2003大学英语六级模拟试题
时间：2006-09-07 09:11:38
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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 centre．
1．A）Because he wants to meet the woman's cousin．
? B）Because he thought he was not informed．
? C）Because the woman does not want him to join her．
? D）Because the woman goes to her cousin's place too often．
2．A）The train has just started off．
? B）Once it starts raining，it'll rain a lot．
? C）They're ready to catch the train．
? D）It has been raining for some time．
3．A）The typist．
? B）The man．
? C）The woman．
? D）A friend．
4．A）To her，math is even more difficult than biology．
? B）To her，biology is difficult，but math is not．
? C）She spends half of her time on biology．
? D）She is going to give up biology．
5．A）There was a fire．
? B）There was a shower．
? C）There was a car accident．
? D）There was a heavy snow．
6．A）They are not worth the trouble．
? B）They are inexpensive．
? C）They are too easy．
? D）They are very rewarding．
7．A）Today．
B）Next week．
? C）Tomorrow．
? D）In two days'time．
8．A）Mary will come at 7：00．
? B）Mary won't come．
? C）Mary will be late．
D）Mary doesn't want to come．
9．A）Go to a theater．
? B）Go to a dance．
? C）Go to the Student Center．
? D）Go to a lecture．
10．A）He regrets not seeing the movie．
B）It is not a good movie．
? C）He wants to see the movie again．
? D）It is an excellent movie．
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 question 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 11to 13are based on the passage you have just heard．
11．A）White．
??B）Yellow．
?C）Blue．
??D）None ofthe above．
12．A）Because airplanes are driven by air．
??B）Because they need air to see things far ahead．
??C）Because they need air to lift their wings．
??D）Because the drivers can't breathe without air．
13．A）We'll see airplanes flying in the sky．
??B）There will be no air．
??C）There will be a lot of air around us．
??D）We'll become light enough to fly．
Passage Two
Questions 14to 16are based on the passage you have just heard．
14．A）It's amazing that anyone could move so fast．
??B）Televisions mark the beginning of modern life．
??C）Modern life is changing very fast．
??D）It's hard to remember the past．
15．A）Because change happened so quickly．
??B）Because people were not interested in it．
??C）Because people were too busy with their work．
??D）Because change happened so slowly．
16．A）She felt like being interested in it．
?B）She was not happy about it．
??C）She felt disappointed．
??D）She was really amazed．
Passage Three
Questions 17to 20are based on the passage you have just heard．
17．A）Gas．
??B）Water．
??C）Vapor．
??D）Chemicals．
18．A）By heating dry ice．
??B）By passing steam over dry ice．
??C）By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice．
??D）By turning ordinary ice into steam．
19．A）It is lighter3 to carry．
??B）It is not so cold as ordinary ice．
??C）It takes a long time to melt．
??D）It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice．
20．A）In the 1950's．
??C）In the 1920's．
??B）In the 1940's．
??D）In the 1930's．
Part II Reading Comprehension（35 minutes）
Directions：There are four 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 center．
Questions 21to 25are based on the following passage：
More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty．Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister．He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production．It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to compete with those produced in other countries．The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade．
French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate5 to meet the immediate6 needs of the people，let alone long-ranged developments．Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point．Rents were tightly controlled，but the extreme inflation affected7 general population most severely8 through the cost of food．Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the workers'income．Wages，it is true，had risen．Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state，and there was full-time9 and overtime10 employment．Taken together，these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security．In this precarious（不稳定的）and discouraging situation，workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages．
The government was reluctant to let workers leave the country．It was feared this immigration of workers would deplete11 the labor12 force．The lack of qualified13 workers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced．Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries．Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries．
21．According to the passage，the French workers were ________ ．
??A）better paid than the workers in any other European countries
??B）able to save more money with the increase in their wages
??C）anxious to work abroad
??D）often unable to find work in France
22．Rene Coty and Charles Deschanel were both interested in ________．
??A）better quality in production
??B）increasing quantity in production
??C）having the government raise tariffs15 on foreign imports
??D）eliminating unions in France
23．The French government was reluctant to let the workers leave the country because ________ ．
??A）it would enlarge the working force
??B）it would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production
??C）it would hinder the increase in quantity of exports
??D）it would damage the imports
24．Rents in France ________．
??A）were extremely high
