Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
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:
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 and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer ［A］［B］［C］［D］
1.A)It's far from being ready yet. B) It contains some valuable ideas.
C) She needs another week to get it ready. D) It has nothing to do with the
Internet.
2.A)The woman is a kindhearted boss. B) The woman is strict with her
employees.
C) The man always has excuses for being late. D) The man's alarm clock
didn't work that morning.
3.A)The bank near the railway station closes late. B) The bank around the
corner is not open today.
C) The women should try her luck in the bank nearby. D) The woman should use
dollars instead of pounds.
4.A)Wait for about three minutes. B) Try dialing the number again.
C) Call again some them later. D) Make an appointment with Dr. Chen.
5.A)He felt upset because of her failure. B) He believes she will pass the
test this time.
C) He is sure they will succeed in the next test. D) He did no better than
the woman in the test.
6.A)The man thinks the woman can earn the credits. B) The woman is begging
the man to let her pass the exam.
C) The woman has to attend a summer course to graduate. D) The woman is
going to graduate from summer school.
7.A)Fred likes the beautiful scenery along the way to Canada. B) Fred
usually flies to Canada with Jane.
C) Fred persuaded Jane to change her mind. D) Fred is planning a trip to
Canada.
8.A)Find room for the paintings. B) Put more coats of paint on the wall.
C) Paint the walls to match the furniture. D) Hang some pictures for
decoration.
9.A)He'd rather not go to the lecture. B) He's going to attend the lecture.
C) He'll give a lecture on drawing. D) He doesn't mind if the woman goes to
the lecture.
10.A)Trying to persuade the woman to vote for him. B) Running for chairman
of the student union.
C) Choosing a campaign manager. D) Selecting the best candidate.
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 a 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 centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11.A)To find ways to treat human waster. B) To study the problems of local
industries.
C) To conduct a study on fishing in the Biramichi River. D) To investigate
the annual catch of fish in the Biramichi River.
12.A)Serious pollution upstream. B) Lack of oxygen.
C) Overgrowth of water plants. D) Low water level.
13.A)They'll be closed down. B) They'll be moved to other places.
C) They're going to dismiss some of their employees. D) They have no money
to build chemical treatment plants.
14.A)The local fishing cooperative decided to reduce its catch. B) The local
Chamber of Commerce tried to preserve fishes.
C) There were fewer fish in the river. D) Overfishing was prohibited.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
15.A)A short note to their lawyer. B) A brief letter sealed in an envelope.
C) Oral instructions recorded on a tape. D) A written document of several
pages.
16.A)Visit his grave regularly for five years. B) Stop wearing any kind of
fashionable clothes.
C) Refrain from going out with men for five years. D) Bury the dentist with
his favorite car.
17.A)He wanted to leave his body for medical purposes. B) He was angry with
his selfish relatives.
C) He was just being humorous. D) He was not a wealthy man.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
18.A)They believed it to be a luxury. B) They considered it avoidable.
C) They took it to be a trend. D) They thought it quite acceptable.
19.A)Casual. B) Critical. C) Sceptical. D) Serious.
20.A)When the current marriage law is modified. B) When husband and wife
understand each other better.
C) When the costs of getting a divorce become unaffordable. D) When people
consider marriage an important part of their lives.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions :There are 4 passages it 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.
Bill Gates, the billionaire Microsoft chairman without a single earned
university degree, is by his success raising new doubts about the worth of
the business world's favorite academic title; the MBA (Master of Business
Administration).
The MBA, a 20thcentury product, always ha borne the mark of lowly commerce
and greed (贪婪) on the treelined campuses ruled by purer disciplines such as
philosophy and literature. But even with the recession apparently cutting
into the hiring of business school graduates, about 79,000 people are
expected to receive MBAs in 1993.This is nearly 16 times the number of
business graduates in 1960,a testimony to the widespread assumption that the
MBA is vital for young men and women who want to run companies some day. “If
you are going into the corporate world it is still a disadvantage not to
have out to have one,” said Donald Morrison, professor of marketing and
management science. “But in the last five years or so, when someone says,
`Should I attempt to get an MBA,' the answer a lot more is: It depends.”
