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else’sandweprobablydon’twanttoputahumanbrainingananimalRichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinksscientistcoulddevelop“anthenticanti-ageingdrugs”byworkingouthowcellsinlargeranimalssuchaswhalesandhumanresistmanyformsofinjuries.Hesays:“It’sisnowroutine,inlaboratorymls,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turningonthesameprotectivesystemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclassof100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductiveastoday’speopleintheir60s”ConlinPillinger,professorofnerarysciencesattheOpenUniversity,says:”IfancythatatleastwewillbeabletoshowthatlifedidistarttoevolveonMarswellasEarth.”Within50yearshehopesscientistswillprovethatalienlifecamehereinMartianmeteorites(陨石).ChrisMcKay,anetaryscientistatNASA’sAmesResearchCenter.believesthatin50yearswemayevidenceofalienlifeinancientpermanentforstofMarsoronotherHeadds:”ThereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonEarth.ItmightbeasdifferentasEnglishisto Pricetonprofessor manDysonthinksit“likely”thatlifeformouterspacewillbediscovereddefore2056becausethetoolsforfindingit,suchasopticalandradiodetectionanddataprocessing,areimproving.Heays:”Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookforandadditionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohaverevolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.Theymaychangethewaywelookatourselvesandourceinthe ColoniesinspaceRichardGottprofessorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesmanwillsetupaself-sufficientcolonyonMars,whichwouldbea“lifeinsuranceagainstwhatevercatastrophes,naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronEarth.“TherealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffEarthontootherworldsbeforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout.”SpinalEllenHeber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstitudeinPhiladelphia,foreseescuresforinijuriescausingparalysissuchastheonethatafflicatedSupermanstarChristopherReeve.Shesays:”Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeabletoprofescribedrugsthatcauseseveres(裂的spinalcordstoheal,heartstoregenerateandlostlimbsto“Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttoberepairedfromwithin,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixanapplianceorauto:byrencingthedamagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart.”Shepredictthatwithin5to10yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttoberegrownafewyearslater.Repariestothenervoussystemwillstartwithopticnervesand,intime,thespinalcord.”Within50yearswholebodyrecementwillberoutine,”Prof.Heber-Katzadds.SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterinCalifornia,wonthe2002NoblelPrizeforMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobaldisastersomehumanswillsurvive-andevolitionfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughtosupporttherequiredamountofbrainpower.”Obesity,”hesays.”willhavebeensolved.”RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticeatMIT,saystheproblemsofdeveloartificialinligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartly e.Asaresult,”thepossibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupBillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifomia,says:”Themostsignificantbreakthroughtwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaperthananyexistingenergysource.”Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweaponsandwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhousegasblamedforglobalwarming.GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityofNewMexico,says:”TheUSwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligionisnoraprerequisite(前提)forordinaryhumandecency.“This,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferingamoreandrewardingmoralframeworkforhuman Healsopredictsthat“ahsurdlywasteful”disysofwealthwill eumfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswill eclearer.Thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeusall”brighe\ter,wiser,happierandWhatisjohnlngham’sreportAsolutiontotheglobalenergycrisisB)Extraordinaryadvancesintechnology.C)ThelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscienceD)Scientists’visionoftheworldinhalfacenturyAccordingtoHarvardprofessorStevenPinker,predictionsaboutthe mayinvitemaynotcomewillfoolthedomoreharmthanProfessorBruceLahnoftheUniversityofChicagopredicts humanswon’thavetodonateorgansfortransmorepeoplewilldonatetheirorgansfortransanimalorganscouldbetransntedintohumanorgantransntationwon’tbeasscaryasitisAccordingtoprofessorRichardMilleroftheUniversityofMichigarr,prople lifeforaslongastheyberelievedfromalllifeto100andmorewithbeabletolivelongerthanPricetonprofessor