??B）were extremely controlled
??C）took as much as 80percent of the workers'income
??D）had doubled in two years
25．According to the passage，the French government ________．
??A）prohibited French to work abroad
??B）reduced taxes to fight inflation
??C）paid family allowances and benefits
??D）prohibited the French workers to join labor unions
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage：
Food can be divided into two basic categories：real food and pleasure food．Real food is fuel for the body's needs，while pleasure food， which is high in fat and sugar，is primarily for taste satisfaction．The categories are pretty obvious．Broccoli16 is real food．Cookies are in the pleasure group．
When you are hungry，you are faced with choices．If you aren't suffering from excessive hunger，you can be rational about them．Go to the refrigerator．What looks good？If you have chosen a real food，say，a turkey sandwich，you can be certain your body can use it for fuel．Eat it and enjoy．
Two hours later you are hungry again．Back to the refrigerator．What looks good？Ice cream．Stop！Employ your will power just a little．Ice cream is not what your body needs．Does something else look good？Yes，a piece of toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk sound good too．Okay，go ahead，remembering that high-fat real foods should be eaten in moderation．
One trick is to eliminate pleasure foods from your kitchen．Instead，keep a variety of high-quality foods available at all times．In short，buy lots of delicious real food，food you really like，and get rid of the junk．
But what if you have ice cream on hand and nothing sounds good？Although you don't want to eat pleasure foods whenever the urge strikes，there is a legitimate17 place for them in your diet．If you have analyzed18 your feelings and there are no other needs imitating hunger， eat the ice cream．You have not failed．On the contrary，you have accepted your natural appetite，but not blindly．
Surprisingly，when you know you can eat anything you want，and that you never have to put up with unsatisfied hunger again，it takes a lot of pressure off．You will begin to want to eat what your body needs，and your body will begin to need foods that will lead to slimness．
26．Which of the following statements is NOT true？
? A）The author is against getting rid of pleasure food altogether．
? B）One can eat the high-fat real foods heartily19 since it is fuel for the body．
? C）Make sure to keep pleasure food such as ice cream in your diet．
? D）Of course you can sometimes have ice cream if you really want to．
27．What would be the best title for this passage？
??A）Real Food And Pleasure Food
??B）Reducing Weight
??C）Limit Your Consumption Of Pleasure Food
??D）How To Choose Food When You Are Hungry
28．Whatcan you assume from the last paragraph？
??A）Being able to eat anything doesn't necessarily imply pleasure．
??B）Real foods may lead to slimness．
??C）Eat only what your body needs．
??D）Be sure to satisfy your hunger whenever it strikes you．
29．What can broccoli be except ________ ．
??A）ice cream
??B）cauliflower
?C）a turkey sandwich
??D）a piece of toast
30．Judging from the fourth paragraph，what does"junk"mean？
??A）Food like ice cream．
??B）Food you do not like．
??C）Pleasure foods．
??D）Low-quality foods．
Questions 31to 35are based on the following passage：
Cloning，manipulating a cell from an animal so that it grows into an exact copy of that animal，is the forbidden fruit of biotechnology． Some scientists were so sure it could not be done that，in the 1970s，they discouraged moralists（伦理学家）from discussing its moral implications．Yet at the same time other scientists，secretly，in out-of-the-way labs，were getting ever closer to making clones．For ten years，scientists have been cloning sheep and cows from embryo20（胚胎）cells．But so far Dolly is the only animal cloned from an adult cell，not from an embryo． She is living proof that scientists have solved one of the most challenging problems of cell biology．
The question now is how soon will scientists clone humans．"Nature"，the scientific journal that published the Dolly paper，commented，"Cloning humans from adults tissues is likely to be achievable any time from one to ten years from now．"Most scientists agree there is no insurmountable obstacle in human cloning．But a human clone，even though it might resemble the individual from whom it was made，would differ dramatically in personality and character，intelligence and talents．"You will never get 100 percent identity，"says psychologist Jerome Kagan of Harvard，"because of chance factors and because environments are never exactly the same．"
That，however，is small comfort to many people．Shortly after Dolly's birth announcement，President Clinton ordered a group of experts to come up with proposals for government action．With the cloning of humans within reach，whether it is to be banned or regulated is now on the nation's moral agenda（议事日程）． Some regard the cloning of humans as inherently evil，a morally unjustifiable intrusion into human life．They measure the morality of any act by the intention behind it；still others are concerned primarily with consequences for society as well as for individuals．
For the moment it seems that the latest achievement in the biotech field has provided everyone with food for thought．
31．In what way is Dolly different from earlier clones？
??A）It is cloned from human embryo．
??B）It is cloned from a human cell．
??C）It is cloned from an adult cell．