The success of Bill Gates and other nonMBAs, such as the late Sam Walton of
WalMart Stores Inc. has helped inspire selfconscious debates on business
school campuses over the worth of a business degree and whether management
skills can be taught.
The Harvard Business Review printed a lively, fictional exchange of letters
to dramatize complaints about business degree holders. The article called
MBA hires “extremely disappointing ”and said “MBAs wants to move up too
fast, they don't understand politics and people, and they aren't able to
function as part of a team until their third year. But by then, they're out
looking for other jobs. ”The problem, most participants in the debate
acknowledge, is that the MBA has acquired an aura (光环) of future riches and
power for beyond its actual importance and usefulness.
Enrollment in business schools exploded in the 1970s and 1980s and created
the assumption that no one who pursued a business career could do with out
one. The growth was fueled by a backlash (反冲)against the antibusiness
values of the 1960s and by the women's movement.
Business people who have hired or worked with MBAs say those with the
degrees often know how to analyze systems but are not so skillful at
motivating people. “They don't get a lot of grounding in the people side of
the business,” said James Shaffer ,vicepresident and principal of the
Towers Perrin management consulting firm.
21.According to Paragraph 2,what is the general attitude towards business on
campuses dominated by purer disciplines?
A) Envious. B) Scornful. C) Realistic. D) Appreciative.
22.It seems that the controversy over the value of MBA degrees has been
fueled mainly by ______.
A) the success of many nonMBAs B) the complaints from various employers
C) the pro performance of MBAs at work D) the criticism from the scientists
of purer disciplines
23.What is the major weakness of MBA holders according to The Harvard
Business Review?
A) They are not good at dealing with people. B) They keep complaining about
their jobs.
C) They are usually selfcentered. D) They are aggressive and greedy.
24.From the passage we know that most MBAs_________ .
A) can climb the corporate ladder fairly quickly B) cherish unrealistic
expectations about their future
C) quit their jobs once they are familiar with their workmates D) receive
salaries that do not match their professional training
25.What is the passage mainly about?
A) A debate held recently on university campuses. B) Doubts about the worth
of holding an MBA degree.
C) Why there is an increased enrollment in MBA programs. D) The necessity of
reforming MBA programs in business schools.
Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
German Chancellor (首相)Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his military
and diplomatic talent. but his legacy(遣产)includes many of today's social
insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along
with other European nations, experienced an unprecedented rash of workplace
deaths and accidents as a result of growing industrialization. Motivated in
part by Christian compassion(怜悯)for the helpless as well as a practical
political impulse to undercut the support of the socialist labor movement.
Chancellor Bismarck created the world's first workers' compensation law in
1884.
By 1908,the United States was the only industrial nation in the world that
lacked workers' compensation insurance. America's injured workers could sue
for damages in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal
barriers. For example, employees had to prove that their injuries directly
resulted from employer negligence and that they themselves were ignorant
about potential hazards in the workplace. The first state workers'
compensation law in the country passed in 1911,and the program soon spread
throughout the nation.
After World War Ⅱ，benefit payments to American workers did not keep up with
the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s
than they were in the 1940s,and in most states the maximum benefit was below
the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970,President Richard Nixon set
up a national commission to study the problems of workers' compensation. Two
years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, including one
that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the
states' average weekly wages.
In fact, the average compensation benefit in America has climbed from 55
percent of the states' average weekly wages in 1072 to 97 percent today.
But, as most studies show, every 10 percent increase in compensation
benefits results in a 5 percent increase in the numbers of workers who file
for claims. And with so much more money floating in the workers'
compensation system, it's not surprising that doctors and lawyers have
helped themselves to a large slice of the growing pie.
26.A)The world's first workers' compensation law was introduced by Bismarck
.
