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2003年12月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题
总分：100分 及格：60分 考试时间：120分

Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

(1)Questions{TSE}are based on the following passage.


(2)According to the author, clinical trials of vitamin supplements ________.
A. often result in misleading conclusions
B. take time and will not produce conclusive results
C. should be conducted by scientists on a larger scale
D. appear to be a sheer waste of time and resources


(3)It has been found that vitamin E ________.
A. should be taken by patients regularly and persistently
B. can effectively reduce the recurrence of heart disease
C. has a preventive but not curative effect on heart disease
D. should be given to patients with heart disease as early as possible


(4)It can be seen that large doses of multivitamins ________.
A. may bring about serious side effects
B. may help prevent excessive bleeding
C. are likely to induce the blockage of arteries
D. are advisable for those with vitamin deficiencies


(5)The author concludes the passage with the advice that ________.
A. the benefit of daily multivitamin intake outweighs that of exercise and a balanced diet
B. it’s risky to take multivitamins without knowing their specific function
C. the potential benefit of multivitamins can never be overestimated
D. it’s reasonable to take a rational dose of multivitamins daily


(6)Questions{TSE}are based on the following passage. Some futurologists have assumed that
the vast upsurge （剧增） of women in the workforce may portend a rejection of marriage. Many
women, according to this hypothesis, would rather work than marry. The converse （反面） of this
concern is that the prospects of becoming a multi-paycheck household could encourage marriages.
In the past, only the earnings and financial prospects of the man counted in the marriage decision.
Now, however, the earning ability of a woman can make her more attractive as a marriage partner.
Data show that economic downturns tend to postpone marriage because the parties cannot afford
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to establish a family or are concerned about rainy days ahead. As the economy rebounds, the
number of marriages also rises. Coincident with the increase in women working outside the
home is the increase in divorce rates. Yet, it may be wrong to jump to any simple cause-and- effect
conclusions. The impact of a wife’s work on divorce is no less cloudy than its impact on marriage
decisions. The realization that she can be a good provider may increase the chances that a working
wife will choose divorce over an unsatisfactory marriage. But the reverse is equally plausible.
Tensions grounded in financial problems often play a key role in ending a marriage. Given high
unemployment, inflationary problems, and slow growth in real earnings, a working wife can
increase household income and relieve some of these pressing financial burdens. By raising a
family’s standard of living, a working wife may strengthen her family’s financial and emotional
stability. Psychological factors also should be considered. For example, a wife blocked from
a career outside the home may feel caged in the house. She may view her only choice as seeking a
divorce. On the other hand, if she can find fulfillment through work outside the home, work
and marriage can go together to create a stronger and more stable union. Also, a major part
of women’s inequality in marriage has been due to the fact that, in most cases, men have
remained the main breadwinners. With higher earning capacity and status occupations outside of
the home comes the capacity to exercise power within the family. A working wife may rob a
husband of being the master of the house. Depending upon how the couple reacts to these new
conditions, it could create a stronger equal partnership or it could create new insecurities.{TS}The
word “portend” （Line 2, Para. 1） is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. defy
B. signal
C. suffer from
D. result from


(7)It is said in the passage that when the economy slides, ________.
A. men would choose working women as their marriage partners
B. more women would get married to seek financial security
C. even working women would worry about their marriages
D. more people would prefer to remain single for the time being


(8)If women find fulfillment through work outside the home, ________.
A. they are more likely to dominate their marriage partners
B. their husbands are expected to do more housework
C. their marriage ties can be strengthened
D. they tend to put their career before marriage


(9)One reason why women with no career may seek a divorce is that ________.
A. they feel that they have been robbed of their freedom
B. they are afraid of being bossed around by their husbands
C. they feel that their partners fail to live up to their expectations
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D. they tend to suspect their husbands’loyalty to their marriage