manSysonthinksthat A)scientistswillfindalienlifesimilartoourshumanswillbeabletosettleonalienlifewilllikelybelifewillstarttoevolveonAccordingtoPrincetonprofessorRichardGott,bysettingupaself-sufficientcolonyonMars, MightsurvieallcatastrophesonMightacquireamplenaturalWillbeabletotravelto WillmovetheretoliveabetterEllenHeber-Katz,professorattheWistarInstitueinPhiladelpia,predicts humanorganscanbumanufacturedlikepeoplewillbeasstronganddymamicashumannervescanberencedbyopticlostfingersandlimbswillbeabletorodneyBrookssaysthatitwillbepossibleforrobotstoworkwithhumansasaresultorthedevelopmentofartificaialinligenceforrobots ThemostsignificantbreakthroughpredictedbyBilljoywillbeaninexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethatcan’tbeusedtomakepollutions 10AccordingtoGeoffreyMiller,sciencewillofferamorepractical,universalandrewardingmoralframeworkinceof PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),angD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意:2A)ThemanmightbeabletoyintheWorldTheman’sfootballcareerseemstobeatanThemanwasoperatedonafewweeksThemanisafanofworld-famousfootballA)WorkoutantotightenhisFindouttheopeninghoursoftheApplyforaseniorpositionintheSolvehisproblem ngapart-timeA)Afinancial C)ArealAgood D)Awell-trainedA)Theerrorswillbecorrected C)ThecomputingsystemistooThewomanwasmistaken D)HehascalledthewomanseveralA)Heneedshelptoretrievehis C)HeneedssometimetopolishhisHehastotypehispaperonce D)Hewillbeawayforatwo-weekA)TheymighthavetochangetheirHehasgoteverythingsetfortheirHehasaheavierworkloadthantheTheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJuneA)TheyhavewaitamonthtoapplyforastudentTheycanfindtheapplicationformsintheTheyarenoteligibleforastudentTheyarenotlateforaloanA)NewlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantPollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromtheThequalityofairwillsurelychangefortheIt’lltakeyearstobringairpollutionunderQuestions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Enormoussizeofits C)ItsappealingNumerousvarietiesof D)ItsrichandcolorfulA)Anancient C)AnEgyptianAworldof D)AnEgyptianA)Itspowerbillreaches$9millionaItsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaItspowertoanearbyItgenerates70%oftheelectricityitA) C) D)Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Transferringtoanother C)Thinking ngadifferentStudyingaccountingata D)MakingpreparationforherA)ShehasfinallygotapromotionandapayShehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanotherShecouldatlastleavetheaccountingShemanagedtokeepherpositionintheA)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectHechangedhismindaboutmarriageHedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhisHewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestion.Boththepassageandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce..Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwaterTheyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowThey inganefficientformofwaterTheyaregettingmorepopularasameansorwater ofOverloadingofsmallboatsandotherCarelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheA)Theyscarewhalesto C)TheydischargetoxicTheyproducetoomuch D)TheyendangerlotsofwaterA)Expandoperating C)LimittheuseofRestrictoperating D)EnnecessaryPassageQuestions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)Theyare C)TheyareC)Theyare D)TheyareA)TheyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownNotmanyofthemstayinthesameceforNotmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirTheyattachlessimportancetointeralA)Countoneachotherfor C)KeepafriendlyGiveeachotheracold D)BuildafencebetweenPassageQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)ItmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinItmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofItmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.34．A）Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.ItaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighItresultsfromaworseningeconomicItisanewchallengefacingAmerican35.A)AllowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteB)Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.C)Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.D)HelthemtodevelopbetterstudySectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanknumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownword.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.CompoundSectionI'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedoneifwe’re(36)asacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Thingscertainlyget(37)inahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButIwonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputting(38)injailwhohaven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystem(39)theycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadof(40)anotherdebtbygoingtoprison,andofcourse,comingunderthe(41)ofhardenedcriminals?I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleare(42) forseriouscrimes.Ofcourse,onealternativetothisisto(43) capitalpunishment,butI'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforeye.(44).Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanityplea.Inmyopinion,anyonewhotakesanother ’slifeintentionallyisinsane;however,(45).It’ssad,ofcourse,thata mayhavetospendtherestofhislife,or(46) PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor pletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteouranswersonAnswerSheet2Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingifmovietrailers(预告片)aresupposedtocauseareaction,thepreviewfor"United93"morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,itbeginswithimagesofabeautifulmorningandpassengersboardinganairne.Ittakesyouaminutetorealizewhatthemovie'sevenabout.That’swhenanehitstheWorldTradeCenter.theeffectisvisceral(震撼心灵的).Whenthetraileryedbefore"InsideMan"lastweekataHollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegancallingout,"Toosoon!"InNewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmoredramaticTheLoewstheaterinManhattantooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromitsscreensafterseveral"United93"isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsofSeptember11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotionaldebate.Isittoosoon?Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moretothepoint,willanyonewanttoseeit?Other9/11projectsareonthewayasthefifthoftheattacksapproaches,mostnotablyOliverStone's"WorldTradeCenter."butastheforerunner,"United93"willtakemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40passengersandcrewfoughtbackagainsttheterrorists.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstoberespectfulinhisdepictionofwhatoccurred,proceedingwiththefilmonlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasIsurprisedattheagreement?Yes.Very.Usuallythere’reoneortwofamilieswho'remorereluctant,"Greengrasswritesinane-mail."IwassurprisedattheextraordinarywaytheUnited93familieshave edusintotheirlivesandsharedtheirexperienceswithus."CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember,says,"Theywereveryopenandhonestwithus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswholeproject."Universal,whichisreleasingthefilm,nstodonate10%ofitsopeningweekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.Thathasn'tstoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.O'Harethinksthat'sunfair."Thisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthepassengersandcrewforwhattheydid,"shesays."Butmorethanthat,itraisesawareness.Ourportsaren'tsecure.Ourbordersaren'tsecure.Ourairlinesstillaren'tsecure,andthisiswhathappenswhenyou'renotsecure.That’sthemessageIwantpeopletohear."2Thetrailerfor"United93"succeededincausingareactionwhenityedinthetheatersinHollywood NewYorkCity.Themovie"United93"issuretogiverisetoanemotionalWhatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforeheproceededwiththemovie?theapprovalofeveryvictim’sfamilyUniversal,whichisreleasing"United93",hasbeencriticizedforexploitinganationalCaroleO’Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersandcrewforwhattheydid,thepurposeoflingthestoryistoraisetheawarenessaboutsecurity.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughtthecentre.PassageQuestions52to56arebasedonthefollowingImaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,you’renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompley.Withthedollarslumtoa26-yearlowagainstthealready-expensiveLondonhas equiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn’tngaTitanicagainstjustthepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.It’salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperatorsinMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathas ehostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapcetovacation,shopandparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan’taffordtojointhemerrymaking.Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you’reawinnerintheweak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola’sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhighafteritreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke’sbeveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendincludeMcDonald’sandIBM.Americantourists,however,shouldn’texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarloststrengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenallatonce.Andcurrenciesdon’tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedbytheincreasinglypatheticdollar,cancelthatsummervacationtoEnglandandlooktoNewEngland.There,thedollarisstilltreatedwithalittlerespect.WhydoAmericansfeelA)Theireconomyis B)Theycan’taffordtripstoC)Theircurrencyhas D)TheyhavelosthalfoftheirHowdoesthecurrentdollaraffectthelifeofordinaryTheyhavetocanceltheirvacationsinNewTheyfinditunaffordabletodineinmom-and-popTheyhavetospendmoremoneywhenbuyingimportedTheymightlosetheirjobsduetopotentialeconomic54HowdomanyEuropeansfeelabouttheU.SwiththedevaluedTheyfeelcontemptuousofTheyaresympatheticwithTheyregarditasasuperpowerontheTheythinkofitasagoodtouristdestination.55whatistheauthor’sadvicetoAmericans?TheytreatthedollarwithalittleTheytrytowinintheweak-dollarTheyvacationathomeratherthanTheytreasuretheirmarriagesallthe56Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying“currenciesdon’tturnonadime”(Line2,ParaThedollar’svaluewillnotincreaseintheshortThevalueofadollarwillnotbereducedtoaThedollar’svaluewilldrop,butwithinasmallFewAmericanswillchangedollarsintootherPassageQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingInthecollege-admissionswars,weparentsarethetruefights.Wearepushingourkidstogetgoodgrades,takeSATpreparatorycoursesandbuildresumessotheycangetintothecollegeofourfirstchoice.I’vetwicebeentothewarsandasIsurveythebattlefield,somethingdifferentishappening.Weseeourkids’collegebackgroundaseprizedemonstratinghowwellwe’veraisedthemButwecan’tacknowledgethatourobsession(痴迷ismoreaboutusthanthemSowe’vecontrivedvariousjustificationsthatturnouttobehalf-truths,prejudicesormyths.Itactuallydoesn’tmattermuchwhetherAaronandNicolegotoStanford.Wehaveafull-blownprestigepanicweworrythattherewon’tbeenoughprizestogoaround.FearfulparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolsthaneverUnderlyingthehysteria(歇斯底里isthebeliefthatscarceelitedegreesmustbehighlyvaluableTheirgraduatesmustenjoymoresuccessbecausetheygetabettereducationanddevelopbettercontacts.Allthatisusible——andmostlywrong.Wehaven’tfoundanyconvincingevidencethatselectivityorprestigematters.Selectiveschoolsdon’tsystematicallyemploybetterinstructionalapproachesthanlessselectiveschoolsOntwomeasures——professorsfeedbackandthenumberofessayexams——selectiveschoolsdoslightlyworse.Bysomestudiesselectiveschoolsdoenhancetheirgraduateslifetimeearnings.Thegainisreckonedat2-4forevery100-poinntincreaseinaschool’saverageSATscoresButeventhisadvantageisprobablyastatisticalfluke(偶然Awell-knownstudyexaminedstudentswhogotintohighlyselectiveschoolsandthenwentelsewhere.Theyearnedjustasmuchasgraduatesfromhigher-statusschools.Kidscountmorethantheircolleges.Gettingintoyalemaysignifyinlgence,talentandAmbition.Butit’snottheonlyindicatorand,paradoxically,itssignificanceisdeclining.Thereason:somanysimilarpeoplegoelsewhere.Gettingintocollegeisnotlifeonlycompetiton.Old-boynetworksarebreakingdown.princetoneconomistAlanKruegerstudiedadmissionstoonetopPh.D.program.HighscoresontheGREhelpdexinwhogotin;degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdidn’t.So,parents,lightenup.thestakeshavebeenvastlyexaggerated.uptoapoint,wecanrationalizeourpushiness.Americaisacompetitivesociety;ourkidsneedtoadjusttothat.buttoomuchpushinesscanbedestructive.theveryambitionweimposeonourchildrenmaygetsomeintoHarvardbutmayalsosetthemupfordisappointment.onestudyfoundthat,otherthingsbeingequal,graduatesofhighlyselectiveschoolsexperiencedmorejobdissatisfaction.Theymayhavebeensoconditionedtodeingontopthatanythinglessdisappoints.2Whydosetheauthorsaythatparengsarethetruefightersinthecollege-admissionsTheyhavethefinalsayinwhichuniversitytheirchildrenaretoTheyknowbestwhichuniversitiesaremostsuitablefortheirtheyhavetocarryoutintensivesurveysofcollegesbeforechildrenmakeantheycaremoreaboutwhichcollegetheirchildrengotothanthechildrenWhydoparentsurgetheirchildrentoapplytomoreschoolthantheywanttoincreasetheirchildrenchancesofenteringaprestigioustheyhopetheirchildrencanenterauniversitythatoffersattractiveTheirchildreneillhavehaveawiderchoiceofwhichcollegetogoEliteuniversitiesnowenrollfewersyudentthantheyusedWhatdoestheauthormeanbykidscountmorethantheirContinuingeducationismoreimportantto happinessshouldbevaluedmorethantheireducation.C.Kidsactualabilitiesaremoreimportangthantheircollegebackground.D.WhatkidslearnatcollegecannotkeepupwithjobmarketWhatdoesKruegerstudylA.GETtingintoPgramsmaybemorecompetitivethangettingintocollege.B.Degreesofprestigiousuniversitiesdonotguaranteeentrytograduateprograms.C.GraduatesfromprestigiousuniversitiesdonotcaremuchabouttheirGREscores.D.Connectionsbuiltinprestigiousuniversitiesmaybesustainedlongaftergraduation.OnepossibleresultofpushingchildrenintoeliteuniversitiesistheyearblessthantheirpeersfromothertheyturnouttobelesscompetitiveinthejobtheyexperiencemorejobdissatisfactionaftertheyoveremphasizetheirqualificationsinjobPartVDirections:thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD)ontherightsideofthepaper.