51. As one of the youngest professors in the university, Mr. Brown is certainly on the _____ of a brilliant career.
A) porch
B) edge
C) course
D) threshold

52. We work to make money, but it's a _____ that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.
A) paradox
B) prejudice
C) dilemma
D) conflict

53. The design of this auditorium shows a great deal of _____. We have never seen such a building before.
A) invention
B) illusion
C) originality
D) orientation

54. The damage to my car was _____. in the accident, but I have a lingering fear even today.
A) insufficient
B) ignorant
C) ambiguous
D) negligible

55. Very few people could understand the lecture the professor delivered because its subject was very_____.
A) obscure
B) indefinite
C) dubious
D) intriguing

56. Diamonds have little _______ value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
A) intrinsic
B) eternal
C) subtle
D) inherent

57. Doctors are interested in using lasers as a surgical tool in operations on people who are _____ to heart attack.
A) infectious
B) disposed
C) accessible
D) prone

58. Many countries have adopted systems of_____ education in order to promote the average level of education.
A) compulsory
B) cardinal
C) constrained
D) conventional

59. I had eaten Chinese food often, but I could not have imagined how_____ and extravagant a real Chinese banquet could be,
A) prominent
B) fabulous
C) handsome
D) gracious

60. They are _____ investors who always make thorough investigations both on local and international markets before making an investment.
A) implicit
B) conscious
C) cautious
D) indecisive

61. In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the _____death rate contributed to the population growth.
A) inclining
B) increasing
C) declining
D) descending

62. Because of the _____ noise of traffic I couldn't get to sleep last night.
A) prevalent
B) perpetual
C) provocative
D) progressive

63. Don't let such a _____ matter as this come between us so that we can concentrate on the major issue.
A) trivial
B) slight
C) partial
D) minimal

64. If you go to the park every day in the morning, you will _____ find him doing physical exercise there.
A) ordinarily
B) variably
C) logically
D) persistently

65. Although she's a(n) ______talented dancer, she still practices several hours every day.
A) traditionally
B) additionally
C) exceptionally
D) rationally

66. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leaving a_____.
A) defect
B) sign
C) wound
D) scar

67. The idea is to ______the frequent incidents of collision to test the strength of the wind-shields.
A) assemble
B) simulate
C) accumulate
D) forge

68. Most people in the modem world ______ freedom and independence more than anything else.
A) embody
B) cherish
C) fascinate
D) illuminate

69.1 told him that I would _______ him to act for me while I was away from office..
A) authorize
B) justify
C) rationalize
D) identify

70. Over the past ten years, natural gas production has remained steady, but _____has risen steadily.
A) dissipation
B) disposal
C) consumption
D) expenditure

Part IV Error Correction (15 minute)

Directions: This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark ( ) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (/) in the blank.

　The Seattle Times Company is one newspaper firm that
has recognized the need for change and done something about
it. In the newspaper industry, papers must reflect the diversity
of the communities to which they provide information.
It must reflect that diversity with their news coverage or risk S1.____________
losing their readers' interest and their advertisers' support.
Operating within Seattle, which has 20 percents racial S2. ___________
minorities, the paper has put into place policies an
d procedures for hiring and maintain a diverse workforce. The S3. __________
underlying reason for the change is that for information to be
fair, appropriate, and subjective, it should be reported by the S4. ____________
same kind of population that reads it.
A diversity committee composed of reporters, editors, and
photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle Times’ S5. ____________
content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff about
diversity issues. In an addition, the paper instituted a content S6. ____________
audit (审查) that evaluates the frequency and manner of
representation of woman and people of color in photographs. S7. _____________
Early audits showed that minorities were pictured far too
infrequently and were pictured with a disproportion
ate number of negative articles. The audit results from S8. _____________
improvement in the frequency of majority representation and S9. _____________
their portrayal in neutral or positive situations. And, with a S10. ____________
result, the Seattle Times has improved as a newspaper.
The diversity training and content audits helped the Seattle
Times Company to win the Personnel Journal Optimal Award
for excellence in managing change.

Part V
Writing Changes on State-owned Houses and Private Houses of China

2003年6月英语六级试题答案

Part I. Listening Comprehension

1-10 D B A C A D C C B A
11-20 C B C B D D D A B C

Part II Reading Comprehension
21. C 22.A 23. D 24. C 25. C
26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. A
31. B 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. C
36. C 37. D 38. B 39. D 40. B

Part III Vocabulary
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. A 45. C 46. D 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. B
51. D 52. A 53. C 54. D 55. A 56. A 57. D 58. A 59. C 60. C
61. C 62. B 63. A 64. B 65. C 66. D 67. B 68. B 69. A 70. C

Part IV Error Correction
S1. it->they
S2. percents->percent
S3. maintain->maintaining
S4. subjective->objective
S5. meets-> meet
S6. 去掉an___
S7. woman->women
S8. from-> in
S9. majority->minority
S10. with->as

Part V. 参考例文
Ownership of Houses in a Big City in China
As can be seen from the chart, ownership of houses in Beijing has significantly changed in the 1990s. In 1990, 75 percent of the houses were state-owned. Five years later, the ratio of state-owned houses to private ones was 60 to 40. But from then on, the ownership changed dramatically and by the end of the century, 80 percent of houses were private.
There might have been two main reasons. One of the reasons was the policy of the government. In the 1990s, China carried on with its reform policy and the government called for privatization of the sate-owned estate. But it took time for the reform to come into effect. But from 1995 on when people have recognized its significance, the reformation took bigger steps. Another reason was that the people were getting better off and they could afford buying their own houses.
Such changes have had great impact on individuals as well as the society. On one hand, the individuals must save money to buy an apartment or to pay the mortgage. On the other hand, a heaven burden has been taken off the government so that it can take more effective measures to improve people’s life.