62. This is the ______ piano on which the composer created some of his greatest works.

A) true B) original C) real D) genuine

63. Comparison and contrast are often used __________ in advertisements.

A) intentionally B) pertinently C) incidentally D) tiresomely

64. A complete investigation into the causes of the accident should lead to improved
standards and should __________ new operating procedures.

A) result is B) match with C) subject to D) proceed with

65. ______ popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity
that only a genius can create.

A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to

66. The bond of true affection had pulled us six very different men from six very
different countries?across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren't very
different __________.

A) for all B) as usual C) in particular D) after all

67. Though her parents __________ her musical ability, Jerrilo u's piano playing is
really terrible.

A) pour scorn on B) heap praise upon C) give vent to D) cast light upon

68. Some children display an __________ curiosity about every new thing they encounter.

A) incredible B) infectious C) incompatible D) inaccessible

69. Bruce Stephen gripped the __________ wheel hard as the car bounced up and down.

A) stirring B) driving C) steering D) revolving

70. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged____how great their achievements are.

A) in spite of B) in ways of C) in favor of D) in terms of

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 in the fewest possible words (not exceeding 10 words).

One summer my wife Chris and I were invited by friends to row down the Colorado River in a boat. Our expedition included many highly successful people?the kind who have staffs to take care of life's daily work. But in the wilder rapids, all of us naturally set aside any pretenses(矫饰) and put out backs into every stroke to keep the boat from tumbling over. At each night's encampment, w e all hauled supplies and cleaned dishes. After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river.

I believe that in life?as well as on boat trips teamwork will make all our journeys successful ones. The rhythms of teamwork have been the rhythms of my life. I played basketball alongside famous players, and the team I now coach, the New York Knicks, has recovered from years of adversity to become a major contender in the 1990s.

I'm persuaded that teamwork is the key to making dreams come true. We all play o n a number of teams in our lives-as part of a family, as a citizen, as a member of an agreement, written or unwritten. It contains the values and goals for every team member.

For example, in the late 1970s a General Motors plant in Fremont, Calif, was the scene of constant warfare between labor and management. Distrust ran so hight at the labor contract was hundreds of pages of tricky legal terms. GM spent mill ions trying to keep the facility up to date, but productivity and quality were continually poor. Absenteeism(旷工) was so out of control that the production line couldn't even start up on some mornings. Finally in the early 1980s, GM shut down the plant.
GM became convinced that it had to create new production systems based on teamwork. In the mid?1980s it reopened the Fremont plant with Toyota, starting from scratch(从零开始) with a much simpler and shorter labor contract. It promise d that executive salaries would be reduced and jobs performed by outside sellers would be given to employees before any layoffs were considered. Over a hundred job clssifications were cut to just two. Instead of doing one boring job over an d over, workers agreed to be part of small teams, spending equal time on various tasks.

Questions:(注意:答题尽量简短，超过10个词要扣分。每条横线限写一个 英语单词，标点符号不占格。)

S1.What comment did the author make about the highly successful people travelling with him?

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________

S2.Why was it easy for boats to tumble over in the Colorado?

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________

S3.What happened to the New York Knicks in the 1980s?

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________

S4.What caused the sharp conflict in the GM plant in the late 1970s?

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________

S5.What spirit was encouraged in the reopened GM plant?

_________ _________ _________ _________ _________
_________ _________ _________ _________ _________

Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes t o write a composition on the topic My View on Fake Commodities. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1. 假冒伪劣商品的危害

2. 怎样杜绝假冒伪劣商品

1998年1月大学英语六级考试参考答案

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

1-10 B B A B B C A D D A

11-20 D A C C A B D D B C

Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension

21.B 22.D 23.B 24.C 25.A 26.C 27.D 28.A 29.B 30.C
31.C 32.D 33.D 34.B 35.A 36.B 37.A 38.D 39.A 40.C

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary Structure

41.C 42.D 43.C 44.A 45.A 46.B 47.B 48.C 49.D 50.A
51.B 52.D 53.C 54.C 55.A 56.B 57.D 58.C 59.D 60.C
61.D 62.B 63.A 64.A 65.B 66.D 67.B 68.A 69.C 70.D

Part Ⅳ Short Answer Questions

S1.They were used to being spoiled and indulged.

S2.Because the river is full of twists and turns.

S3.It was in adversity.

S4.Distrust and lack of teamwork.

S5.The spirit of teamwork.

Part Ⅴ Writing(略)