??D）It is cloned from an adult embryo．
32．What is the prospect，according to most scientists，of making clones from adult human tissues？
? A）Such clones will be exactly like the one from whom it was made．
? B）It would be possible within the decade．
? C）There still exist some technical problems．
? D）It is impossible to make such clones in one to ten years from now．
33．Why did Clinton order a group of experts to make proposals for government action？
??A）He wants to quicken the pace of cloning research．
??B）The success of cloning involves serious moral evaluation21 problems．
??C）He wants to ban the human cloning research．
??D）He is worried about the funding of the further research．
34．"Food for thought"in the last paragraph means ________．
??A）worry for food
??B）increased food to be expected
??C）something worthy22 of consideration
??D）reasons for deep understanding
35．The best title for the selection can be ________．
??A）BiotechnologicalSuccess And Its Possible Consequences
??B）Dolly Is Only The Beginning
??C）The Definition Of Cloning
??D）Cloning Humans From Adults'Tissues
Questions 36to 40are based on the following passage：
Failure is probably the most fatiguing23 experience a person ever has．There is nothing more exhausting than not succeeding，being blocked，not moving ahead．It is an evil circle．Failure breeds fatigue24，and fatigue makes it harder to get to work，which adds to the fatigue．
We experience this tiredness in two main ways，as start-up fatigue and performance fatigue．In the former case，we keep putting off a task that we are forced to take up．Either because it is too tedious or because it is too difficult，we avoid it．And the longer we postpone25 it，the more tired we feel．
Such start-up fatigue is very real，even not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bones．The remedy is obvious，though perhaps not easy to apply：willpower exercise．The moment I find myself turning away from a job， or putting it under a pile of things I have to do， I clear my desk of everything else and attach the objectionable item first．To prevent start-up fatigue，always treat the most difficult job first．
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle．Here we are willing to get started，but we can't seem to do the job right．Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work，we fail again and again．The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue．In such a situation，I work as hard as I can，then let the unconscious take over．
36．Which of the following can be called an evil circle？
??A）Success-zeal-success-zeal．
??B）Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness．
??C）Failure-zeal-failure-tiredness．
??D）Success-exhaustion-success-exhaustion．
37．According to the passage ，when keeping putting off a task，we can experience ________．
??A）tiredness
?B）performance fatigue
??C）start-up fatigue
?D）unconsciousness
38．To overcome start-up fatigue ，we need ________ ．
??A）toughness
??B）prevention
??C）muscles
??D）strong willpower
39．The word"insurmountable"in the last paragraph probably means ________ ．
??A）that can not be solved
??B）that can not be understood
??C）that can not be imagined
?D）that can not be objected
40．According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？
??A）It is easier to overcome start-up fatigue．
??B）Performance fatigue occurs when the job we are willing to take gets blocked．
??C）One will finally succeed after experiencing the evil circle．
??D）Fatigue often accompanies fatigue．
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 center．
41．I haven't got the ________ idea of what you mean．Would you please make it clear to me？
??A）lightest
??B）furthest
??C）smallest
??D）faintest
42．We've ________ salt．Ask Mrs．Jones to lend us some．
??A）run away with
??B）run over
??C）run off
??D）run out of
43．He was always ill for a time，but he managed to ________ ．
??A）pull on
??B）pull in
??C）pull up
??D）pull through
44．He ________ interrupted me by asking irrelevant27 questions．
??A）continually
?B）continuously
??C）consistently
??D）consequently
45．The actors have to ________ before they appear in front of the strong lights on television．
??A）cover up
?B）make up
??C）paint up
??D）do up
46．When the whole area was ________ by flood，the government sent food there by helicopter．
??A）cut away
??B）cut down
??C）cut up
??D）cut off
47．They have left New York ________ good；they'll never go back and live there again．
??A）for
??B）at
??C）by
??D）in
48．The dress in the window ________ her eye when she passed it．
??A）attracted
??B）got
??C）caught
??D）met
49．To develop lightindustry in abig way ________ to improving the people's livelihood28．
??A）owes
??B）attributes
??C）distributes
?D）contributes
50．As they haven't a child of their own，they are going to ________ a little girl．
??A）accept
?B）receive
??C）adapt
?D）adopt
51．Would you please ________ these books to your classmates？
??A）hand out
??B）hand down
??C）hand in
??D）hand over
52．The doctor ________ a medicine for my headache．
??A）subscribed
?B）described
??C）prescribed
??D）inscribed
53．No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ________ ．
??A）the other
??B）any other
??C）another
??D）other
54．The dog has ________ its affection to its new master．
??A）transferred
??B）transformed
??C）transported
??D）transmitted
55．Although he was neat and well-groomed，he was somehow unattractive in ________ ．
??A）outlook
??B）look
??C）appearance
??D）feature
56．The chimney is no longer ________ volumes of waste gas into atmosphere，as protective filters are being used．