A) for fear of losing the support of the socialist labor movement B) out of
religious and political considerations
C) to speed up the pace of industrialization D) to make industrial
production safer
27.We learn from the passage that the process of industrialization in Europe
_______.
A) met growing resistance from laborers working at machines B) resulted in
the development of popular social insurance programs
C) was accompanied by an increased number of workshop accidents D) required
workers to be aware of the potential dangers at the workplace
28.One of the problems the American injured workers faced in getting
compensation in the early 19th century was that _______.
A) they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for
the accident
B) America's average compensation benefit was much lower than the cost of
living
C) different state in the U.S. had totally different compensation programs
D) they had to have the courage to sue for damages in a court of law
29.After 1972 workers' compensation insurance in the U.S. became more
favorable to workers so that ______ .
A) the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically
B) more money was allocated to their compensation system
C) there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims
D) the number of workers suing for damages increased
30.The author ends the passage with the implication that __________.
A) compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heights
B) people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system
C) the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system
D) money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S.
economy
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
When school officials in Kalkaska, Michigan, closed classes last week, the
media flocked to the story, portraying the town's 2,305 students as victims
of stingy (吝啬的) taxpayers. There is some truth to that; the property-tax
rate here is one-third lower than the state average. But shutting their
schools also swallowed Kalkaska's educators and the state's largest
teachers' union, the Michigan Education Association, to make a political
point. Their aim was to spur passage of legislation Michigan lawmakers are
debating to increase the state's share of school funding.
It was no coincidence that Kalkaska shut its schools two weeks after
residicted a 28 percent property-tax increase. The school board argued that
without the increase it lacked the $ 1.5 million needed to keep schools
open.
But the school system had not done all it could to keep the schools open.
Officials declined to borrow against next year's state aid, they refused to
trim extracurricular activities and they did not consider seeking a
smaller-perhaps more acceptable-tax increase. In fact, closing early is
costing Kalkaska a significant amount, including 4600,000 in unemployment
payments to teachers and staff and $250,000 in lost state aid. In February,
the school system promised teachers and staff two months of retirement
payments in case schools closed early, a deal that will cost the district $
275,000 more.
Other signs suggest school authorities were at least as eager to make a
political statement as to keep schools open. The Michigan Education
Association hired a public relations firm to stage a rally marking the
school closings, which attracted 14 local and national television stations
and networks. The president of the National Education Association, the MEA's
parent organization, flew from Washington, D. C., for the event. And to
union tutored school officials in the art of television interviews. School
supervisor Doyle Disbrow acknowledges the district could have kept schools
open by cutting programs but denies the moves were politically motivated.
Michigan lawmakers have reacted angrily to the closings. The state Senate
has already voted to put the system into receivership (破产管理) and reopen
schools immediately; the Michigan House Plans to consider the bill this
week.
31.We learn from the passage that schools in Kalkaska, Michigan,are
funded______ .
A) mainly by the state government B) exclusively by the local government
C) by the National Education Association D) by both the local and state
governments
32.One of the purposes for which school officials closed classes was ______.
A) to draw the attention of local taxpayers to political issues
B) to avoid paying retirement benefits to teachers and staff
C) to pressure Michigan lawmakers into increasing state funds for local
schools
D) to make the financial difficulties of their teachers and staff known to
the public
33.The author seems to disapprove of________ .
A) the shutting of schools in Kalkaska B) the involvement of the mass media
C) the Michigan lawmakers' endless debating D) delaying the passage of the
school funding legislation
34.We learn from the passage that school authorities in Kalkaska are more
concerned about_______ .
A) making a political issue of the closing of the schools
B) the attitude of the MEA's parent organization
C) a raise in the property-tax rate in Michigan
D) reopening the schools there immediately
35.According to the passage, the closing of the schools developed into a
crisis because of _______.
A) the strong protest on the part of the students' parents
B) the political motives on the part of the educators
C) the weak response of the state officials
D) the complexity of the problem
Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
Early in the age of affluence (富裕) that followed World War Ⅱ，an American
retailing analyst named Victor Lebow proclaimed," Our enormously productive
economy...demands that we make consumption our way of life, that we convert
the buying and use of goods into rituals, that we seek our spiritual
satisfaction, our ego satisfaction, is consumption. ... We need things
consumed, burned up, worn out, replaced and discarded at an ever increasing
rate.”
