2024年大学英语六级历年真题

篇一：6月大學(dàxué)英語6级真題(三套全)6月大學(dàxué)英語六级考试真題〔第一套〕PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionA1.A)Prepareforhisexams.B)Catchuponhiswork.C)Attendtheconcert.D)Goonavacation.2.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.B)Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.C)TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.D)Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.3.A)Anarticleabouttheelection.B)Atediousjobtobedone.C)Anelectioncampaign.D)Afascinatingtopic.4.A)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers'expectations.B)Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.C)ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.D)Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantinthecity.5.A)Heisgoingtovisithismotherinthehospital.B)Heisgoingtotakeonanewjobnextweek.C)Hehasmanythingstodealwithrightnow.D)Hebehavesinawaynobodyunderstands.6.A)Alargenumberofstudentsrefusedtovotelastnight.B)Atleasttwentystudentsareneededtovoteonanissue.C)Majorcampusissueshadtobediscussedatthemeeting.D)Morestudentshavetoappeartomaketheirvoiceheard.7.A)Thewomancanhardlytellwhatshelikes.B)ThespeakerslikewatchingTVverymuch.C)ThespeakershavenothingtodobutwatchTV.D)ThemanseldomwatchedTVbeforeretirement.8.A)Thewomanshouldhaveretiredearlier.4B)Hewillhelpthewomansolvetheproblem.C)Hefindsithardtoagreewithwhatthewomansays.D)Thewomanwillbeabletoattendtheclassesshewants.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.A)Persuadethemantojoinhercompany.B)Employthemostup-to-datetechnology.C)Exportbikestoforeignmarkets.D)Expandtheirdomesticbusiness.10.A)Thestatesubsidizessmallandmediumenterprises.B)Thegovernmenthascontroloverbicycleimports.C)Theycancompetewiththebestdomesticmanufactures.D)Theyhaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherprices.11.A)Extracostsmighteatuptheirprofitsabroad.B)Moreworkerswillbeneededtodopackaging.C)Theymightlosetoforeignbikemanufacturers.D)Itisverydifficulttofindsuitablelocalagents.12.A)Reporttothemanagement.B)Attractforeigninvestments.C)Conductafeasibilitystudy.D)Consultfinancialexperts.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.A)Coalburntdailyforthecomfortofourhomes.B)Anythingthatcanbeusedtoproducepower.C)Fuelrefinedfromoilextractedfromunderground.D)Electricitythatkeepsallkindsofmachinesrunning.14.A)Oilwillsoonbereplacedbyalternativeenergysources.B)Oilreservesintheworldwillbeexhaustedinadecade.C)Oilconsumptionhasgivenrisetomanyglobalproblems.D)Oilproductionwillbegintodeclineworldwideby.15.A)Minimizetheuseoffossilfuels.B)Startdevelopingalternativefuels.C)Findtherealcauseforglobalwarming.D)Takestepstoreducethegreenhouseeffect.SectionBPassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.B)Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.C)Yearsofpracticalexperience.D)Strictprofessionaltraining.17.A)PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialities.B)Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.C)Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.D)Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.18.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.B)Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.C)Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.D)Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Joininneighborhoodpatrols.B)Getinvolvedinhiscommunity.C)Voicehiscomplaintstothecitycouncil.D)Makesuggestionstothelocalauthorities.20.A)Deteriorationinthequalityoflife.B)Increaseofpolicepatrolsatnight.C)Renovationofthevacantbuildings.D)Violationofcommunityregulations.21.A)Theymaytakealongtimetosolve.B)Theyneedassistanceformthecity.C)Theyhavetobedealtwithonebyone.D)Theyaretoobigforindividualefforts.22.A)Hehadgotsomegroceriesatabigdiscount.B)Hehadreadafunnyposternearhisseat.C)Hehaddoneasmalldeedofkindness.D)Hehadcaughtthebusjustintime.