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六级A真题

2006年12月24日大学英语六级（CET-6）真题试卷（A卷）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImportanceofReadingClassics.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.

1.阅读经典书籍对人的成长至关重要

2.现在愿意阅读经典的人却越来越少，原因是…

3.我们大学生应该怎么做

TheImportanceofReadingClassics

PartIIReadingComprehension（SkimmingandScanning）（15minutes）

Directions:

Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifstatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG（forNOTGIVEN）iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.

Forquestions5-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

SpaceTourism

Makeyourreservationsnow.Thespacetourismindustryisofficiallyopenforbusiness,andticketsaregoingforamere$20millionforaone-weekstayinspace.DespitereluctancefromNationalAirandSpaceAdministration（NASA），RussiamadeAmericanbusinessmanDennisTitotheworld’sfirstspacetourist.TitoflewintospaceaboardaRussianSoyuzrocketthatarrivedattheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）onApril30,2001.Thesecondspacetourist,SouthAfricanbusinessmanMarkShuttleworth,tookoffaboardtheRussianSoyuzonApril25,2002,alsoboundfortheISS.

LanceBassof‘NSyncwassupposedtobethethirdtomakethe$20milliontrip,buthedidnotjointhethree-mancrewastheyblastedoffonOctober30,2002,duetolackofpayment.ProbablythemostincredibleaspectofthisproposedspacetourwasthatNASAapprovedofit.

Thesetripsarethebeginningofwhatcouldbeaprofitable21stcenturyindustry.Therearealreadyseveralspacetourismcompaniesplanningtobuildsuborbitalvehiclesandorbitalcitieswithinthenexttwodecades.Thesecompanieshaveinvestedmillions,believingthatthespacetourismindustryisonthevergeoftakingoff.

In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.AJapanesereportsupportsthesefindings,andprojectsthatspacetourismcouldbea$10billionperyearindustrywithinthenexttwodecades.Theonlyobstaclestoopeningupspacetotouristsarethespaceagencies,whoareconcernedwithsafetyandthedevelopmentofareliable,reusablelaunchvehicle.

SpaceAccommodations

Russia’sMirspacestationwassupposedtobethefirstdestinationforspacetourists.ButinMarch2001，theRussianAerospaceAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.

TheMircrashdidcancelplansforanewreality-basedgameshowfromNBC,whichwasgoingtobecalledDestinationMir.TheSurvivor-likeTVshowwasscheduledtoairinfall2001,ParticipantsontheshowweretogothroughtrainingatRussia’scosmonaut（宇航员）trainingcenter,StarCity.Eachweek,oneoftheparticipantswouldbeeliminatedfromtheshow,withthewinnerreceivingatriptotheMirspacestation.TheMircrashhasruledoutNBC’sspaceplansfornow.NASAisagainstbeginningspacetourismuntiltheInternationalSpaceStationiscompletedin2006.

Russiaisnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwaytocommercializespacetravel.Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttaketouriststospace:

●SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating“commercialspaceinfrastructure（基础结构）”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,ifnotmillions,ofdollarstorideintospace.Sowillspacecreateanotherseparationbetweenthehavesandhave-nots?

TheMostExpensiveVacation

Willspacebeanexoticretreatreservedforonlythewealthy?

Orwillmiddle-classfolkshaveachancetotaketheirfamiliestospace?

Makenomistakeaboutit,goingtospacewillbethemostexpensivevacationyouevertake.Pricesrightnowareinthetensofmillionsofdollars.Currently,theonlyvehiclesthatcantakeyouintospacearethespaceshuttleandtheRussianSoyuz,bothofwhichareterriblyinefficient.Eachspacecraftrequiresmillionsofpoundsoffueltotakeoffintospace,whichmakesthemexpensivetolaunch.Onepoundofpayload（有效载重）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：

此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.LanceBasswasn’tabletogoonatourofspacebecauseofhealthproblems.

2.Severaltourismcompaniesbelievespacetravelisgoingtobeanewprofitableindustry.

3.Thespaceagenciesarereluctanttoopenupspacetotourists.

4.TwoAustralianbillionaireshavebeenplacedonthewaitinglistforenteringspaceasprivatepassengers.

5.Thepriceforthewinnerinthefall2001NBATVgameshowwouldhavebeen________.

6.HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon’tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda________.

7.Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryforthespacecitytocreatea________.

8.Whatmakinggoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscostinvolvedin________.

9.Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescouldbeloweredto________.

10.Withinthenexttwodecades,________couldbeasintercityairtravel.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatsaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）B）C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：

此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A）Dr.Smith’swaitingroomisn’ttidy.

B）Dr.Smithenjoysreadingmagazines.

C）Dr.Smithhasleftagoodimpressiononher.

D）Dr.Smithmaynotbeagoodchoice.（）

12.A）Themanwillrenttheapartmentwhenitisavailable.

B）Themanmadeabargainwiththelandladyovertherent.

C）Themaninsistsonhavingalookattheapartmentfirst.

D）Themanisnotfullysatisfiedwiththeapartment.（）

13.A）Packinguptogoabroad.

B）DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.

C）BrushinguponherEnglish.

D）ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedSates.（）

14.A）Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.

B）Hedoesn’tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.

C）Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.

D）Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.（）

15.A）ToinvestigatethecauseofAIDS.

B）ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.

C）TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.

D）TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.（）

16.A）Ithasaverylonghistory.

B）Itisaprivateinstitution.

C）ItwasfoundedbyThomas