Part IV Error Correction ( 15 minutes)
When we consider the comfortable circumstances of a working
family today, the life of the workingman in 1882 seems missrable
indeed. But earlier it had been even hard. At the beginning of the 71.
nineteenth century working hours were from sunrise to sunset,
pay was awful, and working conditions being poor and dangerous. 72.
The workingman had little schooling beyond his craft,
and there was little hope that their children would have 73.
nothing better. There were no public schools, and besides, the few 74.
pennies which the children could earn needed to help support the 75.
family, If he was present because of sickness, there was often no 76.
job from him when he returned. Since there were always plenty of 77.
other workers to take his job, he was likely to be hired if he asked 78.
for more pay.
Viewed against today's standards, the attitude of the nine-
Teenth-century factory owners seems incredible. They believed
that was good business to hire men, women and children as cheaply 79.
as possible, make them to work as hard as they could and, when 80.
They became inefficient, worn out, or unable to work for any reason,
discharge them.
Part V Writing (30 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic: We
Need to Broaden Our Knowledge. You should write no less than 120 words and
you should base your composition on the outline ( given in Chinese ) below:
1．科学技术是社会发展所不可缺少的。
2．社会科学和自然科学相互渗透。
3．现代大学生需要广博的知识。
Remember to write your composition coherently and neatly.
[1994年1月大学英语六级考试试题参考答案]
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. B
11. C 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. D 19. C 20. D
21. C 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B
31. C 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. A 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. A 40. C
41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. D 50. A
51. D 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. C 56. D 57. A 58. A 59. B 60. D
61. B 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. B 66. A 67. C 68. C 69. D 70. B
71. hard ? harder 72. being ? were
73. their ? his 74. nothing ? anything
75. (earn) ? (earn) were 76. present ? absent
77. from ? for 78. hired ? fired
79. (that) ? (that) it 80. to ? /
