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2007年6月23日大学英语六级真题试卷(

ShouldOneExpectaRewardWhenDoingaGoodDeed?

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheetI.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage;

N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthe

passage.

SevenStepstoaMoreFulfillingJob

Manypeopletodayfindthemselvesinunfulfillingworksituations.Infact,onein

fourworkersisdissatisfiedwiththeircurrentjob,accordingtotherecent“Plansfor

2004"survey.Theircareerpathmaybefinanciallyrewarding,butitdoesn'tmeet

theiremotional,socialorcreativeneeds.They9restuck,unhappy,andhavenoidea

whattodoaboutit,exceptmovetoanotherjob.

MaryLynMiller,veterancareerconsultantandfounderoftheLifeandCareer

Clinic,saysthatwhenmostpeopleareunhappyabouttheirwork,theirfirstthoughtis

togetadifferentjob.Instead,Millersuggestslookingatthepossibilityofadifferent

life.Throughherbook,8MythsofMakingaLiving,aswellasworkshops,seminars

andpersonalcoachingandconsulting,shehashelpedthousandsofdissatisfied

workersreassesslifeandwork.

LikethewayofZen,whichincludesunderstandingofoneselfasonereallyis,

Millerencouragesjobseekersandthosedissatisfiedwithworkorlifetoexamine

theirbeliefsaboutworkandrecognizethat“inmanycasesyourbeliefsarewhat

broughtyoutowhereyouaretoday."Youmayhavebeenraisedtothinkthatwomen

werebestatnurturingandcaringand,therefore,shouldbeteachersandnurses.So

that'swhatyoudid.Or,perhapsyouwerebroughtuptobelievethatyoushoulddo

whatyourfatherdid,soyouhavetakenoverthefamilybusiness,orbecomeadentist

'justlikedad."Ifthissoundsfamiliar,it'sprobablytimetolookatthenew

possibilitiesforyourfuture.

Millerdevelopeda7-stepprocesstohelppotentialjobseekersassesstheir

currentsituationandbeliefs,identifytheirrealpassion,andstartonajourneythat

allowsthemtopursuetheirpassionthroughwork.

Step1:Willingnesstodosomethingdifferent.

Breakingthecycleofdoingwhatyouhavealwaysdoneisoneofthemost

difficulttasksforjobseekers.Manyfinditdifficulttosteerawayfromacareerpath

ormakeachange,evenifitdoesn'tfeelright.Millerurgesjobseekerstoopentheir

mindstootherpossibilitiesbeyondwhattheyarecurrentlydoing.

Step2:Commitmenttobeingwhoyouare,notwhoorwhatsomeonewants

youtobe.

Lookatthe\giftsandtalentsyouhaveandmakeaconimitnienttopursuethose

thingsthatyoulovemost.Ifyoulovethesocialaspectsofyourjob,butarestuck

insideanofficeor“chainedtoyourdesk“mostofthetime,vowtofollowyour

instinctandinvestigatealternativecareersandworkthatallowyoumoretimeto

interactwithothers.Dawnworkedasamanagerforalargeretailclothingstorefor

severalyears.Thoughshehadadvancedwithinthecompany,shefeltfrustratedand

longedtobeinvolvedwithnatureandtheoutdoors.Shedecidedtogotoschoolnights

andweekendstopursuehertruepassionbyearninghermaster'sdegreeinforestry.

Shenowworksinthebiotechforestrydivisionofamajorpapercompany.

Step3:Self-definition

Millersuggeststhatoncejobseekersknowwhotheyare,theyneedtoknowhow

tosellthemselves.4inthejobmarket,youareaproduct.Andjustlikeaproduct,you

mostknowthefeaturesandbenefitsthatyouhavetoofferapotentialclient,or

employer.^^Examinetheskillsandknowledgethatyouhaveidentifyhowtheycan

applytoyourdesiredoccupation.Yourqualitieswillexhibittoemployerswhythey

shouldhireyouoverothercandidates.

Step4:Attainalevelofself-honoring.

Self-honoringorself-lovemayseemlikeanoddstepforjobhunters,butbeing

abletoacceptyourself,withoutjudgment,helpseliminateinsecuritiesandwillmake

youmoreself-assured.Byacceptingwhoyouare-allyouremotions,hopesand

dreams,yourpersonality,andyouruniquewayofbeing-you'llprojectmore

confidencewhennetworkingandtalkingwithpotentialemployers.Thepowerofself-

honoringcanhelptobreakallthefalsehoodsyouwereprogrammedtobelieve-those

thatmadeyoufeelthatyouwerenotgoodenough,orstrongenough,orintelligent

enoughtodowhatyoutrulydesire.