Americans have responded to Lebow's call, and much of the world has
followed. Consumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial
lands and is even embedded in social values. Opinion surveys in the world's
two largest economics—Japan and the United States—show consumerist
definitions of success becoming ever more prevalent.
Overconsumption by the world's fortunate is an environmental problem
unmatched in severity by anything but perhaps population growth. Their
surging exploitation of resources threatens to exhaust or unalterably spoil
forests, soils, water, air and climate.
Ironically, high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms, too.
The time-honored values of integrity of character, good work, friendship,
family and community have often been sacrificed in the rush to riches. Thus
many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is
somehow hollow—that, misled by a consumerist culture, they have been
fruitlessly attempting to satisfy what are essentially social, psychological
and spiritual needs with material things.
Of course, the opposite of overconsumption—poverty—is no solution to either
environmental or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad
for the natural world too. Dispossessed (被剥夺得一无所有的) peasants slash-and burn
their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads (游牧民族)
turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert.
If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or
too much, we are left to wonder how much is enough. What level of
consumption can the earth support? When dose having more cease to add
noticeably to human satisfaction?
36.The emergence of the affluent society after World War II .
A) led to the reform of the retailing system B) resulted in the worship of
consumerism
C) gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism D) gave birth to a new
generation of upper class consumers
37.Apart from enormous productivity, another important impetus to high
consumption is _______.
A) the people's desire for a rise in their living standards
B) the concept that one's success is measured by how much they consume
C) the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption
D) the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals
38. Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing?
A) Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.
B) Because overconsumption won't last long due to unrestricted population
growth.
C) Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of
modernization.
D) Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfaction.
39.According to the passage, consumerist culture_______ .
A) will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries B) will not aggravate
environmental problems
C) cannot thrive on a fragile economy D) cannot satisfy human spiritual
needs
40.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A) human spiritual needs should match material affluence B) whether high
consumption should be encouraged is still an issue
C) how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem D) there
is never an end to satisfying people's material needs
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (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
answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter
on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41.Others viewed the findings with______ ,noting that a ca-effect
relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.
A) caution B) passion C) optimism D) deliberation
42.When supply exceeds demand for any product, prices are _______to fall.
A) timely B) liable C) simultaneous D) subject
43.The results are hardly_______ ;he cannot believe they are accurate.
A) crucial B) liable C) simultaneous D) subject
44.The ball______ two or three times before rolling down the slope.
A) swayed B) hopped C) darted D) bounced
45.Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would _______.
A) decay B) hopped C) darted D) degrade
46.How much of your country's electrical supply is______ from water power?
A) deduced B) derived C) detached D) declined
47.The glass vessels should be handled most carefully since they
are_________ .
A) crisp B) intricate C) subtle D) fragile
48.He blew out the candle and_______ his way to the door.
A) converged B) wrenched C) groped D) strove
49.I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my_______ is perfect.
A) vision B) horizon C) outlook D) perspective
50.The music aroused an _______feeling of homesickness in him.
A) intrinsic B) intentional C) intermittent D) intense
51This new printer is ________with all leading software.
A) competitive B) cooperative C) compatible D) comparable
52.Many types of rock are_______ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary
material.
A) ejected B) injected C) propelled D) flung
53.The person who _______this type of approach for doing research deserves
our praise.
A) generated B) originated C) speculated D) manufactured
54.More than 85 percent of French Canada's population speaks French as a
mother tongue and ______to the Roman Catholic faith.
A) ascribes B) subscribes C) adheres D) caters
55.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal, expansion
joints are fitted which______ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or
contract freely.
A) reclaim B) reconcile C) rectify D) relieve
56.Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only
_____the crisis.
A) precedes B) prevails C) ascends D) accelerates
57.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in
________with the Imperial Museum.
A) combination B) collaboration C) connection D) collection
58.The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle _______was caused by unusually low
temperatures immediately before the launch.
A) dismay B) disaster C) expedition D) controversy
59.I bought an alarm clock with a(n)______ dial, which can be seen clearly
in the dark.
