英语六级学习资料 2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（三）

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题(三)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessaybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocuson

theharmcausedbymisleadinginformationonline.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Ijustfeelunfortunate(oliveinaworldwithsomuchmisleadinginformation!

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneor

morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

thebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Shehascompletelyrecovered.C)Sheisstillinacriticalcondition.

B)Shewentintoshockafteranoperation.D)Sheisgettingmuchbetter.

2.A)Orderingabreakfast.C)Buyingatrainticket.

B)Bookingahotelroom.D)Fixingacompartment.

3.A)Mostborrowersneverreturnedthebookstoher.

B)Themanistheonlyonewhobroughtherbookback.

C)Sheneverexpectedanyonetoreturnthebookstoher.

D)Mostofthebooksshelentoutcamebackwithoutjackets.

4.A)SheleftherworkearlytogetsomebargainslastSaturday.

B)Sheattendedthesupermarket'sgrandopeningceremony.

C)Shedroveafullhourbeforefindingaparkingspace.

D)ShefailedtogetintothesupermarketlastSaturday.

5.A)Heisbotheredby(hepaininhisneck.C)Hecannotaffordtohaveacoffeebreak.

B)Hecannotdohisreportwithoutacomputer.D)Hefeelssorrytohavemissedthereport.

6.A)Onlytopartstudentscanshowtheirworksinthegallery.

B)Thegalleryspaceisbigenoughfortheman'spaintings.

C)Thewomanwouldliketohelpwiththeexhibitionlayout.

D)Themanisuncertainhowhisartworkswillbereceived.

7.A)Thewomanneedsatemporaryreplacementforherassistant.

B)Themanworksinthesamedepartmentasthewomandoes.

C)Thewomanwillhavetostayinhospitalfbrafewdays.

D)Themaniscapableofdealingwithdifficultpeople.

8.A)Itwasbetterthanthepreviousone.C)Itexaggeratedthecity'seconomicproblems.

B)Itdistortedthemayor'sspeech.D)Itreflectedtheopinionsofmosteconomists.

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Toinformhimofaproblemtheyface.C)Todiscussthecontentofaprojectreport.

B)Torequesthimtopurchasecontroldesks.D)Toaskhimtofixthedictatingmachine.

10.A)Theyquotethebestpriceinthemarket.C)Theycannotdeliverthesteelsheetsontime.

B)Theymanufactureandsellofficefurniture.D)Theycannotproducethesteelsheetsneeded.

11.A)Bymarkingdowntheunitprice.C)Byallowingmoretimefordelivery.

B)Byacceptingthepenaltyclauses.D)Bypromisingbetterafter-salesservice.

12.A)Givethecustomeratenpercentdiscount.

B)Claimcompensationfromthesteelsuppliers.

C)AsktheBuyingDepartmenttochangesuppliers.

D)Cancelthecontractwiththecustomer.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.A)Stockbroker.B)Physicist.C)Mathematician.D)Economist.

14.A)Improvecomputerprogramming.C)Predictglobalpopulationgrowth.

B)Explaincertainnaturalphenomena.D)Promotenationalfinancialhealth.

15.A)Theirdifferenteducationalbackgrounds.C)Chaostheoryanditsapplications.

B)Changingattitudestowardnature.D)Thecurrentglobaleconomiccrisis.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B)»C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Theylaygreatemphasisonhardwork.C)Theyrequirehighacademicdegrees.

B)Theyname150starengineerseachyear.D)TheyhavepeoplewithaveryhighIQ.

17.A)Longyearsofjobtraining.C)Distinctiveacademicqualifications.

B)Highemotionalintelligence.D)Devotiontotheadvanceofscience.

18.A)Goodinterpersonalrelationships.C)Sophisticatedequipment.

B)Richworkingexperience.D)Highmotivation.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Adiary.C)Ahistorytextbook.

B)Afairytale.D)Abiography.

