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六级真题份
2006年12月24日大学英语六级(CET-6)真题试卷(A卷)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.阅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
PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)
Directions:
Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.
Forquestions1-4,mark
Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;
N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;
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.
Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftakingoff.
In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$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“flytensofthousandofpeopleinspaceoverthenext10-15yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandinspace,toandfromprivatespacestations,andboarddozenofdifferentvehicles...”
●EvenHiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryandpossibilityofbuildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythatitbelievessuchaspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.
Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimpleaccommodationsatbest.Forinstance,iftheInternationalSpaceStationisusedasatouristattraction,guestswon’tfindtheluxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.Ithasbeendesignedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.However,thefirstgenerationofspacehotelsshouldoffertouristsamuchmorecomfortableexperience.
InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,suchahotelcouldofferguestseveryconveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,andsometheymightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbytherotatingspacecitywouldallowspace-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionfacilitieswouldbepossible.Additionally,spacetouristswouldevenbeabletotakespacewalks.
Manyofthesecompaniesbelievethattheyhavetoofferanextremelyenjoyableexperienceinorderforpassengerstopaythousands,ifnotmillions,ofdollarstorideintospace.Sowillspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?
TheMostExpensiveVacation
Willspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?
Orwillmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?
Makenomistakeaboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesrightnowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.Onepoundofpayload(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.Thereportconcludedthataticketpriceof$50,000,therecouldbe500,000passengersflyingintospaceeachyear.Whilestillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopenupspacetoatremendousamountoftraffic.
Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,thegeneralpublichassaid,“Isn’tthatgreat—whendoIgettogo?
”Well,ourchancemightbecloserthanever.Withinthenext20years,spaceplanescouldbetakingofffortheMoonatthesamefrequencyasairplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngles.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.LanceBasswasn’tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.
2.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitableindustry.
3.Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotourists.
4.TwoAustralianbillionaireshavebeenplacedonthewaitinglistforenteringspaceasprivatepassengers.
5.Thepriceforthewinnerinthefall2001NBATVgameshowwouldhavebeen________.
6.HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon’tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda________.
7.Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryforthespacecitytocreatea________.
8.Whatmakinggoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscostinvolvedin________.
9.Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescouldbeloweredto________.
10.Withinthenexttwodecades,________couldbeasintercityairtravel.
PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A)Dr.Smith’swaitingroomisn’ttidy.
B)Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.
C)Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.
D)Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.()
12.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.
B)Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.
C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.
D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.()
13.A)Packinguptogoabroad.
B)DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.
C)BrushinguponherEnglish.
D)ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedSates.()
14.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.
B)Hedoesn’tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.
C)Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.
D)Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.()
15.A)ToinvestigatethecauseofAIDS.
B)ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.
C)TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.
D)TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.()
16.A)Ithasaverylonghistory.
B)Itisaprivateinstitution.
C)ItwasfoundedbyThomas
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