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1、2009年6月大学英语六级考试真题及答案Pa rt I Writ in g (30 m in u t es)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上Pa rt I I Rea din g Co m p rehen s io n (Sk im m in g a n d Sca n n in g)(15 m in u t es)Directions:In this part,you will have 15 minutes to go over thepassage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1 Forquestions 1-7,choo
2、se the best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D.For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with theinformation given in the passage.What will the world be like in fifty years?This week some top scientists,including Nobel Prize winners,gavetheir vision of how the world will look in 2056,f
3、ron gas-powered carsto extraordinary health advances,John Ingham reports on what theworld s finest minds believe our futures will be.For those of us lucky enough to live that long,2056 will be a worldof almost perpetual youth,where obesity is a remote memory and robotsbecome our companions.We will b
4、e rubbing shoulders with aliens and colonizing outer space.Better still,our descendants might at last live in a world at peacewith itself.The prediction is that we will have found a source of inexhaustible,safe,green energy,and that science will have killed off religion.If they are right we will hav
5、e removed two of the main causes of war-ourdependence on oi1 and religious prejudice.Will we really,as todayJ s scientists claim,be able to live forever or at least cheat the ageing process so that the average personlives to 150?Of course,al 1 these predictions come with a scientific healthwarning.H
6、arvard professor Steven Pinker says:This is an invitationto look foolish,as with the predictions of domed cities andnuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 year ago.”Living longerAnthony Atala,director of the Wake Forest Institute in NorthCarolina,belives failing organs will be repaired by
7、 injecting cellsinto the body.They will naturally to straight to the injury and helpheal it.A system of injections without needles could also slow theageing process by using the same process to tune cells.Bruce Lahn,professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago,anticipates the ability to
8、produce“unlimited supplies”oftransplantable human organs without the needed a new organ,such askidney,the surgeon would contact a commercial organ producer,givehim the patient s immuno-logical profile and wou1d then be sent akidney with the correct tissue type.These organs would be entirely composed
9、 of human cells,grown byintroducing them into animal hosts,and alloweing them to deveoop intoand organ in place of the animal s own.But Prof.Lahn believes thatfarmed brains would be“off limits”.He says:Very few people wouldwant to have their brains replaced by someone else s and we probablydon t wan
10、t to put a human brain ing an animal body.”Richard Miller,a professor at the University of Michigan,thinksscientist could develop a an thentic anti-age ing drugs“by working outhow cells in larger animals such as whales and human resist many formsof injuries.He says:It s is now routine,in laboratory
11、mammals,to extend lifespan by about 40%.Turning on the same protective systemsin people should,by 2056,create the first class of 100-year-olds whoare as vigorous and productive as today,s people in their 60s”AliensConlin Pillinger,professor of planerary sciences at the OpenUniversity,says:v I fancy
12、that at least we will be able to show thatlife didi start to evolve on Mars well as Earth.Within 50years hehopes scientists will prove that alien life came here in Martianmeteorites（陨石）.Chris McKay,a planetary scientist at NASA s Ames ResearchCenter,believes that in 50 years we may find evidence of
13、alien lifein ancient permanent forst of Mars or on other planers.He adds:There is even a chance we will find alien life forms hereon Earth.It mightbe as different as English is to Chinese.Priceton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it“likely“that lifeform outer space will be discovered defore 2056 becau
14、se the tools forfinding it,such as optical and radio detection and data processing,areimproving.He ays:As soon as the first evidence is found,we will know whatto look for and additional discoveries are likely to followquickly.Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionaryconsequences for biology,
15、astronomy and philosophy.They may changethe way we look at ourselves and our place in the universe.Colonies in spaceRicha rd G o t t p ro fes s o r o f a s t ro p hy s ics a t Prin cet o n,ho p es m a n w il ls et u p a s el f-s u fficien t co l o n y o n M a rs,w hich w o u l d be a ”l ifein s u ra
16、 n ce p o l icy a g a in s t w ha t ev er ca t a s t ro p hes,n a t u ra l o ro t herw is e,m ig ht o ccu r o n E a rt h.“The rea l s p a ce ra ce is w het her w e w il l co l o n is e o ff E a rt h o n t oo t her w o rl ds befo re m o n ey fo r t he s p a ce p ro g ra m m e ru n s o u t.”Sp in a l
