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大学英语六级考试
2006年12月24日大学英语六级考试
PartⅠwriting(30minutes)
Directions:
forthispart,youareallowed30minutesashortessayentitledTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要
2.现在愿意阅读经典的人却越来越少,原因是…………
3.我们大学生应该怎么做
TheImportanceofReadingClassics
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PartⅡReadingComprehension(Skimming&Scanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-4,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.
Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
SpaceTourism
Makeyourreservationsnow.Thespacetourismindustryisofficiallyopenforbusiness,andticketsaregoingforamere$20millionforaone-weekstayinspace.DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration(NASA),RussiamadeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld’sfirstspacetourist.TitoflewintospaceaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist,SouthAfricanbusinessmanMarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsoboundfortheISS.
LanceBassof’NSyncwassupposedtobethethirdtomakethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffonOctober30,2002,duetolackofpayment.ProbablythemostincredibleaspectofthisproposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.
Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcoldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftakingoff.
In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscoldbeworthbillionsofdollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbe$10billionperyearindustrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningupspacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthedevelopmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.
SpaceAccommodations
Russia’sMirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch2001,theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.
TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,whichwasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.Thesurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoairinfall2001.ParticipantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingatRussia’scosmonaut(宇航员)trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswouldbeeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC’sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginningspacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompletedin2006.
Russiaisnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwaytocommercializespacetravel.Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttaketouriststospace:
●SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating“commercialspaceinfrastructure(基础结构)”thatwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraftinthemovie“2001:
ASpaceOdyssey”.SpaceIslandsaysitwillbuilditsspacecityoutofemptyNASAspace-shuttlefueltanks(tostart,itshouldtakearound12orso),andplaceitabout400milesaboveEarth.Thespacecitywillrotateonceperminutetocreateagravitationalpullone-thirdasstrongasEarth’s.
●Accordingtotheirvisionstatement,SpaceAdventuresplansto“flytensofthousandsofpeopleinspaceoverthenext10-15yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandinspace,toandfromprivatespacestations,andaboarddozensofdifferentvehicles….”
●EvenHiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryandthepossibilityofbuildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythatitbelievessuchaspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.
Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimpleaccommodationsatbest.Forinstance,iftheInternationalSpaceStationisusedasatouristattraction,guestswon’tfindtheluxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.Ithasbeendesignedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.However,thefirstgenerationofspacehotelsshouldoffertouristsamuchmorecomfortableexperience.
InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,suchahotelcouldofferguestseveryconveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,andsometheymightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbytherotatingspacecitywouldallowspace-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionnormallywithinthestructure.Everythingfromrunningwatertoarecyclingplanttomedicalfacilitieswouldbepossible.Additionally,spacetouristswouldevenbeabletotakespacewalks.
Manyofthesecompaniesbelievethattheyhavetoofferanextremelyenjoyableexperienceinorderforpassengerstopaythousands,ifnotmillion,ofdollarstorideintospace.Sowillspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?
ThemostExpensiveVacation
Willspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?
Orwillmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?
Makenomistakeaboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesrightnowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.Onepoundofpayloud(有效载重)costsabout$10,000toputintoEarth’sorbit.
NASAandLockheedMartinarecurrentlydevelopingasingle-stage-to-orbitlaunchspaceplane,calledtheVentureStar,thatcouldbelaunchedforaboutatenthofwhatthespaceshuttlecoststolaunch.IftheVentureStartakesoff,thenumberofpeoplewhocouldaffordtotakeatripintospacewouldmoveintothemillions.
In1998,ajointreportfromNASAandtheSpaceTransportationAssociationstatedthatimprovementsintechnologycouldpushfaresforspacetravelaslowas$50,000,andpossiblydownto$20,000or$10,000adecadelater.Thereportconcludedthatataticketprice$50,00,therecouldbe500,000passengersflyingintospaceeachother.Whilestillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopenupspacetoatremendousamountoftraffic.
Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,thegeneralpublichassaid,“Isn’tthatgreat---whenIgettogo?
”Well,ourchancemightbecloserthanever.Withinthenext20years,spaceplanescouldbetakingofffortheMoonatthesamefrequencyasairplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngeles.
1.LanceBasswasn’tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.
2.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitableindustry.
3.Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotourists.
4.TwoAustralianbillionaireshavebeenplacedonthewaitinglistforenteringspaceasprivatepassengers.
5.Theprizeforthewinnerinthefall2001NBCTVgameshowwouldhavebeen_______.
6.HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon’tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda_________.
7.Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryforthespacecitytocreatea________.
8.Whatmakesgoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscostinvolvedin________.
9.Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescouldbeloweredto______.
10.Withinthenexttwodecades,_______couldbeascommonasintercityairtravel.
PartⅢListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
11.A.Dr.Smith’swaitingroomisn’ttidy
B.Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazine
C.Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher
D.Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice
12.A.Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable
B.Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent
C.Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst
D.Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment
13.A.PackinguptogoabroadC.DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse
B.BrushinguponherEnglishD.ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedStates
14.A.Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure
B.Hedoesn’tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim
C.Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit
D.Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillness
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