??A）giving away
?B）giving off
??C）giving in
?D）giving up
57．It's no good ________ until I'm reasonably sure when I'll be able to go for my holiday．
??A）deciding
??B）to decide
??C）to have decided29
?D）being decided
58．I regret ________ you that your application has been refused．
??A）informing
??B）to inform
??C）to be informed
??D）being informed
59．The facilities of the older hospital ________．
??A）are as good or better than the new hospital
??B）is as good or better than the new hospital
??C）are as good as or better than the new hospital
??D）are as good as or better than those of the new hospital
60．Since you need to catch an early train tomorrow morning，we ________ now．
??A）might as well leave
??B）ought to have left
??C）should have left
??D）could have left
61．Do you feel like ________ to a film or would you rather ________ at home？
??A）going．．．stay
??B）to go．．．stay
??C）going．．．staying
??D）going．．．to stay
62．At three o'clock ________ a cold morning，he arrived here．
??A）in
??B）at
??C）on
??D）of
63．I'm sure dirty， ________？
??A）am I
??B）aren't I
??C）isn't I
??D）am not I
64． ________ ，there is no place like home，wherever you go．
??A）It may be humble30
??B）As humble it may be
??C）Humble it may be
??D）Humble as it may be
65．"Has he gained weight？""He would gain weight，but he ________ much．"
??A）does not eat
??B）did not eat
??C）hadn't eaten
??D）couldn't eat
66．The day's work ________ ，Mary and Carl are playing cards．
??A）are done
??B）done
??C）doing
??D）did
67．But for his help，I ________ ．
??A）did not succeed
??B）had not succeeded
??C）should not have succeeded
??D）have not succeeded
68．His use of technical terms left his audience ________ ．
??A）confusing
??B）with confusion
??C）confused
??D）to confusion
69．Try and calm yourself， ________ your mind will be easy again．
??A）and
??B）or
??C）when
??D）before
70．It was not untilshe had arrived home ________ remembered her appointment with the doctor．
??A）when she
??B）that she
??C）and she
??D）she
Part IV Short Answer Questions（15 minutes）
Directions：In this part，there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements．
Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words．
In an effort to produce the largest，fastest， the most luxurious31 ship afloat，the British built the Titanic32．It was so superior to anything else on the seas that it was considered"unsinkable"． So sure of this were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950of its possible 3，500 passengers．Many passengers were aboard the night it rammed33 an ice-burg，only two days at sea and more than half way between England and New York，the destination．Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast，it was impossible to avoid the ghostly looking ice-burg．An inextinguishable fire also contributed to the ship's disaster．Panic increased the number of deaths as people jumped into the icy water or fought to be among the few to board the lifeboats．Four hours after the mishap，another ship，the Carpathia，rescued the survivors，less than a third of those originally aboard．The famous Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing glory on its maiden34 voyage in 1912before plunging35 into 12，000feet of water near the coast of Newfoundland，where it lies today．
Questions：
71．The owners of Titanic provided lifeboats for only 950passengers which were far from enough because ________ ．
72．How many days was the Titanic at sea before sinking？
73．The word"inextinguishable"means?________．
74．Where is the Titanic now？
75．Besides speed and fire，what else contributed to the large number of deaths？
Part V Writing（30minutes）
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Importance of Teamwork．You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline（given in Chinese）below．
1．每个人都需要有团队合作的精神。
2．从以下几方面加以论证：
（1）个人成长完善、追求个人成功的需要。
（2）高度发展的社会的需要。
（3）心理需要，如满足献身于共同事业感或集体荣誉感等。
3．结论：基于协同合作的重要性，简要阐明我们应如何去做。
【参考答案】
Part II
21-25 C A B B A 26-30 B C A A D 31-35 C B B C A 36-40 B C D A C
Part III
41-45 D D D A B 46-50 D A C D D?51-55 A C A A C 56-60 B A B D A 61-65 A C B D A 66-70 B C C A B
Part IV
71．it was considered"unsinkable"
72．Two days．
73．uncontrollable；can't be put out
74．Near the coast of Newfoundland．
75．Panic．
Part V
Importance of Teamwork
As teamwork is increasingly important in modern society，everyone should train his ability to cooperate with others．
Today's society is no longer aself-sufficient one，but one in which all the people depend on each other for existence．Only for existence，not to mention the pursuit and obtainment of happiness，one can't do without the ability to work harmoniously36 with others．In the highly developed society today，one can almost accomplish nothing without joint37 efforts．Every loaf of bread，every article ofclothes，every house or apartment，every means oftransportation is the product ofcooperative efforts．We play with other children in kindergartens；we study with our classmates at schools；and we will work with our fellow workers or colleagues in factories or companies． What we have got through teamwork is not only self-improvement，personalsuccessbutalso the satisfaction at both our devotion to common causes and the sense of collective honor．
To meet the needs of both personal improvement and the sophisticated society，we should learn to cooperate with each other and adjust to each other．Only in this way can we achieve successes and satisfy ourselves as wellas the society．