17、in j u riesE l l en Heber-K a t z,a p ro fes s o r a t t he Wis t a r I n s t it u de inPhil a del p hia,fo res ees cu res fo r in i j u ries ca u s in g p a ra l y s is s u ch a st he o n e t ha t a ffl ica t ed Su p erm a n s t a r Chris t o p her Reev e.She s a y s:I bel iev e t ha t t he da y is
18、 n o t fa r o ff w hen w e w il l bea bl e t o p ro fes cribe dru g s t ha t ca u s e s ev eres （断裂的）s p in a l co rds t ohea l,hea rt s t o reg en era t e a n d l o s t l im bs t o reg ro w.“Peo p l e w il l co m e t o ex p ect t ha t in j u red o r dis ea s ed o rg a n s a rem ea n t t o be rep a
19、ired fro m w it hin,in m u ch t he s a m e w a y t ha t w e fix a na p p l ia n ce o r a u t o m o bil e:by rep l a n cin g t he da m a g ed p a rt w it h am a n u fa ct u rer-cert ified n ew p a rt.She p redict t ha t w it hin 5 t o 10y ea rs fin g ers a n d t o es w il l be reg ro w n a n d 1im bs
20、 w il l s t a rt t o bereg ro w n a few y ea rs l a t er.Rep a ries t o t he n erv o u s s y s t em w il l s t a rtw it h o p t ic n erv es a n d,in t im e,t he s p in a l co rd.Wit hin 50y ea rs w ho l ebody replacement will be routine,Prof.Heber-Katz adds.ObesitySydney Brenner,senior distinguished
21、 fellow of the Crick-JacobsCenter in California,won the 2002 Noblel Prize for Medicine and saysthat if there is a global disaster some humans will survive-andevolition will favour small people with bodies large enough to supportthe required amount of brain power.Obesity,“he says.will havebeen solved
22、.”RobotsRodney Brooks,professor of robotice at MIT,says the problems ofdeveloping artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partlyovercome.As a result,“the possibilities for robots working withpeople will open up immensely”EnergyBill Joy,green technology expert in California,says:The mosts
23、ignificant breakthrought would be to have an inexhaustible source ofsafe,green energy that is substantially cheaper than any existingenergy source.Ideally,such a source would be safe in that it could not be madeinto weapons and would not make hazardous or toxic waste or carbondioxide,the main greenh
24、ouse gas blamed for global warming.SocietyGeoffrey Miller,evolutionary psychologist at the University ofNew Mexico,says:The US will follow the UKin realizing that religionis nor a prerequisite（前提）for ordinary human decency.“This,science will kill religion-not by reason challengingfaith but by offeri
25、ng a more practical,uniwersal and rewarding moralframeworkfor human interaction.vHe also predicts that absurdly wastefulv displays of wealthwill become umfashionable while the importance of close-knitcommunities and families will become clearer.These there changer,he says,will help make usall“brighe
26、ter,wiser,happier and kinder”.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。1.What is john InghamJ s report about?A）A solution to the global energy crisisB)Extraordinary advances in technology.C)The latest developments of medical scienceD)Scientists vision of the world in halfa century2.According to Harvard professor Steven Pi
27、nker,predictions aboutthe f u t u r e.A)may invite troubleB)may not come trueC)wi11 fool the publicD)do more harm than good3.Professor Bruce Lahn of the University of Chicago predictst h a t.A)humans won,t have to donate organs for transplantationB)more people will donate their organs for transplant
28、ationC)animal organs could be transplanted into human bodiesD)organ transplantation won t be as scary as it is today4.According to professor Richard Miller of the University ofMichigarr,prople w i l l.A)life for as long as they wishB)be relieved from all sufferingsC)life to 100 and more with vitalit
29、yD)be able to 1ive longer than whales5.Priceton professor Freeman Syson thinks t h a t.A)scientists will find alien life similar to oursB)humans will be able to settle on MarsC)alien life will likely be discoveredD)life will start to evolve on Mars6.According to Princeton professor Richard Gott,by s
30、etting up aself-sufficient colony on Mars,H u m a n s.Might survie allcatastrophes on earthMight acquire ample natural resourcesWill be able to travel to Mars freelyWill move there to live a better life7.Ellen Heber-Katz,professor at the Wistar Institue inPhiladelpia,predicts that.A)human organs can
31、 bu manufactured like appliancesB)people will be as strong and dymamic as supermenC)human nerves can be replanced by optic fibersD)lost fingers and limbs will be able to regrow8.rodney Brooks says that it will be possible for robots to workwith humans as a result or the development of_artificaialint
32、elligence for robots9.The most significant breakthrough predicted by Bill joy will bean inexhaustible green energy source that can t be used tomake_pollutions10 According to Geoffrey Miller,science will offer a more practical,universal and rewarding moral framework in place of_ religionPa rt HIL is
33、t en in gCo m p rehen s io n (35m in u t es)Sect io n ADirections:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversationsand 2 long conversations.At the end of each conversation,one or morequestions will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once.After e
