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1997年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案

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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 is the fewest possible word.
I once knew a dog named Newton who had a unique sense of humour. Whenever I tossed out a Frisbee for him to chase, he’d take off in hot pursuit but then seem to lose track of it. Moving back and forth only a yard of two from the toy, Newton would look all around, even up into the trees. He seemed genuinely puzzled. Finally, I’d give up and head into the field to help him out. But no sooner would I get within 10 ft. Of him than he would run invariably straight over to the Frisbee, grab it and start running like mad, looking over his shoulder with what looked suspiciously like a grin.
Just about every pet owner has a story like this and is eager to share it with anyone who will listen. On very short notice, TIME reporters cam up with 25 stories about what each is convinced is the smartest pet in the world. Among them: the cat who closes the door behind him when he goes into the bathroom; the cat who uses a toilet instead of a litter box... and flushes it afterward; the dog who goes wild when he sees his owner putting on blue jeans instead of a dress because jeans mean it is time to play; and the cat who used to wait patiently at the bus stop every day for a little girl, then walk her the six blocks home. And so on.
These behaviours are certainly clever, but what do they mean? Was Newton really deceiving? Can a cat really desire privacy in the toilet? In short, do household pets really have a mental and emotional life? Their owners think so, but until recently, animal-behaviour exports would have gone mad on hearing such a question. The worst sin in the worst sin in their moral vocabulary was anthropomorphism, projecting human traits onto animals. A dog or a cat might behave as if it were angry, lonely, sad, happy or confused, but that was only in the eye of the viewer. What was going on, they insisted was that the dog or cat had been conditioned, through a perhaps unintentional series of punishments and rewards, the behave certain way. The behaviour was a mechanical result of the training.


71. What did Newton seem puzzled about?
72. Why does the author say Newton had unique sense of humour?
73. What made it possible for the TIME reporters to come up with so many interesting stories about pets?
74. What belief about pet behaviour was unacceptable to experts of animal behaviour?
75. What is the explanation of animal-behaviour experts for the “clever” behaviour of pets?


Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Job-Hopping. You should write at least 120 words and you should abase your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1. 有些人喜欢始终从事一种工作,因为…
2. 有些人喜欢经常更换工作,因为…
3. 我的看法
My View on Job-Hopping

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temporarily ['tempərerili]

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adv. 暂时地,临时地

 
thrive [θraiv]

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vi. 兴旺,繁荣,茁壮成长

 
considerable [kən'sidərəbl]

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adj. 相当大的,可观的,重要的

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decisive [di'saisiv]

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adj. 决定性的

 
shoulder ['ʃəuldə]

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n. 肩膀,肩部
v. 扛,肩负,承担,(用肩

 
constant ['kɔnstənt]

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adj. 经常的,不变的
n. 常数,恒量

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affect [ə'fekt]

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vt. 影响,作用,感动

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characteristics [,kærəktə'ristiks]

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n. 特性,特征;特质;特色(characteristi

 
suppress [sə'pres]

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vt. 镇压,使 ... 止住,禁止

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extensive [iks'tensiv]

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adj. 广泛的,广阔的,广大的

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