20.A)Hewasasportsfan.C)Hedislikedschool.

B)Helovedadventures.D)Helikedhair-raisingstories.

21.A)Encouragepeopletoundertakeadventures.C)Raisepeople'senvironmentalawareness.

B)Publicizehiscolorfulanduniquelifestories.D)AttractpeopletoAmericasnationalparks.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Thefirstinfectedvictim.C)Thedoctorwhofirstidentifiedit.

B)AcoastalvillageinAfrica.D)AriverrunningthroughtheCongo.

23.A)Theyexhibitsimilarsymptoms.C)Theyhavealmostthesamemortalityrate

B)Theycanbetreatedwiththesamedrug.D)Theyhavebothdisappearedforgood.

24.A)Byinhalingairpollutedwiththevirus.C)BydrinkingwaterfromtheCongoRiver.

B)Bycontactingcontaminatedbodyfluids.D)ByeatingfoodgrowninSudanandZaire.

25.A)MorestrainswillevolvefromtheEbolavirus.

B)ScientistswilleventuallyfindcuresforEbola.

C)AnotherEbolaepidemicmayeruptsoonerorlater.

D)Onceinfected,onewillbecomeimmunetoEbola.

SectionC

Directions-Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetime.Whenthepassageisreadfbrthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefullyfbritsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadfbrthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexact

wordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadfbrthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Theidealcompanionmachinewouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinan

agreeablemanner.Those26thatmakeinteractionwithotherpeopleenjoyablewouldbesimulatedascloselyaspossible,and

themachinewould27charming,stimulating,andeasygoing.Itsinformalconversationalstylewouldmakeinteraction

comfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightly28andthereforeinteresting.Initsfirstencounteritmightbesomewhat

hesitantandunassuming,butasitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamore29andintimatestyle.Themachinewould

notbeapassive30butwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimes31indevelopingor

changingthetopicandwouldhaveapersonalityofitsown.

Themachinewouldconveypresence.Wehaveallseenhowacomputer'suseofpersonalnamesoften32peopleand

leadsthemtotreatthemachineasifitwerealmosthuman.Suchfeaturesareeasilywrittenintothesoftware.Byintroducing33

forcefulnessandhumor,themachinecouldbepresentedasavividanduniquecharacter.

Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriendifit34thegradualchangesthat

occurwhenonepersonisgettingtoknowanother.Atan35timeitmightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatstimulates

attachmentandintimacy.

PartIHReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistof

choicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoice

inthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

through(hecentre.Youmaynotuseanyof(hewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Asitis,sleepissoundervaluedthatgettingbyonfewerhourshasbecomeabadgeofhonor.Plus,weliveina

culturethat36tothelate-nighter,from24-hourgrocerystorestoonlineshoppingsitesthatneverclose.It*sno

surprise,then,thatmorethanhalfofAmericanadultsdon'tgetthe7to9hoursofshut-eyeeverynightas37by

sleepexperts.

Whetherornotwecancatchuponsleep~~ontheweekend,say—isahotly38topicamongsleepresearchers.

Thelatestevidencesuggeststhatwhileitisn't39,itmighthelp.WhenLiu,theUCLAsleepresearcherand

professorofmedicine,brought40sleep-restrictedpeopleintothelabfbraweekendofsleepduringwhichthey

loggedabout10hourspernight,theyshowed41intheabilityofinsulin(胰岛素)toprocessbloodsugar.That

suggeststhatcatch-upsleepmayundosomebutnotallofthedamagethatsleep42causes,whichisencouraging,

givenhowmanyadultsdon'tgetthehourstheyneedeachnight.Still,Liuisn't43toendorsethehabitofsleeping

lessandmakingupforitlater.

