大学英语六级真题含答案.docx

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大学英语六级真题含答案

2006年12月大学英语六级考试试题及参考答案

PartI：

Writing（30minutes）

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）

Forquestions1-4,mark

Y（forYES）ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N（forNO）ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

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,theRussianAgencybroughtMirdownintothePacificOcean.Asitturnedout,bringingdownMironlytemporarilydelayedthefirsttouristtripintospace.

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

Russiainnotaloneinitsinterestinspacetourism.Thereareseveralprojectsunderwaytocommercializespacetravel.Hereareafewofthegroupsthatmighttaketouriststospace:

●SpaceIslandGroupisgoingtobuildaring-shaped,rotating“commercialspaceinfrastructure（基础结构）”thatwillresembletheDiscoveryspacecraftinthemovie“2001:

ASpaceOdyssey.”SpaceIslandsaysitwillbuilditsspacecityoutofemptyNASAspace-shuttlefueltanks（tostart,itshouldtakearound12orso）,andplaceitabout400milesaboveEarth.Thespacecitywillrotateonceperminutetocreateagravitationalpullone-thirdasstrongasEarth's.

●Accordingtotheirvisionstatement,SpaceAdventuresplantsto"flytensofthousandsofpeopleinspaceoverthenext10-15yearsandbeyond,aroundthemoon,andback,fromspaceportsbothonEarthandinspace,toandfromprivatespacestations,andaboarddozensofdifferentvehicles..."

●EvenHiltonHotelshasshowninterestinthespacetourismindustryandthepossibilityofbuildingorco-fundingaspacehotel.However,thecompanydidsaythatitbelievessuchaspacehotelis15to20yearsaway.

Initially,spacetourismwilloffersimpleaccommodationsatbest.Forinstance,iftheInternationalSpaceStationisusedasatouristattraction,guestswon'tfindtheluxurioussurroundingsofahotelroomonEarth.Ithasbeendesignedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.However,thefirstgenerationofspacehotelsshouldoffertouristsamuchmorecomfortableexperience.

InregardtoaconceptforaspacehotelinitiallyplannedbySpaceIsland,suchahotelcouldofferguestseveryconveniencetheymightfindatahotelonEarth,andsometheymightnot.Thesmallgravitationalpullcreatedbytherotatingspacecitywouldallowspace-touristsandresidentstowalkaroundandfunctionnormallywithinthestructure.Everythingfromrunningwatertoarecyclingplanttomedicalfacilitieswouldbepossible.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.Thereportconcludedthatataticketpriceof$50,000,therecouldbe500,000passengersflyingintospaceeachyear.Whilestillleavingoutmanypeople,thesepriceswouldopenupspacetoatremendousamountoftraffic.

Sincethebeginningofthespacerace,thegeneralpublichassaid,"Isn'tthatgreat-whendoIgettogo?

"Well,ourchancemightbecloserthanever.Withinthenext20Years,spaceplanescouldbetakingofffortheMoonatthesamefrequencyasairplanesflyingbetweenNewYorkandLosAngeles.

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．Theprizeforthewinnerinthefall2001NBCTVgameshowwouldhavebeen________

6．HiltonHotelsbelievesitwon'tbelongbeforeitispossibletobuilda______________.

7．Inorderforspacetouriststowalkaroundandfunctionnormally,itisnecessaryforthespacecitytocreatea________________.

8．Whatmakesgoingtospacethemostexpensivevacationistheenormouscostinvolvedin______.

9．Eachyear500,000spacetouristscouldbeflyingintospaceifticketpricescouldbeloweredto_________.

10.Withinthenexttwodecades,__________couldbeascommonasintercityairtravel.

PartIIIListeningComprehension（35minutes）

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）BrushinguponherEnglish.

C）DrawingupaplanforherEnglishcourse.

D）ApplyingforavisatotheUnitedStates.

14.A）Heisanxioustofindacureforhishighbloodpressure.

B）Hedoesn'tthinkhighbloodpressureisaproblemforhim.

C）Hewasnotawareofhisillnessuntildiagnosedwithit.

D）Hedidnottakethesymptomsofhisillnessseriously.

15.A）ToinvestigatethecausesofAIDS.

B）ToraisemoneyforAIDSpatients.

C）TorallysupportforAIDSvictimsinAfrica.

D）TodrawattentiontothespreadofAIDSinAsia.

16.A）Ithasaverylonghistory.

B）Itisaprivateinstitution.

C）ItwasfoundedbyThomasJefferson.

D）Itstressesthecomprehensivestudyofnature.

17.A）Theycan'tfitintothemachine.

B）Theyhavenotbeendeliveredyet.

C）Theyweresenttothewrongaddress.

D）Theywerefoundtobeofthewrongtype.

18.A）Thefoodservedinthecafeteriausuallylacksvariety.

B）Thecafeteriasometimesprovidesrarefoodforthestudents.

C）Thestudentsfindtheserviceinthecafeteriasatisfactory.

D）Thecafeteriatrieshardtocatertothestudents'needs.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Hepickedupsomeapplesinhisyard.

B）Hecutsomebranchesofftheappletree.

C）Hequarreledwithhisneighborov