practised together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument. Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome One day Johnston, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. He couldn't believe she was just eight years old."She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States. the musician said. A famous American violin teacher heard the tape He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing wa astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan. Questions 14 to 17 based on the passage you have just heard. 14. What was Midori' s mother? 15. Why was Midori not allowed to touch her mothers violin when she was only two years old 6. What did Johnston, the American, ask Midori to do? 17. Why did Midori move to the United States? Passage Three The British Broadcasting Corporation is rejecting more and more candidates applying for jobs, because they suffer f hearing loss. And this is due to a wide use of personal stereo systems. according to officials at the corporation, about three per cent of them fail to win jobs for this reason. The figure indicates that people suffering from hearing defects are more common that a decade age. Candidates applying for jobs at the british broadcasting Corporation have always had hearing tests, but the techniques such tests were not standardized until five years ago. The corporation says officially that there is no proof to link personal stereos with hearing disabilities, but frequent exposure to high level of sounds can diminish a persons understanding of speech. That will rule out his chances of being a engineer taking care of sound quality in recording. So exerts are now calling for manufactures of personal stereos to provide a warning light. It flashes when the sound is too loud. One British manufacturer accepted this suggestion. And this manufacturer has made a device which switches itself ff when the level of sound is too high. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. Why do more and more candidates fail to get jobs at the british broadcasting Corporation? 19. When did the hearing test techniques become standardized? 20. What suggestions did the experts make to stereo manufacturers? 1994年1月大学英语六级CET-6)真题试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) D)In a restaurant. Section a 6. A)Customer and salesperson 1. A) At home B) Teacher and student B)In a phone box C)Boss and secretary. C) In her office D) Guest and waitress D) In a friend’ s house 7. A)He didn' t buy anything 2. A)On the west side of a square. B)He got some medicine for his foot. B)At the end of a street C)He was sick and couldn't go shopping C)To the east of the traffic light. D)He bought everything except the football D)On the east side of a square. 8. A)Teachers like Professor Janson are ra 3. A)She has to change the time for the trip B)Professor Janson has won a million dollars B)She hasn't decided where to go next month C)Professor Janson is lucky to be teaching at that C) She can't afford the time for the trip school D)She will manage to leave this month. D) There are many teachers as good as Professor Janson. 4. A) The apartment is better furnished. 9. A)She didn't know her daughter could sing so well. B)She prefers to live in a quiet place B)She sings better than her daughter C)It's less expensive to live in an apartment. C)She doesn't like her daughter D)She finds her roommates difficult to get along with D)She herself doesn,t have a good voice 5. A)In a hospital. 10. A)He finds history books difficult to understand B)In a library. B)He has to read a lot of history books C)In a travel agency. C)He doesn't like the history course.6 practised together day after day. She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument. Instead, she persisted until the problem was overcome. One day Johnston, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin. He couldn’t believe she was just eight years old. “She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States.” the musician said. A famous American violin teacher heard the tape. He, too, had difficulty believing his ears. The playing was absolutely astonishing. He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship. In 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan. Questions 14 to 17 based on the passage you have just heard. 14. What was Midori’s mother? 15. Why was Midori not allowed to touch her mother’s violin when she was only two years old? 16. What did Johnston, the American, ask Midori to do? 17. Why did Midori move to the United States? Passage Three The British Broadcasting Corporation is rejecting more and more candidates applying for jobs, because they suffer from hearing loss. And this is due to a wide use of personal stereo systems. According to officials at the corporation, about three per cent of them fail to win jobs for this reason. The figure indicates that people suffering from hearing defects are more common that a decade age. Candidates applying for jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation have always had hearing tests, but the techniques for such tests were not standardized until five years ago. The corporation says officially that there is no proof to link personal stereos with hearing disabilities, but frequent exposure to high level of sounds can diminish a person’s understanding of speech. That will rule out his chances of being a engineer taking care of sound quality in recording. So exerts are now calling for manufactures of personal stereos to provide a warning light. It flashes when the sound is too loud. One British manufacturer accepted this suggestion. And this manufacturer has made a device which switches itself off when the level of sound is too high. Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you ha ve just heard. 18. Why do more and more candidates fail to get jobs at the British Broadcasting Corporation? 19. When did the hearing test techniques become standardized? 20. What suggestions did the experts make to stereo manufacturers? 1994 年 1 月大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷 Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes) Section A 1. A) At home. B) In a phone box. C) In her office. D) In a friend’s house. 2. A) On the west side of a square. B) At the end of a street. C) To the east of the traffic light. D) On the east side of a square. 3. A) She has to change the time for the trip. B) She hasn’t decided where to go next month. C) She can’t afford the time for the trip. D) She will manage to leave this month. 4. A) The apartment is better furnished. B) She prefers to live in a quiet place. C) It’s less expensive to live in an apartment. D) She finds her roommates difficult to get along with. 5. A) In a hospital. B) In a library. C) In a travel agency. D) In a restaurant. 6. A) Customer and salesperson. B) Teacher and student. C) Boss and secretary. D) Guest and waitress. 7. A) He didn’t buy anything. B) He got some medicine for his foot. C) He was sick and couldn’t go shopping. D) He bought everything except the football. 8. A) Teachers like Professor Janson are rare. B) Professor Janson has won a million dollars. C) Professor Janson is lucky to be teaching at that school. D) There are many teachers as good as Professor Janson. 9. A) She didn’t know her daughter could sing so well. B) She sings better than her daughter. C) She doesn’t like her daughter. D) She herself doesn’t have a good voice. 10. A) He finds history books difficult to understand. B) He has to read a lot of history books. C) He doesn’t like the history course