Sleepingpills,whilehelpfulforsome,arenot44aneffectiveremedyeither.4iAsleepingpillwill45one

areaofthebrain,butthere'snevergoingtobeaperfectsleepingpill,becauseyoucouldn'treallyreplicate(复制)

thedifferentchemicalsmovinginandoutofdifferentpartsofthebraintogothroughthedifferentstagesofsleep,M

saysDr.NancyCoilop,directoroftheEmoryUniversitySleepCenter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

A)alternativelyF)idealK)presumption

B)catersG)improvementsL)ready

C)chronicallyH)necessarilyM)recommended

D)debatedI)negotiatedN)surpasses

E)deprivationJ)pierceO)target

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains

informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmay

chooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

Climatechangemaybereal,butit'sstillnoteasybeinggreen

Howdoweconvinceourinnercavemantobegreener?Weasksomeoutstandingsocialscientists.

A)Theroadtoclimatehellispavedwithourgoodintentions.Politiciansmaytacklepolluterswhilescientistsdobattlewith

carbonemissions.Butthemostpervasiveproblemislessobvious:ourownbehaviour.Wegetdistractedbeforewecanturn

downthehealing.Webreakourpromisenottoflyafterhearingaboutaneighbour,striptoIndia.Ultimately,wecan'tbe

botheredtochangeourattitude.Fortunatelyfortheplanet,socialscienceandbehaviouraleconomicsmaybeabletodothat

forus.

B)Despitemournfulpolarbearsandchartsshowingcarbonemissionssoaring,mostpeoplefindithardtobelievethatglobal

warmingwillaffectthempersonally.RecentpollsbythePewResearchCentreinWashington,DC,foundthat75-80percent

ofpanicipantsregardedclimatechangeasanimportantissue.Butrespondentsrankedillastonalistofpriorities.

C)Thisinconsistencylargelystemsfromafeelingofpowerlessness.l4Whenwecan'tactuallyremovethesourceofourfear,

wetendtoadaptpsychologicallybyadoptingarangeofdefencemechanisms,saysTomCrompton,changestrategistfor

theenvironmentalorganisationWorldWideFundforNature.

D)Partofthefaultlieswithourinnercaveman.Evolutionhasprogrammedhumanstopaymostattentiontoissuesthatwill

haveanimmediateimpact.t4Weworrymostaboutnowbecauseifwedon'tsurvivefbrthenextminute,we'renotgoingto

bearoundintenyears'time,“saysProfessorElkeWeberoftheCentrefbrResearchonEnvironmentalDecisionsat

ColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.IftheThameswerelappingaroundBigBen,Londonerswouldfaceuptotheproblemof

emissionsprettyquickly.Butinpractice,ourbraindiscountstherisks—andbenefits—associatedwithissuesthatliesome

wayahead.

E)MatthewRushworth,oftheDepartmentofExperimentalPsychologyattheUniversityofOxford,seesthisinhislabevery

day."Oneofthewaysinwhichallagentsseemtomakedecisionsisthattheyassignalowerweightingtooutcomesthatare

goingtobefurtherawayinthefuture,“hesays.“Thisisaverysensiblewayfbrananimaltomakedecisionsinthewildand

wouldhavebeenveryhelpfulforhumansforthousandsofyears.”

F)Notanylonger.Bythetimewewakeuptothethreatposedbyclimatechange,itcouldwellbetoolate.Andifwe'renot

goingtomakerationaldecisionsaboutthefuture,othersmayhavetohelpustodoso.

G)FewpoliticallibrariesarewithoutacopyofNudge:ImprovingDecisionsAboutHealth,WealthandHappiness,byRichard

ThalerandCassSunstein.Theyarguethatgovernmentsshouldpersuadeusintomakingbetterdecisions—,suchassaving

moreinourpensionplans—bychangingthedefaultoptions.ProfessorWeberbelievesIhatenvironmentalpolicycanmake

useofsimilartactics.If,forexample,buildingcodesincludedgreenconstructionguidelines,mostdeveloperswouldbetoo

lazytochallengethem.