34、ach question there willbe a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C),ang D),and decide which is the best answer.Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single 1 ine through thecentre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答11.A)The m a n m ig ht be a bl e t o p l a y in t he
35、 Wo rl d Cu p.B)The man s football career seems to be at an end.C)The man was operated on a few weeks ago.D)The man is a fan of world-famous football players.12.A)Work out a plan to tighten his budgetB)Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria.C)Apply for a senior position in the restaurant.D)S ol
36、ve h is problem by doing a p a rt-tim e job.13.A)A financial burden.C)A r e a l n u isan ce.B)A good companionD)A well-trained pet.14.A)The e rro rs w ill be c o rre c te d soon.system is too complex.B)The woman was mistaken herself.C)The computingD)He has called thewoman several times.15.A)He needs
37、 help to retrieve his files.C)He needs sometime to polish his paper.B)He has to ty p e h is p ap er once more.D)He will be awayfor a two-week conference.16.A)They m ight have to change th e ir p lan.B)He has got everything set for their trip.C)He has a heavier workload than the woman.D)They could st
38、ay in the mountains until June 8.17.A)They have wait a month to apply for a student loan.B)They can find the application forms in the brochure.C)They are not eligible for a student loan.D)They are not late for a loan application.18.A)New laws are yet to be made to reduce pollutant release.B)Pollutio
39、n has attracted little attention from the public.C)The quality of air will surely change for the better.D)It 11 take years to bring air pollution under control.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A)Enormous size of its stores.C)Its appealingsurroundings.B)Numerous
40、 varieties of food.D)Its rich andcolorful history.20.A)An ancient building.C)An Egyptianmuseum.B)A world of antiques.D)An EgyptianMemorial.21.A)Its power b ill reaches$9 million a year.B)I t s el l s t ho u s a n ds o f l ig ht bu l bs a da y.C)I t s u p p l ies p o w er t o a n ea rby t o w n.D)I t
41、 g en era t es 70%o f t he el ect ricit y it u s es.22.A)11,500 C)250,000B)30,000 D)300,000Qu es t io n s 23 t o 25 a re ba s ed o n t he co n v ers a t io n y o u ha v e j u s t hea rd.23.A)Tra n s ferrin g t o a n o t her dep a rt m en t.C)Thin k in g a bo u tdo in g a differen t j o b.B)St u dy i
42、n g a cco u n t in g a t a u n iv ers it y D)M a k in gp rep a ra t io n fo r her w eddin g.24.A)She ha s fin a l l y g o t a p ro m o t io n a n d a p a y ra is e.B)She ha s g o t a s a t is fa ct o ry j o b in a n o t her co m p a n y.C)She co u l d a t l a s t l ea v e t he a cco u n t in g dep a
43、 rt m en t.D)She m a n a g ed t o k eep her p o s it io n in t he co m p a n y.25.A)He a n d An drea ha v e p ro v ed t o be a p erfect m a t ch.B)He cha n g ed his m in d a bo u t m a rria g e u n ex p ect edl y.C)He decl a red t ha t he w o u l d rem a in s in g l e a l l his l ife.D)He w o u l d
44、m a rry An drea ev en w it ho u t m eet in g her.Sect io n BDirect io n s:I n t his s ect io n,y o u w il l hea r 3 s ho rt p a s s a g es.At t heen d o f ea ch p a s s a g e,y o u w il l hea r s o m e q u es t io n.Bo t h t he p a s s a g e a n dt he q u es t io n w il l be s p o k en o n l y o n c
45、e.Aft er y o u hea r a q u es t io n,y o um u s t cho o s e t he bes t a n s w er fro m t he fo u r cho ices m a rk ed A),B),C)a n d D).Then m a rk t he co rres p o n din g l et t er o n An s w er Sheet 2 w it h as in g l e l in e t hro u g h t he cen t re.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Pa s s a g e On eQu es t
46、io n s 26 t o 29 a re ba s ed o n t he p a s s a g e y o u ha v e j u s t hea rd.26.A)They a re m o t o rcy cl es des ig n a t ed fo r w a t er s p o rt s.B)They a re s p eedy bo a t s res t rict ed in n a rro w w a t erw a y s.C)They a re beco m in g a n efficien t fo rm o f w a t er t ra n s p o r
47、t a t io n.D)They a re g et t in g m o re p o p u l a r a s a m ea n s o r w a t er recrea t io n.27.A)Wa t ers co o t er o p era t o rs,l a ck o f ex p erien ce.B)VacationersJ disregard of water safety rules.C)Overloading of small boats and other craft.D)Carelessness of people boating along the sho
48、re.28.A)They scare whales to death.C)They discharge toxicemissions.B)They produce too much noise.D)They endanger lots of waterlife.29.A)Expand operating areas.C)Limit the use ofwaterscooters.B)Restrict operating hours.D)Enforce necessaryregulations.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the pass
49、age you have just heard.30.A)They are stable.C)They are strained.C)They are close.D)They are changing.31.A)They are fully occupied with their own business.B)Not many of them stay in the same place for long.C)Not many of them can win trust from their neighbors.D)They attach less importance to interpe
50、rsonal relations.32.A)Count on each other for help.C)Keep a friendlydistance.B)Give each other a cold shoulder.D)Build a fence betweenthem.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33.A)It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters.B)It may affect the qual