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Sevenyearsago,whenIwasvisitingGermany,IMetwithanofficialwhoexinedtomethatthehadaperfectsolutiontoitseconomicproblems.WatchingtheU.S. duringthe‘90s,Germanshaddecidedthatthey,too,neededtogothehigh-technology .Buthow?Inthelate‘90s,theanswerschemedobvious.ns. all,nentrepreneursaccountedforoneofevery ernmentdecidedthatitwould nstoTermanyasAmericadoesby66greencards.OfficialscreatedsomethingcalledtheGermanGreenCard67thattheywouldissue20,000inthefirstyear.68,theGermansexpectedthattensofthousandsmorenswouldsoonbebeggingtocome,andperhapsthe69wouldhavetobeincreased.Buttheprogramwasafailure.Ayearlater70halfofthe20,000cardshadbeenissued.Afterafewextensions,theprogramwas71.ItoldtheGermanofficialatthetimethatIwassurethe72wouldfail.It’snotthatIhadanyparticularexpertiseinimmigration,73Iunderstoodsomethingaboutgreencards,becauseIhadone(theAmerican74).TheGermanGreenCardwasmismand,Iargued,75itnever,underanycircumtances,translatedintoGermancitizenship.TheU.S.greencard,bycontrast,isanalmost76pathto ingAmerican(afterfiveyearsandacleanrecord).Theofficial77myobjection,sayingthattherewasnowayGermanywasgoingtoofferpeoplecitizenship.”weneedyoungtachworkers,”hesaid.”that’swhatthispro-gramisall78Germanywasaskingbrightyoung79toleavetheircountry,cultureandfamilies,movethousandsofaway,learnanewlanguageandworkinastrangeland—butwithoutany80ofeverbeingpartoftheirnewhome.Germanywassenginga signal,onethatwas receivedin andothercountries,andalsobyGermany’sownimmigrantcommunity.A)C)B)D)A)C)B)D)A)C)D)A)C)B)D)A)B)C)D)A)B)C)D)A)B)C)D)A)B)C)D)A)B) C)D)71.A)B)C)D)72.A)B)C)D)73.A)B)C)D)74.A)B)C)D)7980 81 Part Directions:CompletethesentencesbytranslatingintoEnglishthe giveninbracketsPleasewriteyourtranslationonAnswerSheet2Wecansayalotofthingsaboutthosewhohavespenttheirwholelivesonpoems(毕生致力于诗歌的人):theyarepassionate,impulsive,andunique.Marycouldn’thavereceivedmyletter,orsheshouldhaverepliedtomelastweek否则她上周就该Nancyissupposedtohavefinishedherchemistryexperiments做完化学实验atleasttwoweeksNeveroncehastheoldcouplequarreledwitheachother老两口互相争吵)sincetheyweremarried40yearsago.Theprosperityofanationislargelydependentupon(一个国家未来的繁荣在很大程度上有赖于)thequalityofeducationofitspeople2008年6月21日大六级答Part1Recentdecadeshaveseentherapiddevelopmentofinformationtechnology,andtherebyE-bookshavewoundtheirwayintoourdailylife.BecauseofthewideandquickpopularityofE-books,therehasbeenanincreasingcontroversyoverthequestionofwhetherE-bookswillrecetraditionalbooksornot.ManypeopleholdtheideathatitwillnottakelongforE-bookstorecetraditionalbooksbecauseE-bookshavequiteafewadvantagesovertraditionalones.First,E-booksaremoreaccessibletoreaders,becausethereadersjustneedtologontotheinternetandreadonline.Second,thankstotheadvancedtechnology,thecostofE-booksismuchlower,soittakesreadersfarlessmoneytobuyE-books.Lastbutnottheleast,readingE-bookshasdevelopedintopartofourdailylife,whichisparticularlyappealingtoyoungusers,whoarethebodypartoftheusersofelectronicAsfarasI’mconcerned,itisnotlikelyforE-bookstorecetraditionalbooksforlotsofreasons.Forexample,longtimeofreadingE-bookswilldomoreharmtooureyes,andreaderswillfindthemselvesmoreaccessibletoprintedmaterialsbecausecomputersandtheinternethaven’tyetbeenpopularizedtoeverycornerofourlife.E-books,orelectronicbooks,havethesameinformationandneedthesamereadingexperienceasthetraditionalbooks,whichyouactuallyholdinyourhands.E-bookshavesomanybenefitsthattheywillrecetraditionalbooks.E-bookscanbecreatedonashoestringbudgetwhiletheauthorsoftraditionalbookswillhaveto atoughsalestargetbeforetheyevenconsidermakingaprofitonthebook.E-booksarequickertocreatebecausetheycouldbewrittenandpublishedinaslittleasaweekwhilethetimespanbetweenstartingatraditionalbookandwritingitcouldtakearoundayearortwo.E-booksareeasiertotargetawidemarketbecausetheymaybesoldontheInternettoanyonewithacreditcardandanInternetconnectioninanyceintheworld,whilewithatraditionalbookitmaybedifficulttoexpandtonewmarkets,sinceitwillinvolvefurthersignificantcostsondistributionandmarketing.Toconclude,E-booksareaveryvaluabletoolthatcouldbeusedasaprofitcentre,asapublishingtoolorasamarketingtool.Theyhavemanyadvantagesoverthetraditionalbooks.E-bookswillrecetraditionalPart2ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandD)Scientists’visionoftheworldinhalfaB)maynotcomeA)humanswon’thavetodonateorgansfortransC)liveto100andmorewithC)alienlifewilllikelybeA)mightsurviveallcatastrophesonD)lostfingersandlimbswillbeabletoartificial Part3ListeningComprehensionSectionAD)Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballD)Solvehisproblembyngapart-timeC)ArealA)TheerrorswillbecorrectedB)HehastotypehispaperonceA)TheymighthavetochangetheirD)Th