H)Defaultsarccertainlypartofthesolution.Butsocialscientistsarcmostconcernedaboutcraftingmessagesthatexploitour

groupmentality(心态).“Weneedtounderstandwhatmotivatespeople,whatitisthatallowsthemtomakechange,says

ProfessorNeilAdger,oftheTyndallCentreforClimateChangeResearchinNorwich.4Itisactuallyaboutwhattheirpeers

thinkofthem,whattheirsocialnormsare,认hatisseenasdesirableinsociety.Inotherwords,ourinnercavemanis

continuallylookingoverhisshouldertoseewhattherestofthetribeareupto.

I)Thepassiveattitudewehavetoclimatechangeasindividualscanbealteredbycountingusin—andmeasuringus

against-ourpeergroup."Socialnormsareprimitiveandelemental,MsaysDr.RobertCialdini,authorofInfluence:The

PsychologyofPersuasion.llBirdsflocktogether,fishschooltogether,cattleherdtogether...justperceivingnormsisenough

tocausepeopletoadjusttheirbehaviourinthedirectionofthecrowd.

J)Thesenormscantakeusbeyondgoodintentions.CialdinrconductedastudyinSanDiegoinwhichcoathangersbearing

messagesaboutsavingenergywerehungonpeople,sdoors.Someofthemessagesmentionedtheenvironment,some

financialsavings,otherssocialresponsibility.Butitwastheonesthatmentionedtheactionsofneighboursthatdrovedown

poweruse.

K)Otherstudiesshowthatsimplyprovidingthefacilityforpeopletocomparetheirenergyusewiththelocalaverageisenough

tocausethemtomodifytheirbehaviour.TheConservativesplantoadoptthisstrategybymakingutilitycompaniesprintthe

averagelocalelectricityandgasusageonpeopledbills.

L)Socialsciencecanalsoteachpoliticianshowtoavoidourcollectivecapacitytbrself-destructivebehaviour.Environmental

campaignsthattellushowmanypeopledriveSUVsunwittingly(不经意地)implythatthisbehaviouriswidespreadand

thuspermissible.Cialdinirecommendssomecarefulframingofthemessage."Insteadofnormalisingtheundesirable

behaviour,themessageneedstomarginaliseit,forexample,bystatingthatifevenonepersonbuysyetanotherSUV,it

reducesourabilitytobeenergy-independent?"

M)Tappingintohowwealreadyseeourselvesiscrucial.Themostsuccessfulenvironmentalstrategywillmarrythegreen

messagetoourownsenseofidentity.Takeyouraveragetradeunionmember,chancesarctheywillbepoliticallymotivated

andbeusedtocollectiveaction—muchlikeEricaGregory.AretiredmemberofthePublicandCommercialServicesUnion,

sheissettinguponeofI100actiongroupswiththesupportofClimateSolidarity,atwo-yearenvironmentalcampaign

aimedattradeunionists.

N)Ericaisproofthatagreat-grandmothercanhelptoleadtherevolutionifyougetthepsychologyright—inthiscase,by

matchingherenthusiasmfortheenvironmentwithafondnessfororganisinggroups.UIthinkit'saterrificidea/*shesaysof

thecampaign.i4Theunionbackingitmakesmembersthinktheremustbesomethinginit.Sheisexpectingupto20peopleat

thefirstmeetingshehascalled,atherlocalpubintheCornishvillageofPolperro.

O)NickPerks,projectdirectorforClimateSolidarity,believesthissortofactivityiswherethefutureofenvironmentalaction

lies."Usingexistingcivilsocietystructuresornetworksisamoreeffectivewayofcreatingchange...andobviouslytrade

unionsareoneofthebiggestcivilsocietynetworksintheUK,"hesays.The“LoveFood,HateWaste“campaignentered

intoacollaborationlastyearwithanothersuchnetwork—theWomen'sInstitute.LondonerRachelTaylorjoinedthe

campaignwiththeaimofmakingnewfriends.Ayearon,themeetingshavemadelastingchangestowhatshethrowsaway

inherkitchen."It'salwaysmoreofanincentiveifyou'redoingitwithotherpeople/'shesays."Itmotivatesyoumoreif

youknowthatyou'vegottoprovidefeedbacktoagroup?'