Step5:Vision.

Millersuggeststhatjobseekersdevelopavisionthatembracestheanswerto

“WhatdoIreallywanttodo?”oneshouldcreateasolidstatementinadozenorso

sentencesthatdescribeindetailhowtheyseetheirliferelatedtowork.Forinstance,

thesecretarywholongstobeanactressdescribesalifethatallowshertoexpressher

loveofShakespeareonstage.Arealestateagent,attractedtohiscurrentjobbecause

herlovesfixingupoldhomes,describesbuyingpropertiesthatneedalittletender

lovingcaretomakethemmoresaleable.

Step6:Appropriaterisk.

Somephilosophersbelievethatthewaytoenlightenmentcomesthroughfacing

obstaclesanddifficulties.Oncepeoplediscovertheirpassion,manyaretooscaredto

doanythingaboutit.Instead,theydonothing.Withthisstep,jobseekersshould

assesswhattheyarewillingtogiveup,orrisk,inpursuitoftheirdream.Forone

workingmom,thatmeanttakingnightclassestolearnnewcomputer-aideddesign

skills,whilestillearningasalaryandkeepingherdayjob.Forsomeoneelse,itmay

meanquittinghisorherjob,takingoutloanandgoingbacktoschoolfulltime.You'll

moveonestepclosertoyouridealworklifeifyouidentifyhowmuchriskyouare

willingtotakeandthesacrificesyouarewillingtomake.

Step7:Action.

Someteachersofphilosophydescribeactioninthisway,"Ifonewantstogetto

thetopofamountain,justsittingatthefootthinkingaboutitwillnotbringonethere.

Itisbymakingtheeffortofclimbingupthemountain,stepbystep,thateventually

thesummitisreached/9Alltoooften,itisthelackofactionthatultimatelyholds

peoplebackfromattainingtheirideals.Creatingaplanandtakingitonestepatatime

canleadtonewanddifferentjobopportunities.Job-huntingtasksgainaddedmeaning

asyousensetheirimportanceinyourquestforamoremeaningfulworklife.Theplan

canincluderesearchingindustriesandoccupations,talkingtopeoplewhoareinyour

desiredareaofwork,takingclasses,oracceptingvolunteerworkinyourtargeted

field.

Eachofthesestepswillleadyouonajourneytoahappierandmorerewarding

worklife.Afterall,itisthejourney,notthedestination,thatismostimportant.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

I.Accordingtotherecent"Plansfor2004"survey,mostpeopleareunhappy

withtheircurrentjobs.

2.MaryLynMiller'sjobistoadvisepeopleontheirlifeandcareer.

3.MaryLynMillerherselfwasoncequitedissatisfiedwithherownwork.

4.Manypeoplefinditdifficulttomakeuptheirmindswhethertochangetheir

careerpath.

5.AccordingtoMaryLynMiller,peopleconsideringchangingtheircareers

shouldcommitthemselvestothepursuitof.

6.Inthejobmarket,jobseekersneedtoknowhowtosellthemselveslike

7.Duringaninterviewwithpotentialemployers,self-honoringorself-lovemay

helpajobseekertoshow.

8.MaryLynMillersuggeststhatajobseekerdevelopavisionthatanswersthe

question""

9.Manypeoplearetooscaredtopursuetheirdreamsbecausetheyareunwilling

to.

