大学英语六级听力1991年(3)
1991年6月六级听力原文2
Part III Vocabulary andStructure (20 minutes)
41. Tom________ better than to ask Dick for help.
A) shall know
B) shouldn’t know
C) has known
D) should have known
42. Themagician picked several persons ________ from the audience and asked them tohelp him with the performance.
A) by accident
B) at random
C) on occasion
D) on average
43. Waterenters into a great variety of chemical reactions, ________ have been mentionedin previous pages.
A) a few of it
B) a few of that
C) a few of them
D) a few of which
44. They’llhave you ________ if you don’t pay your taxes.
A) to be arrested
B) arrest
C) arrested
D) being arrested
45. Therewas a knock at the door. It was the second time someone ________ me thatevening.
A) had interrupted
B) would have interrupted
C) to have interrupted
D) to interrupted
46. Despitetheir good service, most inns are less costly than hotels of ________standards.
A) equivalent
B) alike
C) uniform
D) likely
47. ________for your help, we’d never have been able to get over the difficulties.
A) Had it not
B) If it were not
C) Had it not been
D) If we had not been
48. Somepeople either ________ avoid questions of right and wrong or remain neutralabout them.
A) violently
B) enthusiastically
C) sincerely yours
D) deliberately
49. Thereis no easy solution to Japan’s labour ________.
A) decline
B) vacancy
C) rarity
D) shortage
50. I’msure your suggestion will ________ the problem.
A) contribute to solving
B) contribute to solve
C) be contributed to solve
D) be contributed to solving
51. Ileft for the office earlier than usual this morning ________ traffic jam.
A) in line with
B) for the sake of
C) in case of
D) at the risk of
52. Someareas, ________ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A) due to
B) in spite of
C) but for
D) with regard to
53. Thenew washing machines are ________ at the rate of fifty a day.
A) turned up
B) turned down
C) turned out
D) turned in
54. Onturning the corner, we saw the road ________ steeply.
A) departing
B) descending
C) decreasing
D) depressing
55. Themanaging director took the ________ for the accident, although it was notreally his fault.
A) guilt
B) blame
C) charge
D) accusation
56. Oncethey had fame, fortune, secure futures; ________ is utter poverty.
A) now that all is left
B) now all that is left
C) now all which is left
D) now all what is left
57. Theshop-assistant was straight with his customers. If an article was of ________quality he’d tell them so.
A) humble
B) inferior
C) minor
D) awkward
58. Histastes and habits ________ with those of his wife.
A) combine
B) compete
C) coincide
D) compromise
59. Thebranches could hardly ________ the weight of the fruit.
A) retain
B) sustain
C) maintain
D) remain
60. Withall its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ________.
A) boundaries
B) restraints
C) confinements
D) limitations
61. Visitorsare asked to ________ with the regulations.
A) contrast
B) consult
C) comply
D) conflict
62. He________ so much work that he couldn’t really do it efficiently.
A) put on
B) turned on
C) brought on
D) took on
63. ________should any money be given to a small child.
A) On no account
B) From all accounts
C) Of no account
D) By all accounts
64. Withoutfacts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion for we need to have factualknowledge ________ our thinking.
A) which to be based on
B) which to base upon
C) upon which to base
D) to which to be based
65. ________that they may eventually reduce the amount of labor needed on constructionsites by 90 percent.
A) so clever are the construction robots
B) so clever the construction robots are
C) such construction robots are clever
D) such clever construction robots are
66. Allflights ________ because of the storm, they decided to take the train.
A) having canceled
B) having been canceled
C) were canceled
D) have been canceled
67. Themicroscope can ________ the object 100 times in diameter.
A) magnify
B) increase
C) develop
D) multiply
68. Languagebelongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller ________ to the professor.
A) as much as
B) as far as
C) the same as
D) as long as
69. We________ Edison’s success to his intelligenceand hard work.
A) subject
B) attribute
C) owe
D) refer
70. Sheonce again went through her composition carefully to ________ all spellingmistakes from it.
A) withdraw
B) diminish
C) abandon
D) eliminate
41. D 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. A
46. A 47. C 48. D 49. D 50. A
51. C 52. A 53. C 54. B 55. B
56. B 57. B 58. C 59. B 60. D
61. C 62. D 63. A 64. C 65. A
66. B 67. A 68. A 69. B 70. D
Part IV Error Correction(15 minutes)
Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there arealtogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change aword, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put thecorrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out andwrite the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put aninsertion mark (∧) in theright place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word,cross it and put a slash (/) in the blank.
Example:
Television is rapidlybecoming the literature of our periods╱. 1.time/times/period
Many of the arguments having╱ used for the study of literature as 2. _______\_______
a school subject are valid for ∧ study oftelevision. 3. ______the______
Traditionally, the American farmer has alwaysbeen independent and hard-working. In the eighteenth century farmers were quiteself-sufficient. The farm family grew and made almost nothing it needed. Thesurplus crop (71) would be sold to buy a few items in the local generalstore.
In 1860, because some of the farmpopulation had (72) moved to the city, yet eightypercent of the American population was still in the country. In the latenineteen century, farm work and life were not much changed from that theyhad been in the old days. The farmer aroused at (74) dawn or before and hadmuch work to do, with his own muscles like his chief source of power. Heused axes, (76) spades and other complicated tools. In his house cooking(77) was done in wood-burning stoves, and the kerosene lamp was the onlyimprovement on the candle. The family’s recreation and social life chieflyconsisted a drive in the (78) wagon to the nearby small town or village totransact some business as well as to chat with neighbors who had also come totown. The children attended a small elementary school (often of just oneroom) to that they had to walk (79) every day, possibly for a few miles.The school term was short so that the children could not help on the farm.(80)
Although the whole family worked, and lifewas not easy, farmers as a class were self-reliant and independent.
71. nothing→ everything
72. because→ although
73. nineteen→ nineteenth
74. that→ what
75. aroused→ arose
76. like→ as/being
77. complicated→ simple
78. (consist)→ (consist) of
79. that→ which
80. not→ /
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a compositionwrite a composition based on the graph below.
Outline:
1. Riseand fall of the rate of car accident as indicated by the graph;
2. Possiblereason(s) for the decline of car accidents in the city;
3. Yourpredictions of what will happen this year.
加一个图表
Yourcomposition should be no less than 120 words and you should quote as fewfigures as possible.
作文范文：
The graph shows the changing rate of caraccidents in Walton city in 1990. The first two months of 1990 showed anincreasing trend. The rate rose to 32 in March but fell to 26 in June. FromJune on the rate was rising again and reached the peak point 39 in August.After August the rate began to decline, and eventually dropped to the lowestpoint 16 at the end of the year.
The highest rate in August was due tounfavorable weather conditions. Humidity and high temperature make driversimpatient, which easily leads to car accidents. The high rate in the first halfof 1990 was also caused by the bad weather condition. In Walton Citythe excessive rain comes at early spring. The rain made road slippery, whichoften resulted in car accidents.
This year the pattern is expected to change.The city government has raised fund to improve the road condition. Two newroads will be finished at the beginning of this year and are expected to opento traffic soon. Furthermore, the new road regulation provides that in summer everycar must be air-conditioned. With all these precautions, I’m sure that the rateof car accidents will be much lower this year.