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.23.A)Childhoodandfamilygrowth.B)Pressureanddisease.C)Familylifeandhealth.D)Stressanddepression.24.A)Itexperiencedaseriesofmisfortunes.B)Itwasintheprocessofreorganization.C)Hismotherdiedofasuddenheartattack.D)Hiswifelefthimbecauseofhisbadtemper.25.A)Theywouldgivehimatriplebypasssurgery.B)Theycouldremovetheblockinhisartery.C)Theycoulddonothingtohelphim.D)Theywouldtryhardtosavehislife.SectionCWhenmostpeoplethinkoftheword“education〞,theythinkofapupilasasortofanimatesausagecasing.Intothisemptycasting,theteachers(26)stuff“education.〞Butgenuineeducation,asSocratesknewmorethantwothousandyearsago,isnot(27)thestuffingofinformationintoaperson,butratherelicitingknowledgefromhim;itisthe(28)ofwhatisinthemind.“Themostimportantpartofeducation,〞oncewroteWilliamErnestHocking,the(29)Harvardphilosopher,“isthisinstructionofamaninwhathehasinsideofhim.〞And,asEdithHamiltonhasremindedus,Socratesneversaid,“Iknow,learnfromme。〞Hesaid,rather,“Lookintoyourownselvesandfindthe(30)ofthetruththatGodhasputintoeveryheartandthatonlyyoucankindle(點燃(diǎnrán))toa(31).〞Inadialogue,Socratestakesanignorantslaveboy,withoutadayof(32),andprovestotheamazedobserversthattheboyreally“knows〞geometry一becausetheprinciplesofgeometryarealreadyinhismind,waitingtobecalledout.Somanyofthediscussionsand(33)aboutthecontentofeducationareuselessandinconclusivebecausethey(34)whatshould“gointo〞thestudentratherthanwithwhatshouldbetakenout,andhowthiscanbestbedone.Thecollegestudentwhooncesaidtome,afteralecture,“IspendsomuchtimestudyingthatIdon'thaveachancetolearnanything,〞wasclearlyexpressinghis(35)withthesausagecasingviewofeducation.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)ReadingcomprehensionSectionAInnovation,theelixir(灵丹妙药(língdānmiàoyào))ofprogress,hasalwayscostpeopletheirjobs.IntheIndustrialRevolutionhandweaverswere___36___asidebythemechanicalloom.Overthepast30yearsthedigitalrevolutionhas___37___manyofthemid-skilljobsthatunderpinned20th-centurymiddle-classlife.Typists,ticketagents,banktellersandmanyproduction-linejobshavebeendispensedwith,justastheweaverswere.Forthosewhobelievethattechnologicalprogresshasmadetheworldabetterplace,suchdisruptionisanaturalpartofrising___38___.Althoughinnovationkillssomejobs,itcreatesnewandbetterones,asamore___39___societybecomesricheranditswealthierinhabitantsdemandmoregoodsandservices.AhundredyearsagooneinthreeAmericanworkerswas___40___onafarm.Todaylessthan2%ofthemproducefarmorefood.Themillionsfreedfromthelandwerenotrendered___41___,butfoundbetter-paidworkastheeconomygrewmoresophisticated.Todaythepoolofsecretarieshas___42___,butthereareevermorecomputerprogrammersandwebdesigners.Optimismremainstherightstarting-point,butforworkersthedislocatingeffectsoftechnologymaymakethemselvesevidentfasterthanits___43___.Evenifnewjobsandwonderfulproductsemerge,intheshorttermincomegapswillwiden,causinghugesocialdislocationandperhapsevenchangingpolitics.Technology's___44___willfeellikeatornado(旋風(xuànfēng)),hittingtherichworldfirst,but___45___sweepingthroughpoorercountriestoo.NoWhytheMonaLisaStandsOut[A]Haveyoueverfallenforanovelandbeenamazednottofinditonlistsofgreatbooks?Orwalkedaroundasculpturerenownedasaclassic,strugglingtoseewhatthefussisabout?Ifso,you?veprobablyponderedthequestionCuttingaskedhimselfthatday:howdoesaworkofartcometobeconsideredgreat?[B]Theintuitiveansweristhatsomeworksofartarejustgreat:ofintrinsicallysuperiorquality.Thepaintingsthatwinprimespotsingalleries,gettaughtinclassesandreproducedinbooksaretheonesthathaveprovedtheirartisticvalueovertime.Ifyoucan?tseethey?resuperior,that?syourproblem.It?sanintimidatinglyneatexplanation.Butsomesocialscientistshavebeenaskingawkwardquestionsofit,raisingthepossibilitythatartisticcanonsarelittlemorethanfossilisedhistoricalaccidents.