(10)Which of the following statements can best summarize the author’s view in the passage?
A. The stability of marriage and the divorce rate may reflect the economic situation of the countr
B. Even when economically independent, most women have to struggle for real equality in
marriag
C. In order to secure their marriage women should work outside the home and remain independen
D. The impact of the growing female workforce on marriage varies from case to cas


(11)Questions{TSE}are based on the following passage. For most thinkers since the Greek
philosophers, it was self-evident that the re is something called human nature, something that
constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was
agreement that such an essence exists—that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which
man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational being, as a social animal, an animal that can make
tools, or a symbol-making animal. More recently, this traditional view has begun to be
questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical
approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our epoch is so
different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age
have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was
reinforced, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology （人类
学）. The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings,
and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of
paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the
assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield
behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example,
Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the
rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for
acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as innate （天生的） human traits. Popularly, one
refers cynically to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human
behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying. Another reason for skepticism about the
concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came
to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in
his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we
can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.{TS}The traditional view of “human
nature” was strongly challenged by ________.
A. the emergence of the evolutionary theory
B. the historical approach to man
C. new insight into human behavior
D. the philosophical analysis of slavery


(12)According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.
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A. have some traits in common
B. are born with diverse cultures
C. are born without a fixed nature
D. change their characters as they grow up


(13)The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.
A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”
B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evils
C. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”
D. support the idea that some human traits are acquired


(14)The word “untenable” （Line 3） in the last paragraph of the passage most probably means
________.
A. invaluable
B. imaginable
C. changeable
D. indefensible


(15)Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.
A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animals
B. consists of competitiveness and selfishness
C. is something partly innate and partly acquired
D. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior


(16)Questions{TSE}are based on the following passage. Richard Satava, program manager
for advanced medical technologies, has been a driving force in bringing virtual reality to medicine,
where computers create a “virtual” or simulated environment for surgeons and other medical
practitioners （从业者）. “With virtual reality we’ll be able to put a surgeon in every
trench,” said Satava. He envisaged a time when soldiers who are wounded fighting overseas are
put in mobile surgical units equipped with computers. The computers would transmit images
of the soldiers to surgeons back in the U.S. The surgeons would look at the soldier through virtual
reality helmets （头盔） that contain a small screen displaying the image of the wound. The
doctors would guide robotic instruments in the battlefield mobile surgical unit that operate on the
soldier. Although Satava’s vision may be years away from standard operating procedure,
scientists are progressing toward virtual reality surgery. Engineers at an international organization
in California are developing a tele-operating device. As surgeons watch a three-dimensional image
of the surgery, they move instruments that are connected to a computer, which passes their
movements to robotic instruments that perform the surgery. The computer provides feedback to
the surgeon on force, textures, and sound. These technological wonders may not yet be part
of the community hospital setting but increasingly some of the machinery is finding its way into
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civilian medicine. At Wayne State University Medical School, surgeon Lucia Zamorano takes
images of the brain from computerized scans and uses a computer program to produce a 3-D
image. She can then maneuver the 3-D image on the computer screen to map the shortest, least
invasive surgical path to the tumor （肿瘤）. Zamorano is also using technology that attaches a
probe to surgical instruments so that she can track their positions. While cutting away a tumor
deep in the brain, she watches the movement of her surgical tools in a computer graphics image of
the patient’s brain taken before surgery. During these procedures—operations that are done
through small cuts in the body in which a miniature camera and surgical tools are maneuvered—
surgeons are wearing 3-D glasses for a better view. And they are commanding robot surgeons to
cut away tissue more accurately than human surgeons can. Satava says, “We are in the midst
of a fundamental change in the field of medicine.”{TS}According to Richard Satava, the
application of virtual reality to medicine ________.
A. will enable surgeons to be physically present on every battlefield
B. can raise the spirits of soldiers wounded on the battlefield
C. will greatly improve medical conditions on the battlefield
D. can shorten the time for operations on soldiers wounded on the battlefield