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 centre．
1．A）Because he wants to meet the woman's cousin．
? B）Because he thought he was not informed．
? C）Because the woman does not want him to join her．
? D）Because the woman goes to her cousin's place too often．
2．A）The train has just started off．
? B）Once it starts raining，it'll rain a lot．
? C）They're ready to catch the train．
? D）It has been raining for some time．
3．A）The typist．
? B）The man．
? C）The woman．
? D）A friend．
4．A）To her，math is even more difficult than biology．
? B）To her，biology is difficult，but math is not．
? C）She spends half of her time on biology．
? D）She is going to give up biology．
5．A）There was a fire．
? B）There was a shower．
? C）There was a car accident．
? D）There was a heavy snow．
6．A）They are not worth the trouble．
? B）They are inexpensive．
? C）They are too easy．
? D）They are very rewarding．
7．A）Today．
B）Next week．
? C）Tomorrow．
? D）In two days'time．
8．A）Mary will come at 7：00．
? B）Mary won't come．
? C）Mary will be late．
D）Mary doesn't want to come．
9．A）Go to a theater．
? B）Go to a dance．
? C）Go to the Student Center．
? D）Go to a lecture．
10．A）He regrets not seeing the movie．
B）It is not a good movie．
? C）He wants to see the movie again．
? D）It is an excellent movie．
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 question 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 11to 13are based on the passage you have just heard．
11．A）White．
??B）Yellow．
?C）Blue．
??D）None ofthe above．
12．A）Because airplanes are driven by air．
??B）Because they need air to see things far ahead．
??C）Because they need air to lift their wings．
??D）Because the drivers can't breathe without air．
13．A）We'll see airplanes flying in the sky．
??B）There will be no air．
??C）There will be a lot of air around us．
??D）We'll become light enough to fly．
Passage Two
Questions 14to 16are based on the passage you have just heard．
14．A）It's amazing that anyone could move so fast．
??B）Televisions mark the beginning of modern life．
??C）Modern life is changing very fast．
??D）It's hard to remember the past．
15．A）Because change happened so quickly．
??B）Because people were not interested in it．
??C）Because people were too busy with their work．
??D）Because change happened so slowly．
16．A）She felt like being interested in it．
?B）She was not happy about it．
??C）She felt disappointed．
??D）She was really amazed．
Passage Three
Questions 17to 20are based on the passage you have just heard．
17．A）Gas．
??B）Water．
??C）Vapor．
??D）Chemicals．
18．A）By heating dry ice．
??B）By passing steam over dry ice．
??C）By mixing dry ice with ordinary ice．
??D）By turning ordinary ice into steam．
19．A）It is lighter3 to carry．
??B）It is not so cold as ordinary ice．
??C）It takes a long time to melt．
??D）It is cleaner to use than ordinary ice．
20．A）In the 1950's．
??C）In the 1920's．
??B）In the 1940's．
??D）In the 1930's．
Part II Reading Comprehension（35 minutes）
Directions：There are four 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 center．
Questions 21to 25are based on the following passage：
More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty．Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister．He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity for industrial production．It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to compete with those produced in other countries．The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade．
French industrial and agricultural production was still inadequate5 to meet the immediate6 needs of the people，let alone long-ranged developments．Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point．Rents were tightly controlled，but the extreme inflation affected7 general population most severely8 through the cost of food．Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the workers'income．Wages，it is true，had risen．Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state，and there was full-time9 and overtime10 employment．Taken together，these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security．In this precarious（不稳定的）and discouraging situation，workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages．
The government was reluctant to let workers leave the country．It was feared this immigration of workers would deplete11 the labor12 force．The lack of qualified13 workers might hinder the improvement in the quality of industrial products produced．Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries．Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other countries．
21．According to the passage，the French workers were ________ ．
??A）better paid than the workers in any other European countries
??B）able to save more money with the increase in their wages
??C）anxious to work abroad
??D）often unable to find work in France
22．Rene Coty and Charles Deschanel were both interested in ________．
??A）better quality in production
??B）increasing quantity in production
??C）having the government raise tariffs15 on foreign imports
??D）eliminating unions in France
23．The French government was reluctant to let the workers leave the country because ________ ．
??A）it would enlarge the working force
??B）it would hinder the improvement of quality in industrial production
??C）it would hinder the increase in quantity of exports
??D）it would damage the imports
24．Rents in France ________．
??A）were extremely high
??B）were extremely controlled
??C）took as much as 80percent of the workers'income
