprofessionalplayersandtherewaslittleinterestin

footballinhighschoolsandcolleges.WhenPeleandotherinternationalstarsbeganplayingin

variousUScities,peoplesawhowinterestingthegamewasandbegantogotothematches.Itis

nowcommonforimportantgamestohavefiftytosixtythousandfans.Supportfromthefansis

importanttothefootball.Thefanscheerenthusiasticallyfortheirfavoriteplayersandteams,who

respondbyplayingbetterthanbefore.InmostWorldCups,thehometeam,ortheteamfromthe

hostcountryusuallyplaysbetterthanmostpeopleexpect.In1966,1974and1978,thehome

teamsofEngland,WestGermanyandArgentinaallwontheWorldCup.TheWorldCupiscalled

thatbecauseteamsfromeverycontinenthaveplayedinit.However,sincetheCupbegan,allof

thewinningteamshavebeenfromEuropeorSouthAmerica.TeamsfromAsiaorAfricaalways

dowellbuttheyhaven'tyetwon.Mexicoplayedsuiprisinglywellinthe1970Cup,whichit

hosted,butitwasn'tamongthe4finalteams.

14.Whywasn'tfootballapopularsportintheU.S.inthe1970s?

15.WhendoesafootballteamhavethebestchancetowintheWorldCup?

16.HowdidMexicodointhe1970WorldCup?

PassageThree

Theworld'ssmartestadolescenceinmathematicsandscienceareinSingapore,accordingto

aglobalsurveyofeducationalachievement.Inthe3rdInternationalMathematicsandScience

Study,13-year-oldsfromSingaporeachievedthebestscoresinstandardizedtestsofmathsand

sciencethatwereadministeredto287,896studentsin41countriesin1994and1995.Thesurvey

suggeststhatscienceandmathseducationisespeciallystrongintheFarEast.Whilewellbehind

thosetopscores,studentsfromAustraliaearnedhighermarksinmathsthantheircounterpartsin

England,whointurndidbetterthanAmericanstudents.Thestudycollectedinformationonthe

students9teachersandhomes.Notsurprisingly,thehighest-scoringstudentshadwell-educated

parentsorcamefromhomescontainingstudy-aidssuchascomputers,dictionariesorevensuch

elementalfacilitiesasdesks.Thestudyshowsthatboysgenerallydidbetterthangirlsinscience,

buttherewaslittledifferencebetweentheminmaths.Boysscoredbetterthangirlsinphysicsand

chemistry.Therewerenosexdifferencesinthelifeandenvironmentalsciences.Inadditionto

beingtested,studentsintheprojectwereaskedhowproficienttheythoughttheywereinmaths

andscience.Studentsinsomecountries,suchasColumbiaandKuwait,hadanoverlyoptimistic

viewoftheirskills.Meanwhile,someofthebeststudentsfromJapanandKoreaforexamplewere

needlesslypessimisticeventhoughtheydidfarbetterinmathsthanalmostallofotherstudents.

17.Ofthe4groupsofstudents,whoscoredthelowestinmathsaccordingtothesurvey?

18.Whatkindofstudentsaremostlikelytobecometopscorers?

19.InwhatwaydoColumbianstudentsdifferfromJapanesestudents?

20.Inwhichsubjectsdidboysscorehigherthangirls?

2001年1月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthe

questionwillhespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.During

thepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)fB),C)andD),anddecide

whichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Example:

Youwillhear:

Youwillread:

A)2hours.

B)3hours.

C)4hours.

D)5hours.

Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoaretalkingaboutsomeworktheywillstartat9

o'clockinthemorningandhavetofinishat2inth