P)Thepowerofsuchsimplepsychologyinfightingclimatechangeisattractingattentionacrossthepoliticalestablishment.In

theUS,theHouseofRepresentativesScienceCommitteehasapprovedabillallocating$10millionayeartostudying

energy-relatedbehaviour.IntheUK,newstudiesareindevelopmentandsocialscientistsareregularlyspottedinBritish

governmentoffices.With(hehelpofpsychologists,thereisfreshhopethatwemightgogreenafterall.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

46.Whenpeoplefindtheyarepowerless(ochangeasituation,theytendtolivewithit.

47.Tobeeffective,environmentalmessagesshouldbecarefullyframed.

48.Itisthegovernment'sresponsibilitylopersuadepeopleintomakingenvironment-friendlydecisions.

49.Politiciansarebeginningtorealisetheimportanceofenlistingpsychologists，helpinfightingclimatechange.

50.Tofindeffectivesolutionstoclimatechange,itisnecessarytounderstandwhatmotivatespeopletomakechange.

51.Intheirevolution,humanshavelearnedtopayattentiontothemosturgentissuesinsteadoflong-termconcerns.

52.Onestudyshowsthatourneighbours5actionsareinfluentialinchangingourbehaviour.

53.Despileclearsignsofglobalwarming,itisnoteasyformostpeopletobelieveclimatechangewillaffecttheirownlives.

54.Weshouldtakeourfutureintoconsiderationinmakingdecisionsconcerningclimatechangebeforeitistoolate.

55.Existingsocialnetworkscanbemoreeffectiveincreatingchangeinpeopledbehaviour.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreach

ofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethrough(hecentre.

PassageOne

Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Morethanadecadeago,cognitivescientistsJohnBransfordandDanielSchwartz,boththenatVanderbilt

University,foundthatwhatdistinguishedyoungadultsfromchildrenwasnottheabilitytoretainfactsorapplyprior

knowledgetoanewsituationbutaqualitytheycalled^preparationfbrfuturelearning.^^Theresearchersaskedfifth

gradersandcollegestudentstocreatearecoveryplantoprotectbaldeaglesfromextinction.Shockingly,thetwo

groupscameupwithplansofsimilarquality(althoughthecollegestudentshadbetterspellingskills).Fromthe

standpointofatraditionaleducator,thisoutcomeindicatedthatschoolinghadfailedtohelpstudentsthinkabout

ecosystemsandextinction,majorscientificideas.

Theresearchersdecidedtogodeeper,however.Theyaskedbothgroupstogeneratequestionsaboutimportant

issuesneededtocreaterecoveryplans.Onthistask,theyfoundlargedifferences.Collegestudentsfocusedon

criticalissuesofinterdependencebetweeneaglesandtheirhabitats(栖息、地)Fifthgraderstendedtofocuson

featuresofindividualeagles("Howbigarcthey?"and"Whatdotheycat?").Thecollegestudentshadcultivatedthe

abilitytoaskquestions,thecornerstoneofcriticalthinking.Theyhadlearnedhow(olearn.

Museumsandotherinstitutionsofinformallearningmaybebettersuitedtoteachthisskillthanelementaryand

secondaryschools.AttheExploratoriuminSanFrancisco,werecentlystudiedhowlearningtoaskgoodquestions

canaffectthequalityofpeopledscientificinquiry.Wefoundthatwhenwetaughtparticipantstoask**Whatif?”and

“Howcan?”questionsthatnobodypresentv/ouldknowtheanswertoandthatwouldsparkexploration,they

engagedinbetterinquiryatthenextexhibit—askingmorequestions,performingmoreexperimentsandmaking

betterinterrelationsoftheirresults.Specifically,theirquestionsbecamemorecomprehensiveatthenewexhibit.