??D）had doubled in two years
25．According to the passage，the French government ________．
??A）prohibited French to work abroad
??B）reduced taxes to fight inflation
??C）paid family allowances and benefits
??D）prohibited the French workers to join labor unions
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage：
Food can be divided into two basic categories：real food and pleasure food．Real food is fuel for the body's needs，while pleasure food， which is high in fat and sugar，is primarily for taste satisfaction．The categories are pretty obvious．Broccoli16 is real food．Cookies are in the pleasure group．
When you are hungry，you are faced with choices．If you aren't suffering from excessive hunger，you can be rational about them．Go to the refrigerator．What looks good？If you have chosen a real food，say，a turkey sandwich，you can be certain your body can use it for fuel．Eat it and enjoy．
Two hours later you are hungry again．Back to the refrigerator．What looks good？Ice cream．Stop！Employ your will power just a little．Ice cream is not what your body needs．Does something else look good？Yes，a piece of toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk sound good too．Okay，go ahead，remembering that high-fat real foods should be eaten in moderation．
One trick is to eliminate pleasure foods from your kitchen．Instead，keep a variety of high-quality foods available at all times．In short，buy lots of delicious real food，food you really like，and get rid of the junk．
But what if you have ice cream on hand and nothing sounds good？Although you don't want to eat pleasure foods whenever the urge strikes，there is a legitimate17 place for them in your diet．If you have analyzed18 your feelings and there are no other needs imitating hunger， eat the ice cream．You have not failed．On the contrary，you have accepted your natural appetite，but not blindly．
Surprisingly，when you know you can eat anything you want，and that you never have to put up with unsatisfied hunger again，it takes a lot of pressure off．You will begin to want to eat what your body needs，and your body will begin to need foods that will lead to slimness．
26．Which of the following statements is NOT true？
? A）The author is against getting rid of pleasure food altogether．
? B）One can eat the high-fat real foods heartily19 since it is fuel for the body．
? C）Make sure to keep pleasure food such as ice cream in your diet．
? D）Of course you can sometimes have ice cream if you really want to．
27．What would be the best title for this passage？
??A）Real Food And Pleasure Food
??B）Reducing Weight
??C）Limit Your Consumption Of Pleasure Food
??D）How To Choose Food When You Are Hungry
28．Whatcan you assume from the last paragraph？
??A）Being able to eat anything doesn't necessarily imply pleasure．
??B）Real foods may lead to slimness．
??C）Eat only what your body needs．
??D）Be sure to satisfy your hunger whenever it strikes you．
29．What can broccoli be except ________ ．
??A）ice cream
??B）cauliflower
?C）a turkey sandwich
??D）a piece of toast
30．Judging from the fourth paragraph，what does"junk"mean？
??A）Food like ice cream．
??B）Food you do not like．
??C）Pleasure foods．
??D）Low-quality foods．
Questions 31to 35are based on the following passage：
Cloning，manipulating a cell from an animal so that it grows into an exact copy of that animal，is the forbidden fruit of biotechnology． Some scientists were so sure it could not be done that，in the 1970s，they discouraged moralists（伦理学家）from discussing its moral implications．Yet at the same time other scientists，secretly，in out-of-the-way labs，were getting ever closer to making clones．For ten years，scientists have been cloning sheep and cows from embryo20（胚胎）cells．But so far Dolly is the only animal cloned from an adult cell，not from an embryo． She is living proof that scientists have solved one of the most challenging problems of cell biology．
The question now is how soon will scientists clone humans．"Nature"，the scientific journal that published the Dolly paper，commented，"Cloning humans from adults tissues is likely to be achievable any time from one to ten years from now．"Most scientists agree there is no insurmountable obstacle in human cloning．But a human clone，even though it might resemble the individual from whom it was made，would differ dramatically in personality and character，intelligence and talents．"You will never get 100 percent identity，"says psychologist Jerome Kagan of Harvard，"because of chance factors and because environments are never exactly the same．"
That，however，is small comfort to many people．Shortly after Dolly's birth announcement，President Clinton ordered a group of experts to come up with proposals for government action．With the cloning of humans within reach，whether it is to be banned or regulated is now on the nation's moral agenda（议事日程）． Some regard the cloning of humans as inherently evil，a morally unjustifiable intrusion into human life．They measure the morality of any act by the intention behind it；still others are concerned primarily with consequences for society as well as for individuals．
For the moment it seems that the latest achievement in the biotech field has provided everyone with food for thought．
31．In what way is Dolly different from earlier clones？
??A）It is cloned from human embryo．
??B）It is cloned from a human cell．
??C）It is cloned from an adult cell．
??D）It is cloned from an adult embryo．
32．What is the prospect，according to most scientists，of making clones from adult human tissues？
