大学英语六级考试历年真题

2009年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassage

quicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1Forquestions1-7,choosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD.Forquestions

8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

Whatwilltheworldbelikeinfiftyyears?

Thisweeksometopscientists,includingNobelPrizewinners,gavetheirvision

ofhowtheworldwilllookin2056,frongas-poweredcarstoextraordinaryhealth

advances,JohnInghamreportsonwhattheworldysfinestmindsbelieveourfutures

willbe.

Forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,2056willbeaworldofalmost

perpetualyouth,whereobesityisaremotememoryandrobotsbecomeourcompanions.

Wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonizingouterspace.Better

still,ourdescendantsmightatlastliveinaworldatpeacewithitself.

Thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceofinexhaustible,safe,

greenenergy,andthatsciencewillhavekilledoffreligion.Iftheyareright

wewillhaveremovedtwoofthemaincausesofwar-ourdependenceonoiland

religiousprejudice.

Willwereally,astoday'sscientistsclaim,beabletoliveforeverorat

leastcheattheageingprocesssothattheaveragepersonlivesto150?

Ofcourse,allthesepredictionscomewithascientifichealthwarning.Harvard

professorStevenPinkersays:"Thisisaninvitationtolookfoolish,aswith

thepredictionsofdomedcitiesandnuc1ear-poweredvacuumcleanersthatweremade

50yearago.»

Livinglonger

AnthonyAtala,directoroftheWakeForestInstituteinNorthCarolina,belives

failingorganswillberepairedbyinjectingcellsintothebody.Theywill

naturallytostraighttotheinjuryandhelphealit.Asystemofinjectionswithout

needlescouldalsoslowtheageingprocessbyusingthesameprocessto“tune”

cells.

BruceLahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheUniversityofChicago,

anticipatestheabilitytoproduce“unlimitedsupplies”oftransplantablehuman

organswithouttheneededaneworgan,suchaskidney,thesurgeonwouldcontact

acommercialorganproducer,givehimthepatientJsimmuno-logicalprofileand

wouldthenbesentakidneywiththecorrecttissuetype.

Theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedofhumancells,grownbyintroducing

themintoanimalhosts,andalloweingthemtodeveoopintoandorganinplaceof

theanimal?sown.ButProf.Lahnbelievesthatfarmedbrainswouldbe“off

limits”.Hesays:"Veryfewpeoplewouldwanttohavetheirbrainsreplacedby

someoneelse'sandweprobablydon,twanttoputahumanbrainingananimal

body.”

RichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinksscientist

coulddevelop“anthenticanti-ageingdrugs”byworkingouthowcellsinlarger

animalssuchaswhalesandhumanresistmanyformsofinjuries.Hesays:"It's

isnowroutine,inlaboratorymammals,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turning

onthesameprotectivesystemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclass

of100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductiveastoday'speopleintheir

60s”

Aliens

ConlinPillinger,professorofplanerarysciencesattheOpen

University,says:Ifancythatatleastwewillbeabletoshowthatlifedidi

starttoevolveonMarswellasEarth."Within50yearshehopesscientistswill

provethatalienlifecamehereinMartianmeteorites（陨石）.

ChrisMcKay,aplanetaryscientistatNASA'sAmesResearchCenter,believes

thatin50yearswemayfindevidenceofalienlifeinancientpermanentforst

ofMarsoronotherplaners.

Headds:"ThereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonEarth.It

mightbeasdifferentasEnglishistoChinese.

PricetonprofessorFreemanDysonthinksit“likely“thatlifeformouter

spacewillbediscovereddefore2056becausethetoolsforfindingit,suchas

opticalandradiodetectionanddataprocessing,areimproving.

Heays:"Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookfor

andadditionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.Suchdiscoveriesare

likelytohaverevolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.

Theymaychangethewaywelookatourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse.

Coloniesinspace

RichardGottprofessorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesmanwillsetupa

self-sufficientcolonyonMars,whichwouldbea“lifeinsurancepolicyagainst

whatevercatastrophes,naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronEarth.

“TherealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffEarthontootherworlds

beforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout.”

Spinalinjuries

EllenHeber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstitudeinPhiladelphia,foresees

curesforinijuriescausingparalysissuchastheonethatafflicatedSuperman

starChristopherReeve.

Shesays:"Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeableto

profescribedrugsthatcauseseveres（断裂的）spinalcordstoheal,heartsto

regenerateandlostlimbstoregrow.

“Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttobe

repairedfromwithin,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixanapplianceorautomobile:by

replancingthedamagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart.”Shepredict

thatwithin5to10yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstart

toberegrownafewyearslater.Repariestothenervoussystemwillstartwith

opticnervesand,intime,thespinalcord."Within50yearswholebodyreplacement

willberoutine,"Prof.Heber-Katzadds.

Obesity

SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-JacobsCenterin

California,wonthe2002NoblelPrizeforMedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobal

disastersomehumanswillsurvive-andevolitionwillfavoursmallpeoplewith

bodieslargeenoughtosupporttherequiredamountofbrainpower."Obesity,“he

says."willhavebeensolved.”

Robots

RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticeatMIT,saystheproblemsofdeveloping

artificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.Asa

result,“thepossibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmenselyv

Energy

BillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifornia,says:MThemostsignificant

breakthroughtwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythat

issubstantiallycheaperthananyexistingenergysource.”

Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweapons

andwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhouse

gasblamedforglobalwarming.

Society

GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityofNew

Mexico,says:"TheUSwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligionisnora

prerequisite(前提)forordinaryhumandecency.

uThis,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutby

offeringamorepractical,uniwersalandrewardingmoralframeworkforhuman

interaction.”

Healsopredictsthat^absurdlywasteful,,displaysofwealthwillbecome

umfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswill

becomeclearer.

Thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeusall”brighe\ter,wiser,happier

andkinder”.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.WhatisjohnInghamJsreportabout?

A)Asolutiontotheglobalenergycrisis

B)Extraordinaryadvancesintechnology.

C)Thelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscience

D)Scientists'visionoftheworldinhalfacentury

2.AccordingtoHarvardprofessorStevenPinker,predictionsaboutthe

future.

A)mayinvitetrouble

B)maynotcometrue

C)willfoolthepublic

D)domoreharmthangood

3.ProfessorBruceLahnoftheUniversityofChicagopredictsthat.

A)humanswon'thavetodonateorgansfortransplantation

B)morepeoplewilldonatetheirorgansfortransplantation

C)animalorganscouldbetransplantedintohumanbodies

D)organtransplantationwon'tbeasscaryasitistoday

4.AccordingtoprofessorRichardMilleroftheUniversityofMichigarr,prople

will.

A)lifeforaslongastheywish

B)berelievedfromallsufferings

C)lifeto100andmorewithvitality

D)beabletolivelongerthanwhales

5.PricetonprofessorFreemanSysonthinksthat___.

A)scientistswillfindalienlifesimilartoours

B)humanswillbeabletosettleonMars

Oalienlifewilllikelybediscovered

D)lifewillstarttoevolveonMars

6.AccordingtoPrincetonprofessorRichardGott,bysettingupa

self-sufficientcolonyonMars,

Humans.

Mightsurvieallcatastrophesonearth

Mightacquireamplenaturalresources

WillbeabletotraveltoMarsfreely

Willmo\vetheretoliveabetterlife

7.EllenHeber-Katz,professorattheWistarInstitueinPhiladelpia,predicts

that.

A)humanorganscanbumanufacturedlikeappliances

B)peoplewillbeasstronganddymamicassupermen

C)humannervescanbereplancedbyopticfibers

D)lostfingersandlimbswillbeabletoregrow

8.rodneyBrookssaysthatitwillbepossibleforrobotstoworkwithhumans

asaresultorthedevelopmentof_artificaialintelligenceforrobots_____

9.ThemostsignificantbreakthroughpredictedbyBilljoywillbean

inexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethatcan'tbeusedto

make_pollutions

10AccordingtoGeoffreyMiller,sciencewillofferamorepractical,universal

andrewardingmoralframeworkinplaceofreligion

PartIIIListening

Comprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

aboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustread

thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),angD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

11.A)ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.

