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1、2009年 6 月 大 学 英 语 六 级 考 试 真 题 及 答 案 Part I Writing(30 minutes)注 意：此 部 分 试 题 在 答 题 卡 1上 Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)(15minutes)Directions:In this part,you will have 15 minutes to go over thepassage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1 Forquestions 1-7,choose the

2、best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D.For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.What will the world be 1 ike in fifty years?This week some top scientists,including Nobel Prize winners,gavetheir vision of how the world will look in 2056,fron ga

3、s-powered carsto extraordinary health advances,John Ingham reports on what theworld s finest minds believe our futures will be.For those of us lucky enough to live that long,2056 will be a worldof almost perpetual youth,where obesity is a remote memory and robotsbecome our companions.We will be rubb

4、ing shoulders with aliens and colonizing outer space.Better still,our descendants might at last live in a world at peacewith itself.The prediction is that we will have found a source of inexhaustible,safe,green energy,and that science will have killed off religion.If they are right we will have remo

5、ved two of the main causes of war-ourdependence on oi1 and religious prejudice.Will we really,as todayJ s scientists claim,be able to live forever or at least cheat the ageing process so that the average personlives to 150?Of course,al 1 these predictions come with a scientific healthwarning.Harvard

6、 professor Steven Pinker says:This is an invitationto look foolish,as with the predictions of domed cities andnuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 year ago.”Living longerAnthony Atala,director of the Wake Forest Institute in NorthCarolina,belives failing organs will be repaired by injec

7、ting cellsinto the body.They will naturally to straight to the injury and helpheal it.A system of injections without needles could also slow theageing process by using the same process to tune cells.Bruce Lahn,professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago,anticipates the ability to produc

8、e“unlimited supplies”oftransplantable human organs without the needed a new organ,such askidney,the surgeon would contact a commercial organ producer,givehim the patient s immuno-logical profile and wou1d then be sent akidney with the correct tissue type.These organs would be entirely composed of hu

9、man cells,grown byintroducing them into animal hosts,and alloweing them to deveoop intoand organ in place of the animal s own.But Prof.Lahn believes thatfarmed brains would be“off limits”.He says:Very few people wouldwant to have their brains replaced by someone else s and we probablydon t want to p

10、ut a human brain ing an animal body.”Richard Miller,a professor at the University of Michigan,thinksscientist could develop a an thentic anti-age ing drugs“by working outhow cells in larger animals such as whales and human resist many formsof injuries.He says:It s is now routine,in laboratory mammal

11、s,to extend lifespan by about 40%.Turning on the same protective systemsin people should,by 2056,create the first class of 100-year-olds whoare as vigorous and productive as today,s people in their 60s”AliensConlin Pillinger,professor of planerary sciences at the OpenUniversity,says:v I fancy that a

12、t least we will be able to show thatlife didi start to evolve on Mars well as Earth.Within 50years hehopes scientists will prove that alien life came here in Martianmeteorites（陨 石）.Chris McKay,a planetary scientist at NASA s Ames ResearchCenter,believes that in 50 years we may find evidence of alien

13、 lifein ancient permanent forst of Mars or on other planers.He adds:There is even a chance we will find alien life forms hereon Earth.It mightbe as different as English is to Chinese.Priceton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it“likely“that lifeform outer space will be discovered defore 2056 because th

14、e tools forfinding it,such as optical and radio detection and data processing,areimproving.He ays:As soon as the first evidence is found,we will know whatto look for and additional discoveries are likely to followquickly.Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionaryconsequences for biology,astro

15、nomy and philosophy.They may changethe way we look at ourselves and our place in the universe.Colonies in spaceRichard Gottprofessor of astrophysics at Princeton,hopes man willset up a self-sufficient colony on Mars,which would be a”lifeinsurance policy against whatever catastrophes,natural orotherw

16、ise,might occur on Earth.“The real space race is whether we will colonise off Earth on toother worlds before money for the space programme runs out.”Spinal injuriesEllen Heber-Katz,a professor at the Wistar Institude inPhiladelphia,foresees cures for ini juries causing paralysis such asthe one that