10.Whatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheiridealsis

2007年12月大学英语六级考试试题

SevenwaytoSavetheWorld

Forgettheoldideathatconservingenergyisaformofself-denial—riding

bicycles,dimmingthelights,andtakingfewershowers.Thesedaysconservationisall

aboutefficiency:gettingthesame-orbetter—resultsfromjustafractionofthe

energy.WhenaslumpinbusinesstravelforcedUlrichRamertocutcostsathis

family-ownedhotelinGennany,hereplacedhundredsofthehotePswastefullight

bulbs,gettingthesamelightfor80percentlesspower.Heboughtanewwaterboiler

withadigitallycontrolledpump,andwrappedinsulationaroundthepipes.Spending

about£100,000ontheseandotherimprovements,heslashedhis£90,000fueland

powerbillby£60,000.Asabonus,thehotefslowerenergyneedshavereducedits

annualcarbonemissionsbymorethan200metrictons."Forus,savingenergyhas

beenvery,veryprofitable,hesays."Andmostimportantly,we'renotgivingupa

singlecomfortforourguests.n

Efficiencyisalsoagreatwaytolowercarbonemissionsandhelpslowglobal

warming.Butthebestargumentforefficiencyisitscost-or,moreprecisely,its

profitability.That'sbecausequicklygrowingenergydemandrequiresimmense

investmentinnewsupply,nottomentionthedrainofrisingenergyprices.

Nowonderefficiencyhasmovedtothetopofthepoliticalagenda.OnJan.10,

theEuropeanUnionunveiledaplantocutenergyuseacrossthecontinentby20

percentby2020.LastMarch,Chinaimposeda20percentincreaseinenergy

efficiencyby2020.EvenGeorgeW.Bush,theTexasoilman,isexpectedtotalkabout

energyconservationinhisStateoftheUnionspeechthisweek.

Thegoodnewsisthattheworldisfullofproven,cheapwaystosaveenergy.

Herearetheseventhatcouldhavethebiggestimpact.

Insulate

Spaceheatingandcoolingeatsup36percentofalltheworld'senergy.There's

virtuallynolimittohowmuchofthatcanbesaved,asprototype"zero-energyhomes^^

inSwitzerlandandGermanyhaveshown.Therebeenasurgeinnewwaysof

keepingheatinandcoldout(orviceversa).Themostadvancedinsulationfollowsthe

lawofincreasingreturns:ifyouaddenoughyoucanscaledownoreveneliminate

heatingandair-conditioningequipment,loweringcostsevenbeforeyoustartsaving

onutilitybills.Studieshaveshownthatgreenworkplaces(onesthatdon'tconstantly

needtohavetheheatorair-conditionerrunning)havehigherworkerproductivityand

lowersickrates.

ChangeBulbs

Lightingeatsup20percentoftheworld'selectricity,ortheequivalentof

roughly600,000tonsofcoaladay.Fortypercentofthatpowersold-fashioned

incandescentlightbulbs—a19th-centurytechnologythatwastesmostofthepowerit

consumesonunwantedheat.

Compactfluorescentlamps,orCFLS,notonlyuse75to80percentless

electricitythanincandescentbulbstogeneratethesameamountoflight,buttheyalso

last10timeslonger.Phasingoldbulbsoutby2030wouldsavetheoutputof650

powerplantsandavoidthereleaseof700milliontonsofcarbonintotheatmosphere

eachyear.

ComfortZone

Waterboilers,spaceheatersandairconditionershavebeennotoriously

inefficient.Theheatpumphasalteredthatequation.Itremovesheatfromtheair

outsideorthegroundbelowandusesittosupplyheattoabuildingoritswatersupply.

Inthesummer,thesystemcanbereversedtocoolbuildingsaswell.

MostnewresidentialbuildingsinSwedenarealreadyheatedwithground-source

heatpumps.Suchsystemsconsumealmostnoconventionalfuelatall.Several

countrieshaveusedsubsidiestojump-startthemarket,includingJapan,wherealmost

Imillionheatpumpshavebeeninstalledinthepasttwoyearstoheatwaterfor

showersandhottubs.

RemakeFactories

Fromsteelmillstopaperfactories,industryeatsupaboutathirdoftheworld5s

energy.Theopportunitiestosavearevast.InLudwigshafen,Germanchemicalsgiant

BASFrunsaninterconnectedcomplexofmorethan200chemicalfactories,where

heatproducedbyonechemicalprocessisusedtopowerthenext.Atthe

Ludwigshafensitesitealone,suchrecyclingofheatandenergysavesthecompany

£200millionayearandalmosthalfitsCO2emissions.NowBASFisdoingthe

samefornewplantsinChina.^Optimizing(优化)energyefficiencyisadecisive

competitiveadvantage,saysBASFCEOJurgenHambrecht.

GreenDriving

Aquarteroftheworld'senergy-includingtwothirdsoftheannualproduction

ofoil一isusedfortransportation.Somesavingscomefreeofcharge:youcanboost

fuelefficiencyby6percentsimplybykeepingyourcar'stiresproperlyinflated（充

气）Gasoline-electrichybrid（混合型的）modelsliketheToyotaPriusimprove

mileagebyafurther20percentoverconventionalmodels.

