2003年6月英语六级真题及答案

2003年6月英语六级真题及答案 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In t his s ection, y w h 1 ou s c ill ear A t 0e ohort onver each c onversation, aq w b a uestion a w w s ill e sked the c onversation a t q wnd b s he o uestion o A e ill e p qu esti o n t here w il l be a pa use. Dur i ng the p au se, yo u m ust rea d t he 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. Example: You will hear: You will read: A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 4 hours. D) 5 hours. From t c he onversation w k t t t a et now a s hat w the wo re w i l l s t a r t a t 9 o ’ c l o c k i n t h e m o r n i n g a n d h a v e t o fi n i s h a t 2 i n t h e a f t e r n o T h e r e f o rDe), “ 5 h o u r s ” i s t h e c o r r e c t a n s w e r . Y o u sD] hou on l d t ch he o o s e [ Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) Riding a horse. B) Shooting a movie. C) Playing a game. D) Taking a photo. 2. A) She’ll type the letter for the man. B) She’ll teach the man to operate the computer. C) She doesn’t think his sister is a good typist. D) She thinks the man should buy a computer. 3. A) John can share the magazine with her. B) She wants to borrow John’s card. C) She’ll let John use the journal first. D) John should find another copy for himself. 4. A) She promised to help the man. B) She came a long way to meet the man. C) She took the man to where he wanted to go. D) She suggested a way out of the difficulty for the man. 5. A) The train seldom arrives on time. B) The schedule has been misprinted. C) The speakers arrived at the station late. D) The company has trouble printing a schedule. 6. A) To find a better science journal in the library. B) Not to miss any chance to collect useful information. C) To buy the latest issue of the magazine. D) Not to subscribe to the journal. 7. A) She wants to borrow the man’s student ID card. B) The tickets are less expensive than she expected. C) She won’t be able to get any discount for the ticket. D) The performance turned out to be disappointing. 8. A) Do the assignments towards the end of the semester. B) Quit the history course and choose another one instead. C) Drop one course and do it next semester. D) Take courses with a lighter workload. 9. A) The organization of a conference. B) The cost of renting a conference room. C) The decoration of the conference room. D) The job of cleaning up the dining-room. 10. A) Meet his client. B) Prepare the dinner. C) Work at his office. D) Fix his car. 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 a questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D T ). m hen t c ark l he o torresponding A S w a etter single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) One of the bridges between North and South London collapsed. B) The heart of London was flooded. C) An emergency exercise was conducted. D) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned. 12. A) 50 underground stations were made waterproof. B) A flood wall was built. C) An alarm system was set up. D) Rescue teams were formed. 13. A) Most Londoners were frightened. B) Most Londoners became rather confused. C) Most Londoners took Exercise Floodcall calmly. D ) M o s t Floodcall. L o n d o n e r s c o m p l a i n e d a b o u t Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. A) It limited their supply of food. B) It made their eggshells too fragile. C) It destroyed many of their nests. D) It killed many baby bald eagles. 15. A) They found ways to speed up the reproduction of bald eagles. B) They developed new types of feed for baby bald eagles. C) They explored new ways to hatch baby bald eagles. D) They brought in bald eagles from Canada. t h e t r o u b l e 16. A) Pollution of the environment. B) A new generation of pest killers. C) Over-killing by hunters. D) Destruction of their natural homes. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) Whether it can be detected and checked. B) Whether it will lead to widespread food shortage. C) Whether global warming will speed up in the future. D) Whether it will affect their own lives. 18. A) Many species have moved further north. B) Many new species have come into existence. C) Many species have developed a habit of migration. D) Many species have become less sensitive to climate. 19. A) Storms and floods. B) Disease and fire. C) Less space for their growth. D) Rapid increase of the animal population. 20. A) They will gradually die out. B) They will be able to survive in the preserves. C) They will have to migrate to find new homes. D) They will face extinction without artificial reproduction. Part II Reading Comprehension (35 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 centre. Passage One Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. In t he v illages o t E cf he t nglish a s p ountryside w r here the good old days when no one bothered to lock their doors. There simply wasn’t any crime to worry about. Amazingly, t h hese t a appy s t b w imes u i t w ppear b till o e c o m m u n i t y. A n e w s t u d y b y D a n Fa r m e r , a g i f t e d p r o automated i nvestigative p o h o c rogram S s t ft o is wn alled of w ell o h ver o a W alf W W f sll h orlds u h ide w eb fi l ites ave to their doors. S ATA N c a n t r y o u t a v a r i e t y o f w e h lal c- k n i no(gw 黑n客 的 ) t r i c k s o n a n Internet site without actually breaking in. Farmer has made the program publicly available, a m mid c A uch p w riticism. e i c u i erson t h d ith sites that are easy to burgle (闯入…...行窃). vil B u t Fa r m e r i s v e r y c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e n e e d t o a l e r t t h e p u b l i c security and, so far, events have proved him right. SATAN has done more to alert people t t r o t he c isks n d han So i ause t s N heb ewet m isorder. ecoming s ore Fa r f ro m i t . I n t h e e a r l y d a y s , w h e n y o u v i s i t e d a We b s i t e y o u r b ro w s e r s i m p l y l o o k e d a t t h e c o n t e n t . N o w t h e We b i s f u l l o f t i n y p r o g r a m s t h a t a u t o m a t i c a d o w n l o a d w h e n y o u l o o k a t a We b p a g e , a n d r u n o n y o u r o w n m a c h i n e . T h e s e programs could, if their authors wished, do all kinds of nasty thin computer. At the same time, the Net is increasingly populated with spiders, agents and other types of automated beasts designed to penetrate the sites and s e e k o u t a n d c l a s s i f y i n f o r m a t i o n . A l l t h e s e m a ke w o n d e r f u l t o o l s f o r a n t i s o c i people who want to invade weak sites and cause damage. But let’s look on the bright side. Given the lack of locks, the Internet is surely the w orld’s b ( iggest c salmost)M t rime-free i b h aociety. a fundamentally honest. Or that there currently isn’t much to steal. Or be v a n d a l i s(m恶 意 破 坏 ) i s n ’ t m u c h f u n u n l e s s y o u h a v e a p e c u l i a r d i s l i k e someone. Whatever the reason, let’s enjoy it while we can. But expect it all to change, a n d s e c u r i t y t o b e c o m e t h e n u m b e r o n e i s s u e , w h e n inhabitants of the Net are selling services they want to be paid for. t h 21. By s aying “ o ... o w o wners h o a W f ell W W ver s h alfs u f ll orld h o m e w i t h o u t fi t t i n g l o c k s t o t h e i r d o o r s ” ( L i n e s 3 - 4 , P a r a . 2 ) , t h e means that ________. A) those happy times appear still to be with us B) there simply wasn’t any crime to worry about C) many sites are not well-protected D) hackers in try out tricks on an Internet site without a