17、afflicated Superman star Christopher Reeve.She says:I believe that the day is not far off when we will beable to profescribe drugs that cause severes（断 裂 的）spinal cords toheal,hearts to regenerate and lost limbs to regrow.“People will come to expect that injured or diseased organs aremeant to be rep

18、aired from within,inmuch the same way that we fix anappliance or automobile:by replancing the damaged part with amanufacturer-certified new part.She predict that within 5 to 10years fingers and toes will be regrown and 1imbs will start to beregrown a few years later.Reparies to the nervous system wi

19、ll startwith optic nerves and,in time,the spinal cord.Within 50years wholebody replacement will be routine,Prof.Heber-Katz adds.ObesitySydney Brenner,senior distinguished fellow of the Crick-JacobsCenter in California,won the 2002 Noblel Prize for Medicine and saysthat if there is a global disaster

20、some humans will survive-andevolition will favour small people with bodies large enough to supportthe required amount of brain power.Obesity,“he says.will havebeen solved.”RobotsRodney Brooks,professor of robotice at MIT,says the problems ofdeveloping artificial intelligence for robots will be at le

21、ast partlyovercome.As a result,“the possibilities for robots working withpeople will open up immensely”EnergyBill Joy,green technology expert in California,says:The mostsignificant breakthrought would be to have an inexhaustible source ofsafe,green energy that is substantially cheaper than any exist

22、ingenergy source.Ideally,such a source would be safe in that it could not be madeinto weapons and would not make hazardous or toxic waste or carbondioxide,the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.SocietyGeoffrey Miller,evolutionary psychologist at the University ofNew Mexico,says:The US wil

23、l follow the UKin realizing that religionis nor a prerequisite（前 提）for ordinary human decency.“This,science will kill religion-not by reason challengingfaith but by offering a more practical,uniwersal and rewarding moralframeworkfor human interaction.vHe also predicts that absurdly wastefulv display

24、s of wealthwill become umfashionable while the importance of close-knitcommunities and families will become clearer.These there changer,he says,will help make usall“brigheter,wiser,happier and kinder”.注 意：此 部 分 试 题 请 在 答 题 卡 1上 作 答。1.What is john InghamJ s report about?A）A solution to the global ene

25、rgy crisisB)Extraordinary advances in technology.C)The latest developments of medical scienceD)Scientists vision of the world in halfa century2.According to Harvard professor Steven Pinker,predictions aboutthe f u t u r e.A)may invite troubleB)may not come trueC)wi11 fool the publicD)do more harm th

26、an good3.Professor Bruce Lahn of the University of Chicago predictst h a t.A)humans won,t have to donate organs for transplantationB)more people will donate their organs for transplantationC)animal organs could be transplanted into human bodiesD)organ transplantation won t be as scary as it is today

27、4.According to professor Richard Miller of the University ofMichigarr,prople w i l l.A)life for as long as they wishB)be relieved from all sufferingsC)lif e to 100 and more with v ita lityD)be able to 1ive longer than whales5.Priceton professor Freeman Syson thinks t h a t.A)scientists will find ali

28、en life similar to oursB)humans will be able to settle on MarsC)alien lif e w ill lik e ly be discoveredD)life will start to evolve on Mars6.According to Princeton professor Richard Gott,by setting up aself-sufficient colony on Mars,H u m a n s.Might survie allcatastrophes on earthMight acquire ampl

29、e natural resourcesWill be able to travel to Mars freelyWill move there to live a better life7.Ellen Heber-Katz,professor at the Wistar Institue inPhiladelpia,predicts t h a t.A)human organs can bu manufactured like appliancesB)people will be as strong and dymamic as supermenC)human nerves can be re

30、planced by optic fibersD)lost fingers and limbs will be able to regrow8.rodney Brooks says that it will be possible for robots to workwith humans as a result or the development of_ a rtific a ia lintelligence for robots9.The most significant breakthrough predicted by Bill joy will bean inexhaustible

31、 green energy source that can t be used tomake_pollutions10 According to Geoffrey Miller,science will offer a more practical,universal and rewarding moral framework in place ofreligionPart III ListeningComprehension(35minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversationsand

32、 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or morequestions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once.After each question there willbe a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C),ang D),and decide whic