(17)Richard Satava has visions of ________.
A. using a remote-control technique to treat wounded soldiers fighting overseas
B. wounded soldiers being saved by doctors wearing virtual reality helmets on the battlefield
C. wounded soldiers being operated on by specially trained surgeons
D. setting up mobile surgical units overseas


(18)How is virtual reality surgery performed?
A. It is performed by a computer-designed high precision devic
B. Surgeons wear virtual reality helmets to receive feedback provided by a compute
C. Surgeons move robotic instruments by means of a computer linked to the
D. A 3-D image records the movements of the surgeons during the operatio


(19)During virtual reality operations, the surgeon can have a better view of the cuts in the body
because ________.
A. he is looking at the cuts on a computer screen
B. the cuts can be examined from different angles
C. the cuts have been highly magnified
D. he is wearing 3-D glasses


(20)Virtual reality operations are an improvement on conventional surgery in that they ________.
A. cause less pain to the wounded
B. allow the patient to recover more quickly
C. will make human surgeons’ work less tedious
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D. are done by robot surgeons with greater precision


Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)

(1)He suggested that we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ________.
A. probable
B. sustainable
C. feasible
D. eligible


(2)This book is about how these basic beliefs and values affect important ________ of American
life.
A. facets
B. formats
C. formulas
D. fashions


(3)It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to ________ and transport it to the industrial
centers.
A. permeate
B. extract
C. distinguish
D. concentrate


(4)Students are expected to be quiet and ________ in an Asian classroom.
A. obedient
B. overwhelming
C. skeptical
D. subsidiary


(5)Our reporter has just called to say that rescue teams will ________ to bring out the trapped
miners.
A. effect
B. affect
C. conceive
D. endeavour


(6)The Spanish team, who are not in superb form, will be doing their best next week to ________
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themselves on the German team for last year’s defeat.
A. remedy
B. reproach
C. revive
D. revenge


(7)Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ________ what he was trying
to tell the audience.
A. exclusive
B. explicit
C. objective
D. obscure


(8)One of the examination questions ________ me completely and I couldn’t answer it.
A. baffled
B. mingled
C. provoked
D. diverted


(9)The vision of that big black car hitting the sidewalk a few feet from us will never be ________
from my memory.
A. ejected
B. escaped
C. erased
D. omitted


(10)At present, it is not possible to confirm or to refute the suggestion that there is a causal
relationship between the amount of fat we eat and the ________ of heart attacks.
A. incidence
B. impetus
C. rupture
D. emergence


(11)There are many who believe that the use of force ________ political ends can never be
justified.
A. in search of
B. in pursuit of
C. in view of
D. in light of
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(12)Sometimes the bank manager himself is asked to ________ cheques if his clerks are not sure
about them.
A. credit
B. assure
C. certify
D. access


(13)It is believed that the authorities are thinking of ________ new taxes to raise extra revenue.
A. impairing
B. imposing
C. invading
D. integrating


(14)When she heard the bad news, her eyes ________ with tears as she struggled to control her
emotions.
A. sparkled
B. twinkled
C. radiated
D. glittered


(15)There are occasions when giving a gift ________ spoken communication, since the message it
offers can cut through barriers of language and cultural diversity.
A. overtakes
B. nourishes
C. surpasses
D. enforces


(16)In order to keep the line moving, customers with lengthy ________ are required to do their
banking inside.
A. transit
B. transactions
C. turnover
D. tempos


(17)President Wilson attempted to ________ between the powers to end the war, but neither side
was prepared to give in.
A. segregate
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B. whirl
C. compromise
D. mediate


(18)The police have installed cameras at dangerous road ________ to film those who drive
through red traffic lights.
A. trenches
B. utilities
C. pavements
D. junctions


(19)It is reported that thirty people were killed in a ________ on the railway yesterday.
A. collision
B. collaboration
C. corrosion
D. confrontation


