1997年1月大学英语六级试题（2）

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:

The more women and minorities make their way into the ranks of management, the more they seem to want a talk about things formerly judged to be best left unsaid. The newcomers also tend to see office matters with a fresh eye, in the process sometimes coming up with critical analyses of the forces that shape everyone' s experience in the organization.
Consider the novel views of Harvey Coleman of Atlanta on the subject of getting ahead. Coleman is black. He spent 11 years with IBM, half of them working in management development, and now serves as a consultant to the likes of AT&T, Co-ca-Cola, Prudential, and Merch. Coleman says that bed on what he' s seen at big companies, he weighs the different elements that make for long-term career success as follows: performance counts a mere 10 % , image, 30% , and exposure, a full 60% .Coleman concludes that excellent job performance is so common thee days that while doing your work well may win you pay increases, it won' t secure you the big promotion. He finds that advancement more often depends on how many people know you and your work, and how high up they are.
Ridiculous beliefs? Not to many people, especially many women and members of minority races who, like Coleman, feel that the scales have dropped from their eyes. "Women and blacks in organizations work under false beliefs," says Kaleel Jamison, a New York-based management consultant who helps corporations deal with these issues. "They think that if you work hard, you'll get ahead-that someone in authority will reach down and give you promotion." She adds, "Most women and blacks are so frightened that people will think they've gotten ahead because of their sex or color that they play down their visibility." Her advice to those folks: learn the ways that white males have traditionally used to find their way into the spotlight.

36. According to the passage, "things formerly judged to be best left unsaid" ( Pare. 1) probably refers to "__________".
A) criticisms that shape everyone's experience
B) the opinions which contradict the established beliefs
C) the tendencies that help the newcomers to see office matters with a fresh eye
D) the ideas which usually come up with new ways of management in the organization .
37. To achieve success in your career, the most important factor, according to the passage, is to __________.
A) let your superiors know how good you are
B) project a favorable image to the people around you
C) work as a consultant to your superiors
D) perform well your tasks given by your superiors
38 . The reason why women and blacks play down their visibility is that they __________ .
A) know that someone in authority will reach down and give them a promotion
B) want to give people the impression that they work under false beliefs
C) don' t want people to think that their promotions were due to sex or color
D) believe they can get promoted by reason of their sex or color
39 . The author is of the opinion that Coleman' s beliefs are __________ .
A) biased B) popular C) insightful D) superficial
40 . The best title for this passage would be __________.
A) Role of Women and Minorities in Management
B) The importance of Being Visible
C) Job Performance and Advancement
D) Sex and Career Success

Part III Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this pert . 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 centre .