ABetterFridge

Morethanhalfofallresidentialpowergoesintorunninghouseholdappliances,

producingafifthoftheworld'scarbonemissions.Andthat'strueeventhough

manufacturershavealreadyhikedtheefficiencyofrefrigeratorsandotherwhite

goodsbyasmuchas70percentsincethe1980s.AccordingtoanInternationalEnergy

Agencystudy,ifconsumerschosethosemodelsthatwouldsavethemthemostmoney

overthelifeoftheappliance,they'dcutglobalresidentialpowerconsumption（and

theirutilitybills）by43percent.

FlexiblePayment

Whosaysyouhavetopayforallyourconservationinvestments?“Energy

servicecontractors^^willpayforretrofitting（翻新改造）inreturnforashareofthe

client'sannualutility-billsavings.InBeijing.ShenwuThermalEnergyTechnology

Co.specializesinretrofittingChina'ssteelfurnaces.Shenwuputsuptheinitial

investmenttoinstallaheatexchangerthatpreheatstheairgoingintothefurnace,

slashingtheclient'sfuelcosts.Shenwupocketsacutofthosesavings,soboth

Shenwuandtheclientprofit.

Ifsavingenergyissoeasyandprofitable,whyisn'teveryonedoingit?Ithasdo

withpsychologyandalackofinformation.Mostofustendtolookattoday'sprice

tagmorethantomorrow'spotentialsaving.Thatholdsdoubleforthelandlordor

developer,whowon'tactuallyseeapennyofthesavingshisinvestmentinbetter

insulationorabetterheatingsystemmightgenerate.Inmanypeople'sminds,

conservationisstillassociatedwithself-denial.Manyenvironmentalistsstillpushthat

view.

Smartgovernmentscanhelppushthemarketintherightdirection.TheEU's

1994lawonlabelingwassuchasuccessthatitextendedthesameideatoentire

buildingslastyear.Toboostthemarketvalueofefficiency,allnewbuildingsare

requiredtohavean"energypass“detailingpowerandheatingconsumption.

CountrieslikeJapanandGermanyhavesuccessivelytightenedbuildingcodes,

requiringanincreaseininsulationlevelsbutleavingituptobuilderstodecidehowto

meetthem.

Themostpowerfulincentives,ofcourse,willcomefromthemarketitself.Over

thepastyear,sky-highfuelpriceshavefocusedmindsonefficiencylikeneverbefore.

Ever-increasingpressuretocutcostshasfinallyforcedmorecompaniestodosome

mathontheirenergyuse.

Willitbeenough?Withglobaldemandandemissionsrisingsofast,wemaynot

haveanychoicebuttotry.Efficienttechnologyisherenow,provenandcheap.

Comparedwithallotheroptions,it'sthebiggest,easiestandmostprofitablebangfor

thebuck.

I.Whatissaidtobebestwaytoconserveenergynowadays?

A)Raisingefficiency.B)Cuttingunnecessarycosts..

C)Findingalternativeresources.D)Sacrificingsomepersonal

comforts.

2.WhatdoestheEuropeanUnionplantodo?

A)Diversifyenergysupply.B)Cutenergyconsumption.

C)Reducecarbonemissions.D)RaiseproductionRaiseproduction

efficiency.

3.Ifyouaddenoughinsulationtoyourhouse,youmaybeableto

A)improveyourworkenvironmentB)cutyourutilitybillsbyhalf

C)getridofair-conditionersD)enjoymuchbetterhealth

4.Howmuchofthepowerconsumedbyincandescentbulbsisconvertedinto

light?

A)Asmallportion.B)Some40percent.C)Almosthalf.D)75to80

percent.

5.Somecountrieshavetriedtojump-startthemarketofheatpumpsby

A)upgradingtheequipmentB)encouraginginvestments

C)implementinghigh-techD)providingsubsidies

6.GennanchemicalsgiantBASFsaves£200millionayearby.

