13 / 141992年6月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section A1.A) She doesnt like the collar.B) She doesnt like silk.C) She doesnt like white dresses.D) She doesnt think its her size.（）2.A) The scene of the old mans death shocked her.B) The scene of the old mans death frightened her.C) The scene of the old mans death moved her.D) The scene of the old mans death upset her.（）3.A) She didnt get what she wanted.B) She was given a vegetable salad.C) She found the fruit not fresh enough.D) She had been overcharged.（）4.A) Jim must have copied from John.B) He doesnt seen to like the two compositions.C) John must have copied from Jim.D) One must have copied from the other.（）5.A) They want to wear special clothes.B) They want other people to watch them dance.C) They want to celebrate their festivals.D) They want to enjoy themselves.（）6.A) $40.B) $30.C) $25.D) $14.（）7.A) An experienced nurse.B) A shop assistant.C) The mans old friend.D) Secretary of a company.（）8.A) Jane is sick.B) Jane is with her sister.C) Jane wont come.D) Jane will call back this evening.（）9.A) She has to take the final exams.B) She has to get her paper done.C) Shell celebrate her 25th birthday.D) She will practise typing.（）10.A) Taking a rest.B) Paying a visit.C) Making a purchase.D) Making an appointment.（）Section BPassage OneQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) To settle down in the U.S.B) To get his doctors degree.C) To become a professor.D) To finish high school.（）12.A) In the Ministry of Education.B) In the Ministry of Agriculture.C) At a university.D) At a hospital.（）13.A) Because they think thats where they belong.B) Because Africa is developing rapidly.C) Because they are drawn by high salaries.D) Because they are drawn by good opportunities.（）Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) He offered them to those in need.B) He kept them for his own use.C) He sold them to bike shops.D) He gave them to his relatives as Christmas gifts.（）15.A) He wanted to get the mans old bike.B) He wanted to know the price of the new bike.C) He wanted to know what was new of the mans bike.D) He wanted to repair the old bike for the man.（）16.A) His interest in doing the job.B) His wish to help others.C) His intention to learn a trade.D) His ambition to become known and popular.（）Passage ThreeQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A) The designer of the White House.B) The first resident of the White House.C) One of the U.S. presidents.D) A specialist of American history.（）18.A) To add to the beauty of the building.B) To follow the original design.C) To wipe out the stains left behind by the War.D) To make the building look more comfortable.（）19.A) Right after it was rebuilt.B) During the administration of John Adams.C) When Theodore Roosevelt was president.D) After many other names had been given to it.（）20.A) It has been changed several times.B) It has never been changed.C) It was changed after the War of 1812.D) It was changed during Roosevelts presidency.（）Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.What do Charles Darwin, Nicholas Copernicus and Frank J. Sulloway have in common?The first two, of course, were revolutionary scientific thinkers: Copernicus established that the Earth revolves around the sun; Darwin discovered natural selection. And Sulloway? Hes a historian of science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who has discovered something else these two men-and, indeed, most of the major pioneers in science over the last 400 years-have in common: they were, like Sulloway himself, preceded in birth by at least one other brother or sister. Birth order, he found, is the most reliable indicator of whether a scientist will embrace or attack radical new ideas.The third of four children, Sulloway has spent 20 years searching out the birth order of 2,784 scientists who were on one side or the other of 28 scientific revolutions since the 16th century. He discovered that 23 of the 28 revolutions were led by later-borns.Sulloway focused on the male-dominated world of science and the sole issue he measured was willingness to challenge established opinions. Those least likely to accept new theories were firstborns with younger brothers or sisters. The most radical were younger sons with at least one older brother.According to Sulloways theory, firstborn children identify more readily with parental authority because, among other things, they are often put in charge of younger brothers or sisters.Through this identification, firstborns absorb the norms (规范,准则) and values of society in ways that subsequent children do not. The older child gets re