A) audible B) amplified C) supersonic D) luminous
60.With prices________ so much, it is difficult for the school to plan a
budget.
A) vibrating B) swinging C) fluctuating D) fluttering
61. ________that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate,
it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate.
A) Concerning B) Regarding C) Ascertaining D) Assuming
62.We find that some birds _____twice a year between hot and cold countries.
A) migrate B) emigrate C) transfer D) commute
63.As visiting scholars, they _______willingly to the customs of the country
they live in.
A) submit B) commit C) conform D) subject
64.The professor found himself constantly_______ the question: “How could
anyone do these things?"
A) poring B) pondering C) presiding D) presuming
65.In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the
same firm and ,unless they were dismissed for_______ ,to retire at the age
of 65.
A) denial B) deduction C) integrity D) incompetence
66.Her jewelry_______ under the spotlights and she became the dominant
figure at the ball.
A) blazed B) dazzled C) glared D) glittered
67.Weeks ______before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank
robbery.
A) elapsed B) expired C) overlapped D) terminated
68.Often such arguments have the effect of ______rather than clarifying the
issues involved.
A) blocking B) obscuring C) tackling D) prejudicing
69.He raised his eyebrows and stuck his bead forward and _______it in a
single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased.
A) jerked B) twisted C) shrugged D) tugged
70.She had recently left a job and had helped herself to copies of the
company's client data, which she intended to ______in starting her own
business.
A) dwell on B) base on C) draw upon D) come upon
Part IV Cloze (15minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank
there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D) on the right side of the
paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark
the corresponding letter on the Answer sheet with a single line through the
centre.
when women do become managers, do they bring a different style and different
skills to the job? Are they better, or worse, managers than men ?Are women
more highly motivated and 71 than male managers?
Some research 72 the idea that women bring different attitudes and skills
to management jobs, such ad greater 73 an emphasis on affiliation and
attachment, and a 74 to bring emotional factors to bear 75 making
workplace decisions. These differences are 76 to carry advantages for
companies, 77 they expand the range of techniques that can be used to
78 the company manage its workforce 79 .
A study commissioned by the international Women's Forum 80 a management
style used by some women managers (and also by some men) that 81 from the
command and control style 82 used by male managers. Using this
“interactive leadership” approach,“ women 83 participation, share power
and information, 84 other people's self-worth, and get others excited
abort their work. All these 85 reflect their belief that allowing
86 to contribute and to feel 87 and important is a win-win
88 -good for the employees and the organization .”The study's director
89 that “interactive leadership may emerge 90 the management style of
choice for many organizations.”
71.A)committed B) confronted C) confined D) commanded
72.A)despises B) supports C) opposes D) argues
73.A)coherence B) correlation C) combination D) cooperativeness
74.A)sensitivity B) willingness C) virtue D) loyalty
75.A)by B) with C) in D) at
76.A)seen B) revised C) watched D) disclosed
77.A)because B) whereas C) nonetheless D) therefore
78.A)direct B) enable C) help D) support
79.A)effectively B) evidently C) previsely D) aggressively
80.A)developed B) discovered C) located D) invented
81.A)derives B) detaches C) descends D) differs
82.A)traditionally B) conditionally C) inherently D) occasionally
83.A)engage B) dismiss C) encourage D) disapprove
84.A)enlarge B) ignore C) degrade D) enhance
85.A)things B) themes C) researches D) subjects
86.A)males B) women C) managers D) employees
87.A)skillful B) powerful C) thoughtful D) faithful
88.A)circumstance B) status C) situation D) position
89.A) defied B) predicted C) diagnosed D) proclaimed
90.A)as B) for C) into D) from
六级B卷参考答案
Reading 21-25 CAABB 26-30 BCABC 31-35 DCBAB 36-40 BBDAC
Vocabulory 41-45 ABCDB 46-50 BDCAD 51-55 CABCD 56-60 DBBDC 61-65 BACBD 66-70
DADAC
Cloze 71-80 ABDBC AACAA 81-90 CACDA BBCBC
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