[C]Cutting,aprofessoratCornellUniversity,wonderedifapsychologicalmechanismknownasthe“mere-exposureeffect〞playedaroleindecidingwhichpaintingsrisetothetopoftheculturalleague.Cuttingdesignedanexperimenttotesthishunch.Overalecturecourseheregularlyshowedundergraduatesworksofimpressionismfortwosecondsatatime.Someofthepaintingswerecanonical,includedinart-historybooks.Otherswerelesserknownbutofcomparablequality.Thesewereexposedfourtimesasoften.Afterwards,thestudentspreferredthemtothecanonicalworks,whileacontrolgroupofstudentslikedthecanonicalonesbest.Cutting?sstudentshadgrowntolikethosepaintingsmoresimplybecausetheyhadseenthemmore.[D]Cuttingbelieveshisexperimentoffersaclueastohowcanonsareformed.Hepointsoutthatthemostreproducedworksofimpressionismtodaytendtohavebeenboughtbyfiveorsixwealthyandinfluentialcollectorsinthelate19thcentury.Thepreferencesofthesemenbestowedprestigeoncertainworks,whichmadetheworksmorelikelytobehungingalleriesandprintedinanthologies.Thefamepasseddowntheyears,gainingmomentumfrommereexposureasitdidso.Themorepeoplewereexposedto,themoretheylikedit,andthemoretheylikedit,themoreitappearedinbooks,onpostersandinbigexhibitions.Meanwhile,academicsandcriticscreatedsophisticatedjustificationsforitspre-eminence.Afterall,it?snotjustthemasseswhotendtoratewhattheyseemoreoftenmorehighly.AscontemporaryartistslikeWarholandDamienHirsthavegrasped,criticalacclaimisdeeplyentwinedwithpublicity.“Scholars〞,Cuttingargues,“arenodifferentfromthepublicintheeffectsofmereexposure.〞[E]TheprocessdescribedbyCuttingevokesaprinciplethatthesociologistDuncanWattscalls“cumulativeadvantage〞:onceathingbecomespopular,itwilltendtobecomemorepopularstill.Afewyearsago,Watts,whoisemployedbyMicrosofttostudythedynamicsofsocialnetworks,hadasimilarexperiencetoCuttinginanotherParismuseum.Afterqueuingtoseethe“MonaLisa〞initsclimate-controlledbulletproofboxattheLouvre,hecameawaypuzzled:whywasitconsideredsosuperiortothethreeotherLeonardosinthepreviouschamber,towhichnobodyseemedtobepayingtheslightestattention?[F]WhenWattslookedintothehistoryof“thegreatestpaintingofalltime〞,hediscoveredthat,formostofitslife,the“MonaLisa〞remainedinrelativeobscurity.Inthe1850s,LeonardodaVinciwasconsiderednomatchforgiantsofRenaissanceartlikeTitianandRaphael,whoseworkswereworthalmosttentimesasmuchasthe“MonaLisa〞.Itwasonlyinthe20thcenturythatLeonardo?sportraitofhispatron?swiferocketedtothenumber-onespot.Whatpropelledittherewasn?tascholarlyre-evaluation,butatheft.[G]In1911amaintenanceworkerattheLouvrewalkedoutofthemuseumwiththe“MonaLisa〞hiddenunderhissmock.Parisianswereaghastatthetheftofapaintingtowhich,untilthen,theyhadpaidlittleattention.Whenthemuseumreopened,peoplequeuedtoseethegapwherethe“MonaLisa〞hadoncehunginawaytheyhadneverdoneforthepaintingitself.Fromthenon,the“MonaLisa〞cametorepresentWesterncultureitself.[H]Althoughmanyhavetried,itdoesseemimprobablethatthepainting?suniquestatuscanbeattributedentirelytothequalityofitsbrushstrokes.Ithasbeensaidthatthesubject?seyesfollowthevieweraroundtheroom.Butasthepainting?sbiographer,DonaldSassoon,drylynotes,“Inrealitytheeffectcanbeobtainedfromanyportrait.〞DuncanWattsproposesthatthe“MonaLisa〞ismerelyanextremeexampleofageneralrule.Paintings,poemsandpopsongsarebuoyedorsunkbyrandomeventsorpreferencesthatturnintowavesofinfluence,ripplingdownthegenerations.[I]“Sayingthatculturalobjectshavevalue,〞BrianEnooncewrote,“islikesayingthattelephoneshaveconversations.〞Nearlyalltheculturalobjectsweconsumearrivewrappedininheritedopinion;ourpreferencesarealways,tosomeextent,someoneelse?s.Visitorstothe“MonaLisa〞knowtheyareabouttovisitthegreatestworkofarteverandcomeawayappropriatelyimpressed—orletdown.Anaudienceataperformanceof“Hamlet〞knowitisregardedasaworkofgenius,sothatiswhattheymostlysee.Wattsevencallsthepre-eminenceofShakespearea“historicalaccident〞.