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大學(xué)英語六級歷年真題篇一：2015年6月大學(xué)英語6級真題(三套全)2015年6月大學(xué)英語六級考試真題（第一套）PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionAA)Prepareforhisexams.B)Catchuponhiswork.C)Attendtheconcert.D)Goonavacation.A)Threecrewmemberswereinvolvedintheincident.B)Noneofthehijackerscarriedanydeadlyweapons.TheplanehadbeenscheduledtoflytoJapan.Noneofthepassengerswereinjuredorkilled.A)Anarticleabouttheelection.B)Atediousjobtobedone.C)Anelectioncampaign.D)Afascinatingtopic.4.A)Therestaurantwasnotuptothespeakers’expectations.Therestaurantplacesmanyadsinpopularmagazines.ThecriticthoughthighlyoftheChineserestaurant.Chinatownhasgotthebestrestaurantinthecity.A)Heisgoingtovisithismotherinthehospital.B)Heisgoingtotakeonanewjobnextweek.Hehasmanythingstodealwithrightnow.Hebehavesinawaynobodyunderstands.A)Alargenumberofstudentsrefusedtovotelastnight.B)Atleasttwentystudentsareneededtovoteonanissue.Majorcampusissueshadtobediscussedatthemeeting.Morestudentshavetoappeartomaketheirvoiceheard.A)Thewomancanhardlytellwhatshelikes.B)ThespeakerslikewatchingTVverymuch.ThespeakershavenothingtodobutwatchTV.ThemanseldomwatchedTVbeforeretirement.1A)Thewomanshouldhaveretiredearlier.4B)Hewillhelpthewomansolvetheproblem.C)Hefindsithardtoagreewithwhatthewomansays.D)Thewomanwillbeabletoattendtheclassesshewants.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Persuadethemantojoinhercompany.B)Employthemostup-to-datetechnology.C)Exportbikestoforeignmarkets.D)Expandtheirdomesticbusiness.A)Thestatesubsidizessmallandmediumenterprises.Thegovernmenthascontroloverbicycleimports.Theycancompetewiththebestdomesticmanufactures.Theyhaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherprices.11.A)Extracostsmighteatuptheirprofitsabroad.Moreworkerswillbeneededtodopackaging.Theymightlosetoforeignbikemanufacturers.Itisverydifficulttofindsuitablelocalagents.A)Reporttothemanagement.B)Attractforeigninvestments.Conductafeasibilitystudy.D)Consultfinancialexperts.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Coalburntdailyforthecomfortofourhomes.B)Anythingthatcanbeusedtoproducepower.C)Fuelrefinedfromoilextractedfromunderground.D)Electricitythatkeepsallkindsofmachinesrunning.A)Oilwillsoonbereplacedbyalternativeenergysources.Oilreservesintheworldwillbeexhaustedinadecade.Oilconsumptionhasgivenrisetomanyglobalproblems.Oilproductionwillbegintodeclineworldwideby2015.15.A)Minimizetheuseoffossilfuels.B)Startdevelopingalternativefuels.2Findtherealcauseforglobalwarming.D)Takestepstoreducethegreenhouseeffect.SectionBPassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.A)Theabilitytopredictfashiontrends.B)Arefinedtasteforartisticworks.Yearsofpracticalexperience.D)Strictprofessionaltraining.17.A)PromotingallkindsofAmericanhand-madespecialities.Strengtheningcooperationwithforeigngovernments.Conductingtradeinartworkswithdealersoverseas.Purchasinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.A)Shehasaccesstofashionablethings.B)Sheisdoingwhatsheenjoysdoing.C)Shecanenjoylifeonamodestsalary.D)Sheisfreetodowhatevershewants.PassageTwoQuestions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.A)Joininneighborhoodpatrols.B)Getinvolvedinhiscommunity.Voicehiscomplaintstothecitycouncil.D)Makesuggestionstothelocalauthorities.20.A)Deteriorationinthequalityoflife.B)Increaseofpolicepatrolsatnight.C)Renovationofthevacantbuildings.D)Violationofcommunityregulations.21.A)Theymaytakealongtimetosolve.B)Theyneedassistanceformthecity.C)Theyhavetobedealtwithonebyone.D)Theyaretoobigforindividualefforts.3A)Hehadgotsomegroceriesatabigdiscount.B)Hehadreadafunnyposternearhisseat.C)Hehaddoneasmalldeedofkindness.D)Hehadcaughtthebusjustintime.PassageThreeQuestions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Childhoodandfamilygrowth.B)Pressureanddisease.C)Familylifeandhealth.D)Stressanddepression.24.A)Itexperiencedaseriesofmisfortunes.B)Itwasintheprocessofreorganization.C)Hismotherdiedofasuddenheartattack.D)Hiswifelefthimbecauseofhisbadtemper.