41 . As a _______actor, he can perform, sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instruments.
A) flexible B) versatile C) sophisticated D) productive
42 . There are not many teachers who are strong _______ of traditional methods in English teaching.
A) sponsors B) contributors C) advocates D) performers
43 . We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to _______.
A) ascend B) descend C) decline D) plunge
44. Competition, they believe, _______ the national character than corrupt it.
A) enforces B) confirms C) intensifies D) strengthens
45 . The accident _______ him of his sight and the use of his legs.
A) excluded B) disabled C) deprived D) gripped
46 . On weekends my grandma usually _______ a glass of wine.
A) subscribes to B) disabled in C) hangs on D) indulges in
47 . The People living in these apartments have free to that swimming pool.
A) access B) excess C) excursion D) recreation
48 . At the party we found that shy girl _______ her mother all the time.
A) depending on B) coinciding with C) adhering to D) clinging to
49. When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people and ask them questions .
A) at length B) at random C) in essence D) in bulk
50. I think she hurt my feelings _________ rather than by accident as she claimed.
A) virtually B) deliberately C) literally . D) appropriately
51 . Even though he was guilty, the ________ judge did not sent him to prison.
A) merciful B) impartial C) conscientious D) conspicuous
52. The education ________ for the coming year is about $ 4 billion, which is much more than what people expected.
A) allowance B) reservation C) budget D) finance
53. They had a fierce ________ as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which we broken years ago .
A) debate B)clash C) disagreement D) contest
54 . They tossed your thoughts back and forth for over an hour, but still could not make ________ of them.
A) prey on B) comprehension c) meaning D) sense
55 . The politician says he will ________ the welfare of the people.
A) prey on B) take on C) get at D) se to
56 . If you ________ the bottle and cigarettes, you'll be much healthier.
A) toke off B) keen off C) get off D) set off
57 . He was ________to steal the money when he saw it lying on the table.
A) dragged B) tempted C) elicited D) attracted
58 . Somewhat short-sighted, she had the habit of ________at people.
A) glancing B) peering C) gazing D) scanning
59. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the ________ majority are inactive.
A) tremendous B) demanding C) intensive D) overwhelming
60. In general, matters which lie entirely within state borders are the ________ concern of state governments.
A) extinct B) excluding C) excessive D) exclusive
61 . The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many ________ references.
A) obscure B) acute C) notable D) objective
62 . The mayor was asked to ________his speech in order to allow his audience to raise questions.
A) constrain B) conduct c) condense D) converge
63 . The morning news says a school bus ________ with a train at the junction and a group of policemen were sent there immediately.
A) bumped B) collided C) crashed D) struck
64. Sometimes patients suffering from severe pain can be helped by "drugs" that aren't really drugs at all ________ sugar pills that contain no active chemical elements.
A) or rather B) rather than C) but rather D) other than
65 . We are writing to the manager ________ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.
A) with the exception of B) with the purpose of
C) with reference to D) with a view to
66. When I said goodbye to her, she ________the door.
A) saw me at B) set me off
C) sent me to D) showed me to
67. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ________ the costs.
A) worth B) worth of C) worthy D) worthwhile
68. During the nineteen years of his career , France Battiate has won the ________of a wide audience outride Italy.
A) enjoyment B) appreciation c) evaluation D) reputation
69. Although most dreams apparently happen ________,dream activity nay be provided by external influences.
A) spontaneously B) simultaneously
C) homogeneously D) instantaneously
70 . He is bolding a ________position in the company and expects to be promoted soon.
A) subordinate B) succeeding C) successive D) subsequent


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.

Joe Templer should have known better: after all, he works for a large auto-insurance company. It won't hurt to leave the key in the truck this once, he thought, as he filled his gas tank at a self-service gas station. But moments later as he was paying the money he saw the truck being driven away.
In 1987, 1.6 million motor vehicles were stolen in the United States-oen every 20 seconds. If current trends continue, expert predict annual vehicle thefts could exceed two million by the end of the decade.
Vehicle theft is a common phenomenon, which has a direct impact on over four million victims a year. the cost is astonishing.
Many police officials blame professional thieves for the high volume of thefts. It is major money-maker for organized crime. Typically, stolen cars are taken to pieces and the parts sold to individuals. But as many as 200, 000 care are smuggled out of the country every year. Most go to Latin America, the Middle East and Europe.
Only about 15 percent car thefts result in an arrest, because few police departments routinely conduct indepth auto-investigations. When thieves are arrested, judges will often sentence them to probation, not immediately put them in prison because the prisons are overcrowded with violent criminals.
One exception is a Michigan program that assigns 92 police officers to work full-time on the state's 65, 000 car theft cases a year. Since 1986, when the effort began, the state's auto-theft rate has fallen from second in the nation to ninth.
How can you protect your car? If you live in a high-theft co or drive an expensive model, consider a security system. It may cost anywhere from $ 25 to $ 1, 000. Some systems engage automatically-simply removing the key disables the fuel pump and the starter. When cars are equipped with such systems, thefts may drop by one-third. In some states, you may be able to use a device that transmits radio signals, allowing stolen cars to be tracked by police.

Questions :
71 . What is the passage mainly about?
72 . What does the author think Joe Templer should a blamed for?
73 . How serious did the author think the annual vehicle theft could be in the United States in 1989,
74. What are the two ways thieves sell the stolen care?
75 . What type of security system can help the police track down a stolen car?

Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions : For this part , you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Haste Makes Waste. You should write at least 120 words and you should abase your composition on the outline ( given in Chinese ) below :
1.为什么说"欲速则不达"
2.试举例说明

Haste Makes Waste