Ratherthanmerelyaskingaboutsomethingtheywantedtotry,theytendedtoincludebothcauseandeffectintheir

question.Askingjuicyquestionsappearstobeatransferableskillfordeepeningcollaborativeinquiryintothe

sciencecontentfoundinexhibits.

Thistypeoflearningisnotconfinedtomuseumsorinstitutionalsettings.Informallearningenvironments

toleratefailurebetterthanschools.Perhapsmanyteachershavetoolittletimetoallowstudentstoformandpursue

theirownquestionsandtoomuchgroundtocoverinthecurriculum.Butpeoplemustacquirethisskillsomewhere.

Oursocietydependsonthembeingabletomakecriticaldecisionsabouttheirownmedicaltreatment,say,orwhat

wemustdoaboutglobalenergyneedsanddemands.Forthat,wehavearobustinformallearningsystemthatgives

nogrades,takesallcomers,andisavailableevenonholidaysandweekends.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

56.Whatistraditionaleducators,interpretationoftheresearchoutcomementionedinthefirstparagraph?

A)Studentsarenotabletoapplypriorknowledgetonewproblems.

B)Collegestudentsarenobetterthanfifthgradersinmemorizingfacts.

C)Educationhasnotpaidenoughattentiontomajorenvironmentalissues.

D)Educationhasfailedtoleadstudentstothinkaboutmajorscientificideas.

57.Inwhatwayarccollegestudentsdifferentfromchildren?

A)Theyhavelearnedtothinkcritically.C)Theyarecuriousaboutspecificfeatures.

B)Theyareconcernedaboutsocialissues.D)Theyhavelearnedtoworkindependently.

58.Whatisthebenefitofaskingquestionswithnoreadyanswers?

A)Itarousesstudents*interestinthingsaroundthem.

B)Itcultivatesstudents*abilitytomakescientificinquiries.

C)Ittrainsstudents,abilitytodesignscientificexperiments.

D)Ithelpsstudentsrealizenoteveryquestionhasananswer.

58.Whatissaidtobetheadvantageofinformallearning?

A)Itallowsforfailures.C)Itchargesnotuition.

B)Itisentertaining.D)Itmeetspracticalneeds.

60.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoencourageeducatorstodoattheendofthepassage?

A)Trainstudentstothinkaboutglobalissues.

B)Designmoreinteractiveclassroomactivities.

C)Makefulluseofinformallearningresources.

D)Includecollaborativeinquiryinthecurriculum.

PassageTwo

Questions61to65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

“There'sanoldsayinginthespaceworld:amateurstalkabouttechnology,professionalstalkaboutinsurance."Inan

interviewlastyearwithTheEconomist,GeorgeWhilesides,chiefexecutiveofspace-tourismfirmVirginGalactic,wasplacing

hiscompanyinthelattercalegory.ButinsurancewillbecoldcomfortfollowingthefailureonOctober31stofVSSEnterprise,

resultinginthedeathofonepilotandthesevereinjurytoanother.

Ontopofthetragiclossoflife,theaccidentinCaliforniawillcastalongshadowoverthefutureofspacetourism,even

beforeithasproperlybegun.

Thenotionofspacetourismtookholdin2001witha$20millionflightaboardaRussianspacecraftbyDennisTito,a

millionaireengineerwithanadventurousstreak.Justhalfadozenholiday-makershavereachedorbitsincethen,forsimilarly

astronomicalpricetags.Butmorerecently,companieshavebeguntoplanmoreaffordable"suborbital“flights—brieferventures

justtotheedgeofspacersvastdarkness.VirginGalactichad,priortothisweek'saccident,seemedclosesttostartingregular

flights.Thecompanyhasalreadytakendepositsfromaround800would-besp