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)ofthetruththatGodhasputintoeveryheartandthatonlyyou4cankindle(點燃)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(靈丹妙藥)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.Today5thepoolofsecretarieshas___42___,butthereareevermorecomputerprogrammersandwebdesigners.Optimismremainstherightstarting-point,butforworkersthedislocatingeffectsoftechnologymaymakethemselvesevidentfasterthanits___43___.Evenifnewjobsandwonderfulproductsemerge,intheshorttermincomegapswillwiden,causinghugesocialdislocationandperhapsevenchangingpolitics.Technology’s___44___willfeellikeatornado(旋風(fēng)),hittingtherichworldfirst,but___45___sweepingthroughpoorercountriestoo.NoWhytheMonaLisaStandsOut[A]Haveyoueverfallenforanovelandbeenamazednottofinditonlistsofgreatbooks?Orwalkedaroundasculpturerenownedasaclassic,strugglingtoseewhatthefussisabout?Ifso,you?veprobablyponderedthequestionCuttingaskedhimselfthatday:howdoesaworkofartcometobeconsideredgreat?Theintuitiveansweristhatsomeworksofartarejustgreat:ofintrinsicallysuperiorquality.Thepaintingsthatwinprimespotsingalleries,gettaughtinclassesandreproducedinbooksaretheonesthathaveprovedtheirartisticvalueovertime.Ifyoucan?tseethey?resuperior,that?syourproblem.It?sanintimidatinglyneatexplanation.Butsomesocialscientistshavebeenaskingawkwardquestionsofit,raisingthepossibilitythatartisticcanonsarelittlemorethanfossilisedhistoricalaccidents.[C]Cutting,aprofessoratCornellUniversity,wonderedifapsychologicalmechanismknownasthe“mere-exposureeffect”playedaroleindecidingwhichpaintingsrisetothetopoftheculturalleague.Cuttingdesignedanexperimenttotesthishunch.Overalecturecourseheregularlyshowedundergraduatesworksofimpressionismfortwoseconds6atatime.Someofthepaintingswerecanonical,includedinart-historybooks.Otherswerelesserknownbutofcomparablequality.Thesewereexposedfourtimesasoften.Afterwards,thestudentspreferredthemtothecanonicalworks,whileacontrolgroupofstudentslikedthecanonicalonesbest.Cutting?sstudentshadgrowntolikethosepaintingsmoresimplybecausetheyhadseenthemmore.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:whywasitconsideredsosuperiortothethreeother7Leonardosinthepreviouschamber,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;our8preferencesarealways,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.Theintrinsicqualityofaworkofartisstartingtoseemlikeitsleastimportantattribute.Butperhapsit?smoresignificantthanoursocialscientistsallow.Firstofall,aworkneedsacertainqualitytobeeligibletobeswepttothetopofthepile.The“MonaLisa”maynotbeaworthyworldchampion,butitwasintheLouvreinthefirstplace,andnotbyaccident.Secondly,somestuffissimplybetterthanotherstuff.Read“Hamlet”afterreadingeventhegreatestofShakespeare?scontemporaries,andthedifferencemaystrikeyouasunarguable.AstudyintheBritishJournalofAestheticssuggeststhattheexposureeffectdoesn?tworkthesamewayoneverything,andpointstoadifferentconclusionabouthowcanonsareformed.Thesocialscientistsarerighttosaythatweshouldbealittleskepticalofgreatness,andthatweshouldalwayslookinthenextroom.Greatartandmediocritycangetconfused,evenbyexperts.Butthat?swhyweneedtosee,andread,asmuchaswecan.Themorewe?reexposedtothegood篇二：2015年6月英語六級翻譯真題答案匯總2015年6月英語六級翻譯真題答案匯總9試卷一：中國宴席題目：中國傳統(tǒng)的待客之道要求飯菜豐富多樣，讓客人吃不完。中國宴席上典型的菜單包含開席的一套涼菜及以后的熱菜，比方肉類、雞鴨、蔬菜等。大多數(shù)宴席上，全魚被以為是必不行少的，除非已經(jīng)上過各式海鮮?，F(xiàn)在，中國人喜愛把西方特點菜與傳統(tǒng)中式菜肴融于一席，所以牛排上桌或很多見。