? A）Such clones will be exactly like the one from whom it was made．
? B）It would be possible within the decade．
? C）There still exist some technical problems．
? D）It is impossible to make such clones in one to ten years from now．
33．Why did Clinton order a group of experts to make proposals for government action？
??A）He wants to quicken the pace of cloning research．
??B）The success of cloning involves serious moral evaluation21 problems．
??C）He wants to ban the human cloning research．
??D）He is worried about the funding of the further research．
34．"Food for thought"in the last paragraph means ________．
??A）worry for food
??B）increased food to be expected
??C）something worthy22 of consideration
??D）reasons for deep understanding
35．The best title for the selection can be ________．
??A）BiotechnologicalSuccess And Its Possible Consequences
??B）Dolly Is Only The Beginning
??C）The Definition Of Cloning
??D）Cloning Humans From Adults'Tissues
Questions 36to 40are based on the following passage：
Failure is probably the most fatiguing23 experience a person ever has．There is nothing more exhausting than not succeeding，being blocked，not moving ahead．It is an evil circle．Failure breeds fatigue24，and fatigue makes it harder to get to work，which adds to the fatigue．
We experience this tiredness in two main ways，as start-up fatigue and performance fatigue．In the former case，we keep putting off a task that we are forced to take up．Either because it is too tedious or because it is too difficult，we avoid it．And the longer we postpone25 it，the more tired we feel．
Such start-up fatigue is very real，even not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bones．The remedy is obvious，though perhaps not easy to apply：willpower exercise．The moment I find myself turning away from a job， or putting it under a pile of things I have to do， I clear my desk of everything else and attach the objectionable item first．To prevent start-up fatigue，always treat the most difficult job first．
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle．Here we are willing to get started，but we can't seem to do the job right．Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work，we fail again and again．The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue．In such a situation，I work as hard as I can，then let the unconscious take over．
36．Which of the following can be called an evil circle？
??A）Success-zeal-success-zeal．
??B）Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness．
??C）Failure-zeal-failure-tiredness．
??D）Success-exhaustion-success-exhaustion．
37．According to the passage ，when keeping putting off a task，we can experience ________．
??A）tiredness
?B）performance fatigue
??C）start-up fatigue
?D）unconsciousness
38．To overcome start-up fatigue ，we need ________ ．
??A）toughness
??B）prevention
??C）muscles
??D）strong willpower
39．The word"insurmountable"in the last paragraph probably means ________ ．
??A）that can not be solved
??B）that can not be understood
??C）that can not be imagined
?D）that can not be objected
40．According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？
??A）It is easier to overcome start-up fatigue．
??B）Performance fatigue occurs when the job we are willing to take gets blocked．
??C）One will finally succeed after experiencing the evil circle．
??D）Fatigue often accompanies fatigue．
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 center．
41．I haven't got the ________ idea of what you mean．Would you please make it clear to me？
??A）lightest
??B）furthest
??C）smallest
??D）faintest
42．We've ________ salt．Ask Mrs．Jones to lend us some．
??A）run away with
??B）run over
??C）run off
??D）run out of
43．He was always ill for a time，but he managed to ________ ．
??A）pull on
??B）pull in
??C）pull up
??D）pull through
44．He ________ interrupted me by asking irrelevant27 questions．
??A）continually
?B）continuously
??C）consistently
??D）consequently
45．The actors have to ________ before they appear in front of the strong lights on television．
??A）cover up
?B）make up
??C）paint up
??D）do up
46．When the whole area was ________ by flood，the government sent food there by helicopter．
??A）cut away
??B）cut down
??C）cut up
??D）cut off
47．They have left New York ________ good；they'll never go back and live there again．
??A）for
??B）at
??C）by
??D）in
48．The dress in the window ________ her eye when she passed it．
??A）attracted
??B）got
??C）caught
??D）met
49．To develop lightindustry in abig way ________ to improving the people's livelihood28．
??A）owes
??B）attributes
??C）distributes
?D）contributes
50．As they haven't a child of their own，they are going to ________ a little girl．
??A）accept
?B）receive
??C）adapt
?D）adopt
51．Would you please ________ these books to your classmates？
??A）hand out
??B）hand down
??C）hand in
??D）hand over
52．The doctor ________ a medicine for my headache．
??A）subscribed
?B）described
??C）prescribed
??D）inscribed
53．No agreement was reached in the discussion as neither side would give way to ________ ．
??A）the other
??B）any other
??C）another
??D）other
54．The dog has ________ its affection to its new master．
??A）transferred
??B）transformed
??C）transported
??D）transmitted
55．Although he was neat and well-groomed，he was somehow unattractive in ________ ．
??A）outlook
??B）look
??C）appearance
??D）feature
56．The chimney is no longer ________ volumes of waste gas into atmosphere，as protective filters are being used．
??A）giving away
?B）giving off
