2007年12月英语六级考试真题及答案

ck up George and Martha.??????????????????? D) Take her daughter to hospital.14. A) She enjoys making up stories about other people.? B) She can never keep anything to herself for long.C) She is eager to share news with the woman.????? D) She is the best informed woman in town.15. A) A car dealer.????? B) A mechanic????? C) A driving examiner.????? D) A technical consultant.16. A) The shopping mall has been deserted recently.??? B) Shoppers can only find good stores in the mall.C) Lots of people moved out of the downtown area.? D) There isn’t much business downtown nowadays.17. A) He will help the woman with her reading.??????? B) The lounge is not a place for him to study in.C) He feels sleepy whenever he tries to study.??????? D) A cozy place is rather hard to find on campus.18. A) To protect her from getting scratches.??????????? B) To help relieve her of the pain.C) To prevent mosquito bites.??????????????????? D) To avoid getting sunburnt.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) In a studio.????? B) In a clothing store.??? C) At a beach resort??? D) At a fashion show20. A) To live there permanently.??????????????????? B) To stay there for half a year.C) To find a better job to support herself.??????????? D) To sell leather goods for a British company.21. A) Designing fashion items for several companies.??? B) Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.C) Working as an employee for Ferragamo.????????? D) Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.22. A) It has seen a steady decline in its profits.????????? B) It has become much more competitive.C) It has lost many customers to foreign companies.? D) It has attracted lot more designers from abroad.23. A) It helps her to attract more public attention.??????? B) It improves her chance of getting promoted.C) It strengthens her relationship with students.????? D) It enables her to understand people better.24. A) Passively.????????? B) Positively.??????? C) Skeptically.??????? D) Sensitively.25. A) It keeps haunting her day and night.??????????? B) Her teaching was somewhat affected by it.C) It vanishes the moment she steps into her role.??? D) Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage.!Section BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) To win over the majority of passengers from airlines in twenty years.B) To reform railroad management in western European countries.C) To electrify the railway lines between major European cities.D) To set up an express train network throughout Europe.27. A) Major European airliner will go bankrupt.B) Europeans will pay much less for traveling.C) Traveling time by train between major European cities will be cut by half.D) Trains will become the safest and most efficient means of travel in Europe.28. A) Train travel will prove much more comfortable than air travel.B) Passengers will feel much safer on board a train than on a plane.C) Rail transport will be environmentally friendlier than air transport.D) Traveling by train may be as quick as, or even quicker than, by air.29. A) In 1981.????????? B) In 1989.????????? C) In 1990.????????? D) In 2000.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A) There can be no speedy recovery for mental patients.B) Approaches to healing patients are essentially the same.C) The mind and body should be taken as an integral whole.D) There is no clear division of labor in the medical profession.31. A) A doctor’s fame strengthens the patients’ faith in them.B) Abuse of medicines is widespread in many urban hospitals.C) One third of the patients depend on harmless substances for cure.D) A patient’s expectations of a drug have an effect on their recovery.32. A) Expensive drugs may not prove the most effective.B) The workings of the mind may help patients recover.C) Doctors often exaggerate the effect of their remedies.D) Most illnesses can be cured without medication.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) Enjoying strong feelings and emotions.????????? B) Defying all dangers when they have to.C) Being fond of making sensational news.??????? D) Dreaming of becoming famous one day.34. A) Working in an emergency room.??????????????? B) Watching horror movies.C) Listening to rock music.????????????????????? D) Doing daily routines.35. A) A rock climber.????? B) A psychologist.????? C) A resident doctor.????? D) A career consultant.!Section CIf you’re like most people, you’ve indulged in fake listening many times. You go to history class, sit in the third row, and look (36) ________ at the instructor as she speaks. But your mind is far away, (37) _______ in the clouds of pleasant daydreams. (38) ________ you come back to earth: the instructor writes an important term on the chalkboard, and you (39) _______ copy it in your notebook. Every once in a while the instructor makes a (40) _________ remark, causing others in the class to laugh. You smile p