沙拉也已流行起來，只管傳統(tǒng)上中國人一般不吃任何未經(jīng)烹調(diào)的菜肴。宴席平時最少有一道湯，可以最初上或最后上桌。甜點和水果平時標記宴席的結(jié)束。參照答案：ThetraditionalChinesehospitalityrequiresfooddiversity,sothatguestswillbefullbeforeeatingupallthedishes.AtypicalChinesebanquetmenuincludescolddishesservedatthebeginning,followedbyhotdishes,suchasmeat,poultry,vegetables,etc.Atmostbanquets,thewholefishisconsideredtobeessential,unlessvariouskindsofseafoodhavebeenservedalready.Today,ChinesepeoplewouldliketocombineWesternspecialtieswithtraditionalChinesedishes.Therefore,itisnotraretoseesteakbeingservedaswell.Saladisgainingpopularity,althoughtraditionallytheChinesepeoplegenerallydonoteatanyfoodwithoutcooking.Thereisusuallyatleastabowlofsoup,servedatthebeginningorintheendofthedinnerparty.Dessertsandfruitusuallymarktheendofthefeast.【要點詞匯總結(jié)】待客之道hospitality中國宴席Chinesebanquet菜單menu開席openseats涼菜colddishes熱菜hotfood全魚awholefish10海鮮seafood特點菜specialty傳統(tǒng)中式菜肴traditionalChinesedishes牛排thesteak沙拉salad烹調(diào)cooking一道湯asoup甜點thedessert試卷二：中國城市化題目：2011年是中國城市化（urbanization）進度中的歷史性時辰，其城市人口初次高出農(nóng)村人口。在將來20年里，估計有3.5億農(nóng)村人口將移居城市。這樣規(guī)模的城市發(fā)展對城市交通來說既是挑戰(zhàn)，也是時機。中國政府素來倡導(dǎo)“以人為本”的發(fā)展理念，重申人們以公交而不是私人車出行。它還號召建設(shè)“資源節(jié)約和環(huán)境友好型”社會。有了這個明確的目標，中國城市就可以更好地規(guī)劃其發(fā)展，并把大量投資轉(zhuǎn)向安全、干凈和經(jīng)濟型交通系統(tǒng)的發(fā)展上。參照答案：The2011isahistoricmomentinChineseurbanizationprocess,whentheurbanpopulationsurpassedtheruralpopulationforthefirsttime.Duringthenext20years,itisestimatedthatabout350millionruralpopulationwillmovetocities.Suchlarge-scaleofurbanizationisbothachallengeandanopportunitytotheurbantraffic.TheChinesegovernmenthasalwaysbeenadvocating“people-oriented”developingconcept,emphasizingthatpeopleshouldtravelbybusesinsteadofbyprivatecars.Italsocallsfortheconstructionof“resourcesavingandenvironmentfriendly”society.Withthisexplicitgoal,Chinacanhaveabetter-plannedurbanizationprocess,andthereforedivertmoreinvestmenttothedevelopmentofsafe,cleanandeconomicaltransportationsystem.11【要點詞匯總結(jié)】城市化urbanization進度process歷史性時辰ahistoricmoment城市人口theurbanpopulation農(nóng)村人口theruralpopulation高出surpass估計itisestimatedthat移居城市movetocities(大)規(guī)模large-scale城市交通theurbantraffic倡導(dǎo)advocate“以人為本”people-oriented重申emphasize私人車privatecars“資源節(jié)約和環(huán)境友善型”resourcesavingandenvironmentfriendly明確的目標explicitgoal轉(zhuǎn)向divert安全、干凈和經(jīng)濟型交通系統(tǒng)safe,cleanandeconomicaltransportationsystem試卷三：漢朝題目：漢朝是中國歷史上最重要的朝代之一，漢朝統(tǒng)治時期有很多顯然的成就。它最初向其余文化敞開大門，對外貿(mào)易興隆。漢朝開辟的絲綢之路通向了中西亞致使羅馬。各樣藝術(shù)一派繁榮，涌現(xiàn)了很多文學(xué)歷史哲學(xué)巨著公元100年中國第一部字典編撰完成，收入9000個字，供給釋義并列舉不同樣的寫法。時期科技方面也獲得很大進步。發(fā)明紙張水中日晷(sundials)，以及丈量地震的儀器。漢朝經(jīng)歷了四百年，但統(tǒng)治者的腐敗致使了它的消亡。參照答案：12TheHanDynastyisoneofthemostsignificantdynastiesinthehistoryofChinaanditattainedlotsofremarkableachievementsduringthereign.TheHanDynastyisthefirstinopeningitsdoortoothercultures,withtheforeigntradeprosperous.TheSilkRoadexploitedinHanDynastyleadtothecentralandwestpartofAsia,evenRome.Theschoolsofartalsopresentastateofflourish,springinguplotsofmonumentalworksinliterature,historyandphilosophy.ThefirstdictionaryinChinawascompiledandfinishedin100A.D.,whichnotonlycontainsninethousandChinesecharacters,butalsooffersparaphrasesandexamplesofdifferentwritingskills.Scienceandtechnologyalsomademuchprogressduringthisperiod.Peopleinventedwaterclock,sundialsandtheinstrumentsthatcanpredicttheearthquake.TheHanDynastywitnessedfourhundredyearsandwenttodoombecauseofgovernors’decadent.【要點詞匯總結(jié)】漢朝TheHanDynasty統(tǒng)治reign顯然的remarkable對外貿(mào)易foreigntrade興隆prosperity開辟exploit絲綢之路theSilkRoad羅馬Rome藝術(shù)門派schoolsofart巨著monumentalwork編撰compile釋義paraphrase水鐘waterclock腐敗decadent消亡doom13篇三：1995-2009歷年大學(xué)英語六級真題及答案(完好版)(免費下載)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.