??C）giving in
?D）giving up
57．It's no good ________ until I'm reasonably sure when I'll be able to go for my holiday．
??A）deciding
??B）to decide
??C）to have decided29
?D）being decided
58．I regret ________ you that your application has been refused．
??A）informing
??B）to inform
??C）to be informed
??D）being informed
59．The facilities of the older hospital ________．
??A）are as good or better than the new hospital
??B）is as good or better than the new hospital
??C）are as good as or better than the new hospital
??D）are as good as or better than those of the new hospital
60．Since you need to catch an early train tomorrow morning，we ________ now．
??A）might as well leave
??B）ought to have left
??C）should have left
??D）could have left
61．Do you feel like ________ to a film or would you rather ________ at home？
??A）going．．．stay
??B）to go．．．stay
??C）going．．．staying
??D）going．．．to stay
62．At three o'clock ________ a cold morning，he arrived here．
??A）in
??B）at
??C）on
??D）of
63．I'm sure dirty， ________？
??A）am I
??B）aren't I
??C）isn't I
??D）am not I
64． ________ ，there is no place like home，wherever you go．
??A）It may be humble30
??B）As humble it may be
??C）Humble it may be
??D）Humble as it may be
65．"Has he gained weight？""He would gain weight，but he ________ much．"
??A）does not eat
??B）did not eat
??C）hadn't eaten
??D）couldn't eat
66．The day's work ________ ，Mary and Carl are playing cards．
??A）are done
??B）done
??C）doing
??D）did
67．But for his help，I ________ ．
??A）did not succeed
??B）had not succeeded
??C）should not have succeeded
??D）have not succeeded
68．His use of technical terms left his audience ________ ．
??A）confusing
??B）with confusion
??C）confused
??D）to confusion
69．Try and calm yourself， ________ your mind will be easy again．
??A）and
??B）or
??C）when
??D）before
70．It was not untilshe had arrived home ________ remembered her appointment with the doctor．
??A）when she
??B）that she
??C）and she
??D）she
Part IV Short Answer Questions（15 minutes）
Directions：In this part，there is a short passage with five questions or incomplete statements．
Read the passage carefully．Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words．
In an effort to produce the largest，fastest， the most luxurious31 ship afloat，the British built the Titanic32．It was so superior to anything else on the seas that it was considered"unsinkable"． So sure of this were the owners that they provided lifeboats for only 950of its possible 3，500 passengers．Many passengers were aboard the night it rammed33 an ice-burg，only two days at sea and more than half way between England and New York，the destination．Because the luxury liner was traveling so fast，it was impossible to avoid the ghostly looking ice-burg．An inextinguishable fire also contributed to the ship's disaster．Panic increased the number of deaths as people jumped into the icy water or fought to be among the few to board the lifeboats．Four hours after the mishap，another ship，the Carpathia，rescued the survivors，less than a third of those originally aboard．The famous Titanic enjoyed only two days of sailing glory on its maiden34 voyage in 1912before plunging35 into 12，000feet of water near the coast of Newfoundland，where it lies today．
Questions：
71．The owners of Titanic provided lifeboats for only 950passengers which were far from enough because ________ ．
72．How many days was the Titanic at sea before sinking？
73．The word"inextinguishable"means?________．
74．Where is the Titanic now？
75．Besides speed and fire，what else contributed to the large number of deaths？
Part V Writing（30minutes）
Directions：For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Importance of Teamwork．You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline（given in Chinese）below．
1．每个人都需要有团队合作的精神。
2．从以下几方面加以论证：
（1）个人成长完善、追求个人成功的需要。
（2）高度发展的社会的需要。
（3）心理需要，如满足献身于共同事业感或集体荣誉感等。
3．结论：基于协同合作的重要性，简要阐明我们应如何去做。
【参考答案】
Part II
21-25 C A B B A 26-30 B C A A D 31-35 C B B C A 36-40 B C D A C
Part III
41-45 D D D A B 46-50 D A C D D?51-55 A C A A C 56-60 B A B D A 61-65 A C B D A 66-70 B C C A B
Part IV
71．it was considered"unsinkable"
72．Two days．
73．uncontrollable；can't be put out
74．Near the coast of Newfoundland．
75．Panic．
Part V
Importance of Teamwork
As teamwork is increasingly important in modern society，everyone should train his ability to cooperate with others．
Today's society is no longer aself-sufficient one，but one in which all the people depend on each other for existence．Only for existence，not to mention the pursuit and obtainment of happiness，one can't do without the ability to work harmoniously36 with others．In the highly developed society today，one can almost accomplish nothing without joint37 efforts．Every loaf of bread，every article ofclothes，every house or apartment，every means oftransportation is the product ofcooperative efforts．We play with other children in kindergartens；we study with our classmates at schools；and we will work with our fellow workers or colleagues in factories or companies． What we have got through teamwork is not only self-improvement，personalsuccessbutalso the satisfaction at both our devotion to common causes and the sense of collective honor．
To meet the needs of both personal improvement and the sophisticated society，we should learn to cooperate with each other and adjust to each other．Only in this way can we achieve successes and satisfy ourselves as wellas the society．
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