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年英语六级真题答案
年英语六级真题答案
【篇一:
2008年6月英语六级真题及答案解析(标准完整版)】
=txt>partiwriting(30minutes)directions:
forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledwille-booksreplacetraditionalbooks?
youshouldwriteatleast150wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow.
1.随着信息技术的发展,电子图书越来越多
2.有人认为电子图书会取代传统图书,理由是……
3.我的看法
wille-booksreplacetraditionalbooks?
partiireadingcomprehension(skimmingandscanning)(15minutes)directions:
inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonanswersheet1.forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked
[a],[b],[c]and[d].forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.
whatwilltheworldbelikeinfiftyyears?
thisweeksometopscientists,includingnobelprizewinners,gavetheirvisionofhowtheworldwilllookin2056,frongas-poweredcarstoextraordinaryhealthadvances,johninghamreportsonwhattheworld?
sfinestmindsbelieveourfutureswillbe.
forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,2056willbeaworldofalmostperpetualyouth,whereobesityisaremotememoryandrobotsbecomeourcompanions.
wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonizingouterspace.betterstill,ourdescendantsmightatlastliveinaworldatpeacewithitself.
thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceofinexbaustible,safe,greenenergy,andthatsciencewillhavekilledoffreligion.iftheyarerightwewillhaveremovedtwoofthemaincausesofwar-ourdependenceonoilandreligiousprejudice.
willwereally,astoday?
sscientistsclaim,beabletoliveforeveroratleastcheattheageingprocesssothattheaveragepersonlivesto150?
ofcourse,allthesepredictionscomewithascientifichealthwarning.harvardprofessorstevenpinkersays:
“thisisaninvitationtolookfoolish,aswiththepredictionsofdomedcitiesandnuclear-poweredvacuumcleanersthatweremade50yearago.”
livinglonger
anthonyatala,directorofthewakeforestinstituteinnorthcarolina,belivesfailingorganswillberepairedbyinjectingcellsintothebody.theywillnaturallytostraighttotheinjuryandhelphealit.asystemofinjectionswithoutneedlescouldalsoslowtheageingprocessbyusingthesameprocessto
“tune”cells.
brucelahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheuniversityofchicago,anticipatestheabilitytoproduce“unlimitedsupplies”oftransplantablehumanorganswithouttheneededaneworgan,suchaskidney,thesurgeonwouldcontactacommercialorganproducer,givehimthepatient?
simmuno-logicalprofileandwouldthenbesentakidneywiththecorrecttissuetype.
theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedofhumancells,grownbyintroducingthemintoanimalhosts,andalloweingthemtodeveoopintoandorganinplaceoftheanimal?
sown.butprof.lahnbelievesthatfarmedbrainswouldbe“offlimits”.hesays:
“veryfewpeoplewouldwanttohavetheirbrainsreplacedbysomeoneelse?
sandweprobablydon?
twanttoputahumanbrainingananimalbody.”richardmiller,aprofessorattheuniversityofmichigan,thinksscientistcoulddevelop“anthenticanti-ageingdrugs”byworkingouthowcellsinlargeranimalssuchaswhalesandhumanresistmanyformsofinjuries.hesays:
“it?
sisnowroutine,inlaboratorymammals,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.turningonthesameprotectivesystemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclassof100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductiveastoday?
speopleintheir60s”
aliens
conlinpillinger,professorofplanerarysciencesattheopenuniversity,says:
”ifancythatatleastwewillbeabletoshowthatlifedidistarttoevolveonmarswellasearth.”within50yearshehopesscientistswillprovethatalienlifecamehereinmartianmeteorites(陨石).
chrismckay,aplanetaryscientistatnasa?
samesresearchcenter.believesthatin50yearswemayfindevidenceofalienlifeinancientpermanentforstofmarsoronotherplaners.
headds:
”thereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeformshereonearth.itmightbeasdifferentasenglishistochinese.
pricetonprofessorfreemandysonthinksit“likely”thatlifeformouterspacewillbediscovereddefore2056becausethetoolsforfindingit,suchasopticalandradiodetectionanddataprocessing,areimproving.
heays:
”assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhattolookforandadditionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollowquickly.suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohaverevolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.theymaychangethewaywelookatourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse.
coloniesinspace
richardgottprofessorofastrophysicsatprinceton,hopesmanwillsetupaself-sufficientcolonyonmars,whichwouldbea“lifeinsurancepolicyagainstwhatevercatastrophes,naturalorotherwise,mightoccuronearth.
“therealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffearthontootherworldsbeforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout.”
spinalinjuries
ellenheber-katz,aprofessoratthewistarinstitudeinphiladelphia,foreseescuresforinijuriescausingparalysissuchastheonethatafflicatedsupermanstarchristopherreeve.
shesays:
”ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbeabletoprofescribedrugsthatcauseseveres(断裂的)spinalcordstoheal,heartstoregenerateandlostlimbstoregrow.
“peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansaremeanttoberepairedfromwithin,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixanapplianceorautomobile:
byreplancingthedamagedpartwithamanufacturer-certifiednewpart.”shepredictthatwithin5to10yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttoberegrownafewyearslater.repariestothenervoussystemwillstartwithoptic
nervesand,intime,thespinalcord.”within50yearswholebodyreplacementwillberoutine,”prof.heber-katzadds.
obesity
sydneybrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowofthecrick-jacobscenterincalifornia,wonthe2002noblelprizeformedicineandsaysthatifthereisaglobaldisastersomehumanswillsurvive-andevolitionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughtosupporttherequiredamountofbrainpower.”obesity,”hesays.”willhavebeensolved.”
robots
rodneybrooks,professorofroboticeatmit,saystheproblemsofdevelopingartificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartlyovercome.asaresult,”thepossibilitiesforrobotsworkingwithpeoplewillopenupimmensely”
energy
billjoy,greentechnologyexpertincalifomia,says:
”themostsignificantbreakthroughtwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesourceofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaperthananyexistingenergysource.”
ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemadeintoweaponsandwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbondioxide,themaingreenhousegasblamedforglobalwarming.society
geoffreymiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheuniversityofnewmexico,says:
”theuswillfollowtheukinrealizingthatreligionisnoraprerequisite(前提)forordinaryhumandecency.
“this,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallengingfaithbutbyofferingamorepractical,uniwersalandrewardingmoralframeworkforhumaninteraction.”
healsopredictsthat“ahsurdlywasteful”displaysofwealthwillbecomeumfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knitcommunitiesandfamilieswillbecomeclearer.
thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeusall”brighe\ter,wiser,happierandkinder”.
注意:
此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.whatisjohnlngham?
sreportabout?
a)asolutiontotheglobalenergycrisis
b)extraordinaryadvancesintechnology.
c)thelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscience
d)scientists?
visionoftheworldinhalfacentury
2.accordingtoharvardprofessorstevenpinker,predictionsaboutthefuture_____.
a)mayinvitetrouble
b)maynotcometrue
c)willfoolthepublic
d)domoreharmthangood
3.professorbrucelahnoftheuniversityofchicagopredictsthat____.
a)humanswon?
thavetodonateorgansfortransplantation
b)morepeoplewilldonatetheirorgansfortransplantation
c)animalorganscouldbetransplantedintohumanbodies
d)organtransplantationwon?
tbeasscaryasitistoday
4.accordingtoprofessorrichardmilleroftheuniversityofmichigarr,proplewill____.
a)lifeforaslongastheywish
b)berelievedfromallsufferings
c)lifeto100andmorewithvitality
d)beabletolivelongerthanwhales
5.pricetonprofessorfreemansysonthinksthat____.
a)scientistswillfindalienlifesimilartoours
b)humanswillbeabletosettleonmars
c)alienlifewilllikelybediscovered
d)lifewillstarttoevolveonmars
6.accordingtoprincetonprofessorrichardgott,bysettingupaself-sufficientcolonyonmars,
humans_____.
a)mightsurvieallcatastrophesonearth
b)mightacquireamplenaturalresources
c)willbeabletotraveltomarsfreely
d)willmovetheretoliveabetterlife
7.ellenheber-katz,professoratthewistarinstitueinphiladelpia,predictsthat_____.
a)humanorganscanbumanufacturedlikeappliances
b)peoplewillbeasstronganddymamicassupermen
c)humannervescanbereplancedbyopticfibers
d)lostfingersandlimbswillbeabletoregrow
8.rodneybrookssaysthatitwillbepossibleforrobotstoworkwithhumansasaresultorthedevelopmentof__artificaialintelligenceforrobots_____
9.themostsignificantbreakthroughpredictedbybilljoywillbeaninexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethatcan?
tbeusedtomake__pollutions___________
10.accordingtogeoffreymiller,sciencewillofferamorepractical,universalandrewardingmoralframeworkinplaceof_________religion_______
partiiilisteningcomprehension(35minutes)sectiona
directions:
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