B)Theman,sfootballcareerseemstobeatanend.

C)Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.

D)Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.

12.A)Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget

B)Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria.

C)Applyforaseniorpositionintherestaurant.

D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.

13.A)Afinancialburden.C)Arealnuisance.

B)AgoodcompanionD)Awell-trainedpet.

14.A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon,C)Thecomputingsystemistoo

complex.

B)Thewomanwasmistakenherself,D)Hehascalledthewomanseveral

times.

15.A)Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles,C)Heneedssometimetopolish

hispaper.

B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore,D)Hewillbeawayforatwo-week

conference.

16.A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.

B)Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.

C)Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.

D)TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.

17.A)Theyhavewaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.

B)Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.

C)Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.

D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.

18.A)Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.

B)Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.

C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.

D)It'11takeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrol.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Enormoussizeofitsstores.C)Itsappealingsurroundings.

B)Numerousvarietiesoffood.D)Itsrichandcolorful

history.

20.A)Anancientbuilding.C)AnEgyptianmuseum.

B)Aworldofantiques.D)AnEgyptianMemorial.

21.A)Itspowerbillreaches$9millionayear.

B)Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday.

C)Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.

D)Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.

22.A)11,500C)250,000

B)30,000D)300,000

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Transferringtoanotherdepartment.C)Thinkingaboutdoinga

differentjob.

B)StudyingaccountingatauniversityD)Makingpreparationforher

wedding.

24.A)Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.

B)Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.

C)Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.

D)Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.

25.A)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.

B)Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.

C)Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.

D)HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendof

eachpassage,youwillhearsomequestion.Boththepassageandthequestionwill

bespokenonlyonce..Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersports.

B)Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.

0Theyarebecominganefficientformofwatertransportation.

D)Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansorwaterrecreation.

27.A)Waterscooteroperators'lackofexperience.

B)Vacationersdisregardofwatersafetyrules.

0Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.

D)Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.

28.)ATheyscarewhalestodeath.C)Theydischargetoxicemissions.

B)Theyproducetoomuchnoise.D)Theyendangerlotsofwaterlife.

29.A)Expandoperatingareas.C)Limittheuseofwaterscooters.

B)Restrictoperatinghours.D)Enforcenecessaryregulations.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Theyarestable.C)Theyarestrained.

C)Theyareclose.D)Theyarechanging.

31.A)Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.

B)Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlong.

0Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.

D)Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.

32.A)Countoneachotherforhelp.C)Keepafriendlydistance.

B)Giveeachotheracoldshoulder.D)Buildafencebetweenthem.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.

B)ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.

C)Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.

D)Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.

34.A)Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.

B)Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.

C)Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.

D)ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.

35.A)Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.

B)Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.

C)Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.

D)Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthe

passageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneral

idea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin

theblanknumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.For

blanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwrite

downthemainpointsinyourownword.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthe

thirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

CompoundDictation

I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghasto

bedoneifwearetosurviveasacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoour

problemsare.Thingscertainlygetcomplicatedinahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButI

wonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.

OnethingPmconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputtingoffendersinjailwhohaven*tharmed

anyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesociety

insteadofincurringanotherdebtbygoingtoprison,andofcourse,comingundertheinfluence

ofhardenedcriminals?I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleareserving

forseriouscrimes.Ofcourse,onealternativetothisistorestorecapitalpunishment,butPm

notsureIwouldbeforthat.Pmnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforeye.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsor

incompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsor

completethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Pleasewriteouranswers

onAnswerSheet2

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ifmovietrailers(预告片)aresupposedtocauseareaction,thepreviewfor

“United93〃morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamousactors,itbeginswithimages

ofabeautifulmorningandpassengersboardinganairplane.Ittakesyouaminute

torealizewhatthemovie，sevenabout.That'swhenaplanehitstheWorldTrade

Center,theeffectisvisceral(震方或心'灵的).Whenthetrailerplayedbefore/zInside

Man“lastweekataHollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegancallingout,“Too

soon!”InNewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmoredramatic.TheLoewstheater

inManhattantooktherarestepofpullingthetrailerfromitsscreensafter

severalcomplaints.