閱讀經(jīng)典書本對人的成長至關(guān)重要現(xiàn)在愿意閱讀經(jīng)典的人卻愈來愈少，原由是?我們大學(xué)生應(yīng)該怎么做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)onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist,SouthAfricanbusinessmanMarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsoboundfortheISS.LanceBassof?NSyncwassupposedtobethethirdtomakethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffonOctober1430,2002,duetolackofpayment.ProbablythemostincredibleaspectofthisproposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftakingoff.In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10billionperyearindustrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningupspacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthedevelopmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.SpaceAccommodationsRussia’sMirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch2001，theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,whichwasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoairinfall2001,ParticipantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingatRussia‘scosmonaut(宇航員)trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswouldbeeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC’sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginningspacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompletedin2006.Russiaisnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwaytocommercializespacetravel.Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttaketouriststospace:15?SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating―commercialspaceinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)結(jié)構(gòu))‖thatwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraftinthemovie―2001: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,ifnot16millions,ofdollarstorideintospace.Sowillspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?TheMostExpensiveVacationWillspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?Orwillmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?Makenomistakeaboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesrightnowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.Onepoundofpayload(有效載重)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：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。17LanceBasswasn‘tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitableindustry.Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotourists.4.TwoAustralianbillionaireshavebeenplacedonthewaitinglistforenteringspaceasprivatepassengers.5.Thepriceforthewinnerinthefall2001NBATVgameshowwouldhavebeen________.6.HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon‘tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda________.Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryforthespacecitytocreatea________.Whatmakinggoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscostinvolvedin________.9.Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescouldbeloweredto________.10.Withinthenexttwodecades,________couldbeasintercityairtravel.PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA)B)C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。11.A)Dr.Smith‘swaitingroomisn‘ttidy.18Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.A)Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.B)Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.C)Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.D)Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.A)Packinguptogoabroad.DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.BrushinguponherEnglish.ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedSates.A)Heisanxioustofindacureforhish