[J]Althoughtherigidhigh-lowdistinctionfellapartinthe1960s,westillusecultureasabadgeofidentity.Today?sfashionforeclecticism—“IloveBach,AbbaandJayZ〞—is,ShamusKhan,aColumbiaUniversitypsychologist,argues,anewwayforthemiddleclasstodistinguishthemselvesfromwhattheyperceivetobethenarrowtastesofthosebeneaththeminthesocialhierarchy.[K]Theintrinsicqualityofaworkofartisstartingtoseemlikeitsleastimportantattribute.Butperhapsit?smoresignificantthanoursocialscientistsallow.Firstofall,aworkneedsacertainqualitytobeeligibletobeswepttothetopofthepile.The“MonaLisa〞maynotbeaworthyworldchampion,butitwasintheLouvreinthefirstplace,andnotbyaccident.Secondly,somestuffissimplybetterthanotherstuff.Read“Hamlet〞afterreadingeventhegreatestofShakespeare?scontemporaries,andthedifferencemaystrikeyouasunarguable.[L]AstudyintheBritishJournalofAestheticssuggeststhattheexposureeffectdoesn?tworkthesamewayoneverything,andpointstoadifferentconclusionabouthowcanonsareformed.Thesocialscientistsarerighttosaythatweshouldbealittleskepticalofgreatness,andthatweshouldalwayslookinthenextroom.Greatartandmediocritycangetconfused,evenbyexperts.Butthat?swhyweneedtosee,andread,asmuchaswecan.Themorewe?reexposedtothegood篇二：6月英語六级翻译真題答案(dáàn)汇總6月英語六级翻译(fānyì)真題答案汇總试卷一：中国(zhōnɡɡuó)宴席題目(tímù)：中国老式的待客之道规定饭菜丰富多样，让客人吃不完。中国宴席上經典的菜單包括開席(kāixí)的一套凉菜及其後的热菜，例如肉类、鸡鸭、蔬菜等。大多数宴席上，全魚被认為是必不可少的，除非已經上過各式海鲜。如今，中国人喜欢把西方特色菜与老式中式菜肴融于一席，因此牛排上桌也不少見。沙拉也已流行起来，尽管老式上中国人一般不吃任何未經烹饪的菜肴。宴席一般至少有一道汤，可以最先上或最终上桌。甜點和水果一般標志宴席的完毕。参照答案：ThetraditionalChinesehospitalityrequiresfooddiversity,sothatguestswillbefullbeforeeatingupallthedishes.AtypicalChinesebanquetmenuincludescolddishesservedatthebeginning,followedbyhotdishes,suchasmeat,poultry,vegetables,etc.Atmostbanquets,thewholefishisconsideredtobeessential,unlessvariouskindsofseafoodhavebeenservedalready.Today,ChinesepeoplewouldliketocombineWesternspecialtieswithtraditionalChinesedishes.Therefore,itisnotraretoseesteakbeingservedaswell.Saladisgainingpopularity,althoughtraditionallytheChinesepeoplegenerallydonoteatanyfoodwithoutcooking.Thereisusuallyatleastabowlofsoup,servedatthebeginningorintheendofthedinnerparty.Dessertsandfruitusuallymarktheendofthefeast.【重點(zhòngdiǎn)詞汇總結】待客之道hospitality中国(zhōnɡɡuó)宴席Chinesebanquet菜單(càidān)menu開席(kāixí)openseats凉菜(liángcài)colddishes热菜hotfood全魚awholefish海鲜seafood特色菜specialty老式中式菜肴traditionalChinesedishes牛排thesteak沙拉salad烹饪cooking一道汤asoup甜點thedessert试卷二：中国都市化題目：是中国都市化〔urbanization〕進程中的历史性時刻，其都市人口初次超過农村人口。在未来裏，估计有3.5亿农村人口将移居都市。如此规模的都市发展對都市交通来說既是挑战，也是机遇。中国政府一直倡导“以人為本〞的開展理念，强调人們以公交而不是私家車出行。它還号召建立“资源节省和环境友好型〞社會。有了這個明确的目的，中国都市就可以更好地规划其開展，并把大量投资转向平安、清洁和經济型交通系统的開展上。参照答案：TheisahistoricmomentinChineseurbanizationprocess,whentheurbanpopulationsurpassedtheruralpopulationforthefirsttime.Duringthenext20years,itisestimatedthatabout350millionruralpopulationwillmovetocities.Suchlarge-scaleofurbanizationisbothachallengeandanopportunitytotheurbantraffic.TheChinesegovernmenthasalwaysbeenadvocating“people-oriented〞developingconcept,emphasizingthatpeopleshouldtravelbybusesinsteadofbyprivatecars.Italsocallsfortheconstructionof“resourcesavingandenvironmentfriendly〞society.Withthisexplicitgoal,Chinacanhaveabetter-plannedurbanizationprocess,andthereforedivertmoreinvestmenttothedevelopmentofsafe,cleanandeconomicaltransportationsystem.【重點詞汇(cíhuì)總結】都市化urbanization進程(jìnchéng)process历史性時刻(shíkè)ahistoricmoment都市(chéngshì)人口theurbanpopulation农村(nóngcūn)人口theruralpopulation超過surpass估计itisestimatedthat移居都市movetocities(大)规模large-scale都市交通theurbantraffic倡导advocate“以人為本〞people-oriented强调emphasize私家車privatecars“资源节省和环境友好型〞resourcesavingandenvironmentfriendly明确的目的explicitgoal转向divert平安、清洁和經济型交通系统safe,cleanandeconomicaltransportationsystem试卷三：汉朝題目：汉朝是中国历史上最重要的朝代之一，汉朝统治期间有诸多明显的成就。它最先向其他文化敞開大门，對外贸易兴隆。汉朝開拓的丝绸之路通向了中西亚乃至罗馬。各类艺术一派繁华，涌現了诸多文學历史哲學巨著公元1中国第一部字典编撰完毕，收入9000個字，提供释义并列举不一样的写法。期间科技方面也获得很大進步。发明紙张水中曰晷(sundials)，以及测量地震的仪器。汉朝經历了四百年，但统治者的腐败导致了它的灭亡。