A)recyclingheatandenergyB)settingupfactoriesinChina

C)usingthenewesttechnologyD)reducingtheCO2emissionsof

itsplants

7.Globalresidentialpowerconsumptioncanbecutby43percentif

A)weincreasetheinsulationofwallsandwaterpipes

B)Wechoosesimplermodelsofelectricalappliances

C)Wecutdownontheuseofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

D)Wechoosethemostefficientmodelsofrefrigeratorsandotherwhitegoods

8.Energyservicecontractorsprofitbytakingapartofclients.

9.Manyenvironmentalistsmaintaintheviewthatconservationhasmuchtodo

with.

10.Thestrongestincentivesforenergyconservationwillderivefrom

2008年6月21口英语六级真题

Whatwilltheworldbelikeinfiftyyears?

Thisweeksometopscientists,includingNobelPrizewinners,gavetheirvision

ofhowtheworldwilllookin2056,frongas-poweredcarstoextraordinaryhealth

advances,JohnInghamreportsonwhattheworld'sfinestmindsbelieveourfutures

willbe.

Forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,2056willbeaworldofalmost

perpetualyouth,whereobesityisaremotememoryandrobotsbecomeour

companions.

Wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonizingouterspace.Betterstill,

ourdescendantsmightatlastliveinaworldatpeacewithitself.

Thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceofinexhaustible,safe,green

energy,andthatsciencewillhavekilledoffreligion.Iftheyarerightwewillhave

removedtwoofthemaincausesofwar-ourdependenceonoilandreligiousprejudice.

Willwereally,astoday'sscientistsclaim,beabletoliveforeveroratleast

cheattheageingprocesssothattheaveragepersonlivesto150?

Ofcourse,allthesepredictionscomewithascientifichealthwarning.Harvard

professorStevenPinkersays:"Thisisaninvitationtolookfoolish,aswiththe

predictionsofdomedcitiesandnuclear-poweredvacuumcleanersthatweremade50

yearago.”

Livinglonger

AnthonyAtala,directoroftheWakeForestInstituteinNorthCarolina,belives

failingorganswillberepairedbyinjectingcellsintothebody.Theywillnaturallyto

straighttotheinjuryandhelphealit.Asystemofinjectionswithoutneedlescould

alsoslowtheageingprocessbyusingthesameprocessto“tune"cells.

BruceLahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheUniversityofChicago,

anticipatestheabilitytoproduce^unlimitedsupplies“oftransplantablehumanorgans

withouttheneededaneworgan,suchaskidney,thesurgeonwouldcontacta

commercialorganproducer,givehimthepatient5simmuno-logicalprofileandwould

thenbesentakidneywiththecorrecttissuetype.

Theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedofhumancells,grownbyintroducing

themintoanimalhosts,andalloweingthemtodeveoopintoandorganinplaceofthe

animal'sown.ButProf.Lahnbelievesthatfarmedbrainswouldbe“offlimits”.He

says:"Veryfewpeoplewouldwanttohavetheirbrainsreplacedbysomeoneeke's

andweprobablydon'twanttoputahumanbrainingananimalbody.^^

RichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinksscientistcould

develop*kanthenticanti-ageingdrugs“byworkingouthowcellsinlargeranimals

suchaswhalesandhumanresistmanyformsofinjuries.Hesays:"It'sisnowroutine,

inlaboratorymammals,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turningonthesame

protectivesystemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclassof100-year-olds

whoareasvigorousandproductiveastoday'speopleintheir60s”

Aliens

ConlinPillinger,professorofplanerarysciencesattheOpenUniversity,says:5,I

fancythatatleastwewillbeabletoshowthatlifedidistarttoevolveonMarswellas

Earth."Within50yearshehopesscientistswillprovethatalienlifecameherein

Martianmeteorites（陨石）.

ChrisMcKay,aplanetaryscientistatNASA'sAmesResearchCenter.believes

thatin50yearswemayfindevidenceofalienlifeinancientpermanentforstofMars

oronotherplaners.

Headds:,?ThereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonEarth.lt

mightbeasdifferentasEnglishistoChinese.

PricetonprofessorFreemanDysonthinksit“likely“thatlifeformouterspace

willbediscovereddefore2056becausethetoolsforfindingit,suchasopticaland

radiodetectionanddataprocessing,areimproving.

Heays:?,Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookforand

additionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohave

revolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.Theymaychange

thewaywelookatourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse.

Coloniesinspace

RichardGottprofessorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesmanwillsetupaself-

sufficientcolonyonMars,whichwouldbea“lifeinsurancepolicyagainstwhatever

catastrophes,naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronEarth.