(20)Since a circle has no beginning or end, the wedding ring is accepted as a symbol of ________
love.
A. successive
B. consecutive
C. eternal
D. insistent


(21)Executives of the company enjoyed an ________ lifestyle of free gifts, fine wines and high
salaries.
A. exquisite
B. extravagant
C. exotic
D. eccentric


(22)If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ________ away all the rocks.
A. haul
B. repel
C. dispose
D. snatch


(23)Some crops are relatively high yielders and could be planted in preference to others to
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________ the food supply.
A. enhance
B. curb
C. disrupt
D. heighten


(24)Astronomers at the University of California discovered one of the most distant ________.
A. paradoxes
B. paradises
C. galaxies
D. shuttles


(25)Many great scientists ________ their success to hard work.
A. portray
B. ascribe
C. impart
D. acknowledge


(26)The sign set up by the road ________ drivers to a sharp turn.
A. alerts
B. refreshes
C. pleads
D. diverts


(27)The doctors don’t ________ that the patient will live much longer.
A. monitor
B. manifest
C. articulate
D. anticipate


(28)Call your doctor for advice if the ________ persist for more than a few days.
A. responses
B. signals
C. symptoms
D. reflections


(29)We find it impossible to ________ with the latest safety regulations.
A. accord
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B. unify
C. obey
D. comply


(30)Professor Smith and Professor Brown will ________ in presenting the
series of lectures on American literature.
A. alter
B. alternate
C. substitute
D. exchange


Part IV Error Correction (15 minute)

(1) Thomas Malthus published his “Essay on the Principle of Population” almost 200 years
ago. Ever since then, forecasters have being warning that worldwide famine was （S1） just
around the next corner. The fast- growing population’s demand for food, they warned,
would soon exceed their （S2） supply, leading to widespread food shortages and starvation.
But in reality, the world’s total grain harvest has risen steadily over the years. Except for
relative isolated trouble （S3） spots like present-day Somalia, and occasional years of
good harvests, the world’s food crisis has remained just （S4） around the corner. Most
experts believe this can continue even as if the population doubles by the mid-21st century,
（S5） although feeding 10 billion people will not be easy for politics, economic and
environmental reasons. Optimists （S6） point to concrete examples of continued
improvements in yield. In Africa, by instance, improved seed, more （S7） fertilizer and
advanced growing practices have more than double corn and wheat yields in an experiment.
Elsewhere, （S8） rice experts in the Philippines are producing a plant with few （S9）
stems and more seeds. There is no guarantee that plant breeders can continue to develop new,
higher-yielding crop, but most researchers see their success to date as reason （S10） for
hope.