33、h is the best answer.Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single 1 ine through thecentre.注 意：此 部 分 试 题 请 在 答 题 卡 2 上 作 答 11.A)The man might be able to play in the World Cup.B)The man s football career seems to be at an end.C)The man was operated on a few weeks ago.D)The man is

34、a fan of world-famous football players.12.A)Work out a plan to tighten his budgetB)Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria.C)Apply for a senior position in the restaurant.D)S o l v e h i s p r o b l e m b y d o i n g a p a r t-t i m e j o b.13.A)A financial burden.C)A r e a l n u i s a n c e.B)A

35、 good companion D)A well-trained pet.14.A)T h e e r r o r s w i l l b e c o r r e c t e d s o o n.system is too complex.B)The woman was mistaken herself.C)The computingD)He has called thewoman several times.15.A)He needs help to retrieve his files.C)He needs sometime to polish his paper.B)He h a s t

36、 o t y p e h i s p a p e r o n c e m o re.D)He will be awayfor a two-week conference.16.A)T h e y m i g h t h a v e t o c h a n g e t h e i r p l a n.B)He has got everything set for their trip.C)He has a heavier workload than the woman.D)They could stay in the mountains until June 8.17.A)They have w

37、ait a month to apply for a student loan.B)They can find the application forms in the brochure.C)They are not e lig ib le for a student loan.D)They are not late for a loan application.18.A)N ew laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release.B)Pollution has a ttra c te d l i t t l e atten tio n f

38、rom the public.C)The quality of air will surely change for the better.D)I t 11 take years to bring a ir pollution under control.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have ju st heard.19.A)Enormous size of its stores.C)Its appealingsurroundings.B)Numerous varieties of food.D)Its rich a

39、ndcolorful history.20.A)An ancient building.C)A n Egyptianmuseum.B)A world of antiques.D)A n EgyptianMemorial.21.A)Its power b ill reaches$9 m illion a year.B)It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.C)It supplies power to a nearby town.D)It generates 70%of the electricity it uses.22.A)11,500 C)250,0

40、00B)30,000 D)300,000Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23.A)Transferring to another department.C)Thinking aboutdoing a different job.B)Studying accounting at a university D)Makingpreparation for her wedding.24.A)She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.B)She

41、has got a satisfactory job in another company.C)She could at last leave the accounting department.D)She managed to keep her position in the company.25.A)He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match.B)He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.C)He declared that he would remain single all his

42、 life.D)He would marry Andrea even without meeting her.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At theend of each passage,you will hear some question.Both the passage andthe question will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,youmust choose the best answer from the

43、four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre.注 意：此 部 分 试 题 请 在 答 题 卡 2 上 作 答。Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A)They are motorcycles designated for water sports.B)They are spe

44、edy boats restricted in narrow waterways.C)They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation.D)They are getting more popular as a means or water recreation.27.A)Waterscooter operators lack of experience.B)VacationersJ disregard of water safety rules.C)Overloading of small boats and other c

45、raft.D)Carelessness of people boating along the shore.28.A)They scare whales to death.C)They discharge toxicemissions.B)They produce too much noise.D)They endanger lots of waterlife.29.A)Expand operating areas.C)Limit the use ofwaterscooters.B)Restrict operating hours.D)Enforce necessaryregulations.

46、Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.A)They are stable.C)They are strained.C)They are close.D)They are changing.31.A)They are fully occupied with their own business.B)Not many of them stay in the same place for long.C)Not many of them can win trust from their

47、 neighbors.D)They attach less importance to interpersonal relations.32.A)Count on each other for help.C)Keep a friendlydistance.B)Give each other a cold shoulder.D)Build a fence betweenthem.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A)It may produce an increasing

48、 number of idle youngsters.B)It may affect the quality of higher education in America.C)It may cause many schools to go out of operation.D)It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.34.A)It is less serious in cities than in rural areas.B)It affects both junior and senior high schools.C)It re

49、sults from a worsening economic climate.D)It is a new challenge facing American educators.35.A)Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers.B)Creating a more relaxed learning environment.C)Rewarding excellent academic performance.D)Helping them to develop better study habits.Section CDirections:I

50、n this section,you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefullyfor its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time,you are required to fill in the blank numbered from 36 to 43 with theexact words you have just heard.For blanks