参照答案：TheHanDynastyisoneofthemostsignificantdynastiesinthehistoryofChinaanditattainedlotsofremarkableachievementsduringthereign.TheHanDynastyisthefirstinopeningitsdoortoothercultures,withtheforeigntradeprosperous.TheSilkRoadexploitedinHanDynastyleadtothecentralandwestpartofAsia,evenRome.Theschoolsofartalsopresentastateofflourish,springinguplotsofmonumentalworksinliterature,historyandphilosophy.ThefirstdictionaryinChinawascompiledandfinishedin100A.D.,whichnotonlycontainsninethousandChinesecharacters,butalsooffersparaphrasesandexamplesofdifferentwritingskills.Scienceandtechnologyalsomademuchprogressduringthisperiod.Peopleinventedwaterclock,sundialsandtheinstrumentsthatcanpredicttheearthquake.TheHanDynastywitnessedfourhundredyearsandwenttodoombecauseofgovernors’decadent.【重點(zhòngdiǎn)詞汇總結】汉朝TheHanDynasty统治(tǒngzhì)reign明显(xiǎnzhù)的remarkable對外贸易(duìwài-màoyì)foreigntrade兴隆(xīngwàng)prosperity開拓exploit丝绸之路theSilkRoad罗馬Rome艺术流派schoolsofart巨著monumentalwork编撰compile释义paraphrase水钟waterclock腐朽decadent灭亡doom篇三：1995-历年大學英語六级真題及答案(完好版)(免费下载)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.1.阅讀經典書籍對人的成長至关重要2.如今乐意阅讀經典的人却越来越少，原因是?3.我們大學生应當怎么做TheImportanceofReadingClassicsPartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-4,markY(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;N(forNO)ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.SpaceTourismMakeyourreservationsnow.Thespacetourismindustryisofficiallyopenforbusiness,andticketsaregoingforamere$20millionforaone-weekstayinspace.DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration(NASA)，RussiamadeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld‘sfirstspacetourist.TitoflewintospaceaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)onApril30,.Thesecondspacetourist,SouthAfricanbusinessmanMarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,,alsoboundfortheISS.LanceBassof?NSyncwassupposedtobethethirdtomakethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffonOctober30,,duetolackofpayment.ProbablythemostincredibleaspectofthisproposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftakingoff.In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10billionperyearindustrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningupspacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthedevelopmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.SpaceAccommodationsRussia’sMirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch，theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,whichwasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoairinfall,ParticipantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingatRussia‘scosmonaut(宇航员)trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswouldbeeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC’sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginningspacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompletedin.Russiaisnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwaytocommercializespacetravel.Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttaketouriststospace:?SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating―commercialspaceinfrastructure(根底(jīchǔ)构造)‖thatwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraftinthemovie―: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?TheMostExpensiveVacationWillspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?Orwillmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?Makenomistakeaboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesrightnowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.Onepoundofpayload(有效(yǒuxiào)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：此局部(bùfen)试題請在答題卡1上作答。1.LanceBasswasn‘tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.2.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitableindustry.3.Thespaceagenciesarereluctantt