答案和解析
Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
(1) :A
本题为事实推断题。依据首段第一句话就可推断出 以前的医生对服用复合维生素不以为然，
因为他们认为维生素不能被人体吸收—从小便中排出体外。所以 A为正确选项。(2) :B
细节推断题。其答题依据为第二段第二句话。有关维生素的实验研究往往 费时而且引起更多
的疑问，言外之意此实验研究的结果没有定论。故B为正确答案。(3) :C 事实判断题。其答题依据为第四段，尤其是该段最后一句。维生素E有预防心脏病的功效
但不能治好 心脏病。故C正确。B为干扰项，服用维生素E只是不太可能患心脏病，并不
是有效减少心脏病的复发率 ，所以B不对。(4) :A
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细节判 断题。答题依据为第七段第二句话。大剂量服用维生素会引起大出血、神经系统的毛
病及其它副作用。故 A为正确答案。(5) :D
答题依据为最后一段。维生素不能代替运动和均衡的饮食。只要人们对维 生素的好处不盲从，
那每天适量服用它就很有益处。故D为正确答案。(6) :B
词汇猜意 考查题。portendv.预示，预兆；根据第一段第一句的句意可推断正确答案为B。(7) :D
细节判断题。答题依据为第一段倒数底二句话。数据表明在经济衰退时，许多人因为无法负
担组建家庭 或因为对未来的困难没有把握而不结婚。故D为正确答案。(8) :C
事实判断题。答题依据为第三 段最后一句话。女性在工作上的成就感有利于婚姻关系的稳定。
故C为正确答案。(9) :A
细节推断题。答题依据为第三段第二句话。女性没有工作会有被囚禁在家的感受，她会选择
离婚作为解 救自己的唯一出路。故A为正确答案。(10) :D
文章主旨判断题。整段文章的主旨可从最后一句话看出。故D为正确答案。(11) :C
纵 观全文得出对普遍人性这一看法的挑战主要来自历史研究观点。而题干是问对“人性”的
挑战主要来自何 种观点。故B为正确答案。(12) :C
细节判断题。答题依据为第二段第四句。对远古民族的研究 揭示了人类风俗、价值观、感情
和思想的多样性，因此许多考古学家认为人类出生时像一张白纸，真正起 决定作用的是文化。
言外之意没有固定不变的人性。故C为正确答案。(13) :B
事实判 断题。答题依据为第二段第五句。作者以亚里士多德为例说明有些哲学家用“人性”
的名义作为掩护人类 罪恶的幌子。故B为正确答案。(14) :D
词汇猜意考查题。untenableadj.站不住 脚的，无法辩护的。根据本句上下文可知正确答案为
D。(15) :A
细节题。答案可从第一段看出。(16) :C
细节判断题。答题依据为第一段和二段。将虚 拟技术运用到外科手术中能每个战壕都有一个
外科医生，即海外战场的医疗条件能大大提高。故C为正确 答案。(17) :A
细节推断题。答案依据第三段。故A为正确答案。(18) :C
细 节推断题。答题依据为第四段最后两句话。虚拟手术的过程外科医生通过观察伤口的三维
画面，他们操作 与电脑联网的仪器，电脑将他们的动作传递给机器人医生来操刀外科手术。
故C为正确答案。(19) :D
细节推断题。答题依据为倒数第二段第一句话。为了将伤口看得更清，外科医生都戴上三维
眼镜。故D为正确答案。(20) :D
事实判断题。答题依据为倒数第二段最后一句话。外科医生 指挥机器人外科医生切除坏的组
织，机器人比真人外科医生更精确地操刀动手术。故D为正确答案。Pa rt III Vocabulary (20
minutes)
(1) :C
形容词辨析题。因为计划很可行他建议我们实行该计划。probable adj.可能的；sustainable adj.
可持续的；feasible adj.可行的；eligible adj.合格的。根据句意feasible切题故选C。(2) :A
名词辨析题。这本书讲述的是这些基本的信仰和价值观是如何影响美国生活中的重要层面
的。f acetn.方面；formatn.格式；formulan.化学式，配方；fashionn.时尚。(3 ) :B
动词辨析题。找到石油是回事，但提取石油并将其运送到工业地带是另一回事。permeate v.
渗透；extract vt.提取；distinguish vt.辨别；concentrate vt. 集中注意力。根据句意extract切
题故选B。(4) :D
本题考查固定搭配 的掌握。我社记者刚打电话来说援救小组会努力救出被围困的矿工。
endeavour to 试图，努力；effect n. 效果；affect vt. 影响；conceive(of)想出，构思。根据句
意endeavour切题故选D。(5) :D
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(6) :D
(7) :B
(8) :A
(9) :C
(10) :A
(11) :B
(12) :C
(13) :B
(14) :A
(15) :C
(16) :B
(17) :D
(18) :D
(19) :A
(20) :C
(21) :B
(22) :A
(23) :A
(24) :C
(25) :B
(26) :A
(27) :D
(28) :C
(29) :D
(30) :B
Part IV Error Correction (15 minute)
(1) :
1．being → been
2．their → its
3．relative → relatively
4．good → bad
5．as → 去掉
6．politics → political
7．by → for
8．double → doubled
9．more → fewer
10．reason → the reason




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