叮herealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffEarthontootherworlds

beforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout.”

Spinalinjuries

EllenHeber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstitudeinPhiladelphia,foresees

curesforinijuriescausingparalysissuchastheonethatafflicatedSupermanstar

ChristopherReeve.

Shesays:"Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeabletoprofescribe

drugsthatcauseseveres（断裂的）spinalcordstoheal,heartstoregenerateandlost

limbstoregrow.

“Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttobe

repairedfromwithin,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixanapplianceorautomobile:by

replancingthedamagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart."Shepredictthat

within5to10yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttobe

regrownafewyearslater.Repariestothenervoussystemwillstartwithopticnerves

and,intime,thespinalcord.^Within50yearswholebodyreplacementwillbe

routine/Trof.Heber-Katzadds.

Obesity

SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterin

California,wonthe2002NoblelPrizeforMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobal

disastersomehumanswillsurvive-andevolitionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodies

largeenoughtosupporttherequiredamountofbrainpower."Obesity,"hesays.?,will

havebeensolved.^^

Robots

RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticeatMIT,saystheproblemsofdeveloping

artificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.Asaresult,“the

possibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmensely”

Energy

BillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifornia,says/Themostsignificant

breakthroughtwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatis

substantiallycheaperthananyexistingenergysource.^^

Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweapons

andwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhouse

gasblamedforglobalwarming.

Society

GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityofNew

Mexico,says/TheUSwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligionisnoraprerequisite

（前提）forordinaryhumandecency.

'This,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferinga

morepractical,uniwersalandrewardingmoralframeworkforhumaninteraction.

Healsopredictsthatibahsurdlywasteful^displaysofwealthwillbecome

umfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswill

becomeclearer.

Thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeusall^brigheXter,wiser,happierand

kinder”.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhatisjohnIngham'sreportabout?

A)AsolutiontotheglobalenergycrisisB)Extraordinaryadvancesin

technology.

C)ThelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscienceD)Scientists,visionoftheworld

inhalfacentury

2.AccordingtoHarvardprofessorStevenPinker,predictionsaboutthe

future.

A)mayinvitetroubleB)maynotcometrue

C)willfoolthepublicD)domoreharmthangood

3.ProfessorBruceLahnoftheUniversityofChicagopredictsthat.

A)humanswon'thavetodonateorgansfortransplantation

B)morepeoplewilldonatetheirorgansfortransplantation

C)animalorganscouldbetransplantedintohumanbodies

D)organtransplantationwon'tbeasscaryasitistoday

4.AccordingtoprofessorRichardMilleroftheUniversityofMichigarr,prople

will.

A)lifeforaslongastheywishB)berelievedfromallsufferings

C)lifeto100andmorewithvitalityD)beabletolivelongerthanwhales

5.PricetonprofessorFreemanSysonthinksthat.

A)scientistswillfindalienlifesimilartooursB)huinanswillbeabletosettle

onMars

C)alienlifewilllikelybediscoveredD)lifewillstarttoevolveonMars

6.AccordingtoPrincetonprofessorRichardGott,bysettingupaself-sufficient

colonyonMars,

Humans.

A)MightsurvieallcatastrophesonearthB)Mightacquireamplenatural

resources

C)WillbeabletotraveltoMarsfreelyD)Willmo\vetheretoliveabetter

life

7.EllenHeber-Katz,professorattheWistarInstitueinPhiladelpia,predicts

that.

A)humanorganscanbumanufacturedlikeappliances

B)peoplewillbeasstronganddymamicassupermen

C)humannervescanbereplancedbyopticfibers

D)lostfingersandlimbswillbeabletoregrow

8.rodneyBrookssaysthatitwillbepossibleforrobotstoworkwithhumansasa

resultorthedevelopmentof_artificaialintelligenceforrobots

9.ThemostsignificantbreakthroughpredictedbyBilljoywillbean

inexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethatcan'tbeusedto

make—pollutions

10AccordingtoGeoffreyMiller,sciencewillofferamorepractical,universal

andrewardingmoralframeworkinplaceofreligion

2008年12月英语六级试卷

SupersizeSurprise

Askanyonewhythereisanobesityepidemicandtheywilltellyouthatit'sal

downtoeatingtoomuchandburningtoofewcalories.Thatexplanationappeal