“United93〃isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththeeventsof

September11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotionaldebate.Isittoosoon?

Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?Moretothepoint,willanyonewanttosee

it?Other9/11projectsareonthewayasthefifthanniversaryoftheattacks

approaches,mostnotablyOliverStone's〃WorldTradeCenter.z，butasthe

forerunner,“United93〃willtakemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40passengersand

crewfoughtbackagainsttheterrorists.Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgone

togreatlengthstoberespectfulinhisdepictionofwhatoccurred,proceeding

withthefilmonlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily."WasI

surprisedattheagreement?Yes.Very.Usuallythere,reoneortwofamilieswho're

morereluctant,z，Greengrasswritesinane-mail.〃Iwassurprisedatthe

extraordinarywaytheUnited93familieshavewelcomedusintotheirlivesand

sharedtheirexperienceswithus.〃CaroleO'Hare,afamilymember,says,“They

wereveryopenandhonestwithus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswholeproject.

Universal,whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate10%ofitsopeningweekend

grosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.Thathasn，tstoppedcriticismthat

thestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.O'Harethinksthat'sunfair."This

storyhastobetoldtohonorthepassengersandcrewforwhattheydid,〃shesays.

“Butmorethanthat,itraisesawareness.OurportsarenJtsecure.Ourborders

aren'tsecure.Ourairlinesstillaren，tsecure,andthisiswhathappenswhen

you，renotsecure.That'sthemessageIwantpeopletohear.〃

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答

47.Thetrailerfor"United93〃succeededincausingareactionwhenitplayed

inthetheatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie"United93〃issuretogiverisetoanemotionaldebate.

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforeheproceededwith

themovie?

theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily

50.Universal,whichisreleasing"United93〃，hasbeencriticizedfor

exploitinganationaltragedy.

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersandcrewforwhat

theydid,thepurposeoftellingthestoryistoraisetheawarenessabout

security.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowed

bysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughtthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeenhalved.No,

you'renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthatfailedcompletely.With

thedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainstthepound,already-expensiveLondon

hasbecomequiteunaffordable.AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidablein

EnglandasitisintheUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn,tdoingaTitanicagainstjustthepound.

Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata30-yearlowagainstthe

Canadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoandBrazilianrealarethrivingagainst

thedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation,sself-esteemrests

inpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It'salsoapotentialeconomicproblem,

sinceadecliningdollarmakesimportedfoodmoreexpensiveandexertsupward

pressureoninterestrates.AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.

economy-fromgiantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperators

inMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthathasbecome

hostiletoforeigners.ButnothingmakespeoplethinkmorewarmlyoftheU.S.than

aweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumberofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8

percentfromlastyear.Shouldthetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhis

yearwillfinallytopthe2000peak?ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.

thewaymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shopandparty,

allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan'taffordtojointhe

merrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.Sodo

exports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11percentbetweenMay

2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,thetradedeficitactuallyfell

7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you'reawinnerinthe

weak-dollargamble.LastweekCoca-Cola/sstickbubbledtoafive-yearhighafter

itreportedafantasticquarter.Foreignsalesaccountedfor65percentofCoke's

beveragebusiness.OtherAmericancompaniesprofitingfromthistrendinclude

McDonald'sandIBM.

Americantourists,however,shouldn,texpectanyreliefsoon.Thedollarlost

strengththewaymanymarriagesbreakup-slowly,andthenallatonce.And

currenciesdon'tturnonadime.Soifyouwanttoavoidthepaininflictedby

theincreasinglypatheti