2004年6月六级试题及答案_第5页

　　Culture refers to the social heritage of a people - the learnedpatterns for thinking, feeling and acting that characterize apopulation or society, include the expression of these pattems in

　　S 1.material things. Culture is compose of nonmaterial culture -

　　S2.abstract creations like values, beliefs, customs and institutionalarrangements - and material culture - physical object like

　　S3.cooking pots, computers and bathtubs. In sum, culture reflectsboth the ideas we share or everything we make. In ordinary

　　S4.speech, a person of culture is the individual can speak another

　　S5.language - the person who is unfamiliar with the arts, music,

　　S6.literature, philosophy, or history. But to sociologists, to behuman is to be cultured, because of culture is the common world

　　S7.of experience we share with other members of our group.Culture is essentially to our humanness. It provides a kind

　　S8.of map for relating to others. Consider how you fred your wayabout social life. How do you know how to act in a classroom,or a department store, or toward a person who smiles or laugh

　　S9.at you? Your culture supplies you by broad, standardized,

　　S 10.ready-made answers for dealing with each of these situations.Therefore, if we know a person's culture, we can understandand even predict a good deal of his behavior.

　　Part V Writing

　　For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to the editor of a newspaper complaining about the poor service of a bookstore. You should write at least 150 words according to the guidelines given below in Chinese.

　　设想你买了一本英文词典，发现有这样那样的质量问题，书店的服务态度又不好，因此给报社编辑写信。信中必须包括以下内容：事情的起因与书店交涉的经过呼吁服务行业必须提高服务质量

　　A Letter to the Editor of a Newspaper

　　2004年6月英语六级试题参考答案(卷)

　　听力：

　　1.A) Dick's trousers don't match his jacket.

　　2.B) Get the wallet for the man.

　　3.C) She is following instructions not to use the air-conditioning.

　　4.A) She lost a lot of weight in two years.

　　5.B) The job has been given to someone else.

　　6.A) He's unwilling to fetch the laundry.

　　7.C) At an international trade fair.

　　8.D) The woman regrets going to the movie.

　　9.D) He is not likely to get the job.

　　10.B) It should change its concept of operation.

　　11.C) He can best represent the spirit of early America.

　　12.B) He persuaded France to support Washington.

　　13.C) As one of the founding fathers of the United States.

　　14.A) Because we might be offered a dish of insects.

　　15.D) On the Internet.

　　16.B) It's tasty and healthful.

　　17.D) It is unlikely to be enjoyed by most people.

　　18.A) Their business hours are limited.

　　19.C) Young people who are wealthy and well-educated.

　　20.A) To compete for customers.

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　　21.D) It caused the largest number of casualties.

　　22.C) the badly damaged ship leaned toward one side

　　23.B) felt guilty for their crimes in World War ll

　　24.D) By depicting the sunrvival of ayoung pregnant Woman

　　25.A) they will be misunderstood if they talk about the Wilhelm Gustloff tragedy

　　26.B) they are often incapable of catering to the needs of talented students

　　27.A) to provide support for his argument

　　28.C) could not cope with theistudies at school successfully

　　29.A) mainly to parental help and their education at home

　　30.C) school courses failed to inspire or motivate them

　　31.D) is more prevalent in business circles

　　32.D) lawmakers are inclined to give a free hand to businesses to inquire into customer's buying habits

　　33. A) you fail to cancel it within the specified period

　　34. B) it is considered"transaction and experience"information unprotected by law

　　35. C) consumers' privacy will continue to be invaded

　　36. D) the low efficiency of the immigration and Nnaturalization Service

　　37. B) ward offterrorist suspects at the border

　　38. C) might stay on for as long as they wished

　　39. C) has over-emphasized its service functions at the expense of the nations security 40. A) they might have kept away foreign students and cheap labor