2009年6月大學英語六級考試真題及答案

PartIWriting(30minutes)

注意：此部分試題在答題卡1上

PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15

minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthe

passagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1For

questions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD.Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththe

informationgiveninthepassage.

Whatwilltheworldbelikeinfiftyyears?

Thisweeksometopscientists,includingNobelPrizewinners,

gavetheirvisionofhowtheworldwilllookin2056,frongas-powered

carstoextraordinaryhealthadvances,JohnInghamreportsonwhat

theworld?sfinestmindsbelieveourfutureswillbe.

Forthoseofusluckyenoughtolivethatlong,2056willbeaworld

ofalmostperpetualyouth,whereobesityisaremotememoryandrobots

becomeourcompanions.

Wewillberubbingshoulderswithaliensandcolonizingouter

space.Betterstill,ourdescendantsmightatlastliveinaworld

atpeacewithitself.

Thepredictionisthatwewillhavefoundasourceof

inexhaustible,safe,greenenergy,andthatsciencewillhavekilled

offreligion.Iftheyarerightwewillhaveremovedtwoofthemain

causesofwar-ourdependenceonoilandreligiousprejudice.

Willwereally,astoday'sscientistsclaim,beabletolivefor

everoratleastcheattheageingprocesssothattheaverageperson

livesto150?

Ofcourse,allthesepredictionscomewithascientifichealth

warning.HarvardprofessorStevenPinkersays:"Thisisan

invitationtolookfoolish,aswiththepredictionsofdomedcities

andnuc1ear-poweredvacuumcleanersthatweremade50yearago.”

Livinglonger

AnthonyAtala,directoroftheWakeForestInstituteinNorth

Carolina,belivesfailingorganswillberepairedbyinjectingcells

intothebody.Theywillnaturallytostraighttotheinjuryandhelp

healit.Asystemofinjectionswithoutneedlescouldalsoslowthe

ageingprocessbyusingthesameprocessto“tune"cells.

BruceLahn,professorofhumangeneticsattheUniversityof

Chicago,anticipatestheabilitytoproduceuunlimitedsupplies”

oftransplantablehumanorganswithouttheneededaneworgan,such

askidney,thesurgeonwouldcontactacommercialorganproducer,

givehimthepatientJsimmuno-logicalprofileandwouldthenbesent

akidneywiththecorrecttissuetype.

Theseorganswouldbeentirelycomposedofhumancells,grownby

introducingthemintoanimalhosts,andalloweingthemtodeveoop

intoandorganinplaceoftheanimalJsown.ButProf.Lahnbelieves

thatfarmedbrainswouldbe“offlimits”.Hesays:"Veryfewpeople

wouldwanttohavetheirbrainsreplacedbysomeoneelse'sandwe

probablydon'twanttoputahumanbrainingananimalbody.”

RichardMiller,aprofessorattheUniversityofMichigan,thinks

scientistcoulddevelop“anthenticanti-ageingdrugsvbyworking

outhowcellsinlargeranimalssuchaswhalesandhumanresistmany

formsofinjuries.Hesays:"It'sisnowroutine,inlaboratory

mammals,toextendlifespanbyabout40%.Turningonthesame

protectivesystemsinpeopleshould,by2056,createthefirstclass

of100-year-oldswhoareasvigorousandproductiveastodayJs

peopleintheir60s”

Aliens

ConlinPillinger,professorofplanerarysciencesattheOpen

University,says:"Ifancythatatleastwewillbeabletoshowthat

lifedidistarttoevolveonMarswellasEarth."Within50yearshe

hopesscientistswillprovethatalienlifecamehereinMartian

meteorites（隕石）.

ChrisMcKay,aplanetaryscientistatNASA,sAmesResearch

Center,believesthatin50yearswemayfindevidenceofalienlife

inancientpermanentforstofMarsoronotherplaners.

Headds:"Thereisevenachancewewillfindalienlifeforms

hereonEarth.ItmightbeasdifferentasEnglishistoChinese.

PricetonprofessorFreemanDysonthinksit“likely”thatlife

formouterspacewillbediscovereddefore2056becausethetools

forfindingit,suchasopticalandradiodetectionanddata

processing,areimproving.

Heays:"Assoonasthefirstevidenceisfound,wewillknowwhat

tolookforandadditionaldiscoveriesarelikelytofollow

quickly.Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohaverevolutionary

consequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.Theymaychange

thewaywelookatourselvesandourplaceintheuniverse.

Coloniesinspace

RichardGottprofessorofastrophysicsatPrinceton,hopesman

willsetupaself-sufficientcolonyonMars,whichwouldbea“life

insurancepolicyagainstwhatevercatastrophes,naturalor

otherwise,mightoccuronEarth.

“TherealspaceraceiswhetherwewillcoloniseoffEarthon

tootherworldsbeforemoneyforthespaceprogrammerunsout.”

Spinalinjuries

EllenHeber-Katz,aprofessorattheWistarInstitudein

Philadelphia,foreseescuresforinijuriescausingparalysissuchas

theonethatafflicatedSupermanstarChristopherReeve.

Shesays:"Ibelievethatthedayisnotfaroffwhenwewillbe

abletoprofescribedrugsthatcauseseveres（斷裂的）spinalcords

toheal,heartstoregenerateandlostlimbstoregrow.

“Peoplewillcometoexpectthatinjuredordiseasedorgansare

meanttoberepairedfromwithin,inmuchthesamewaythatwefixan

applianceorautomobile:byreplancingthedamagedpartwitha

manufacturer-certifiednewpart.nShepredictthatwithin5to10

yearsfingersandtoeswillberegrownandlimbswillstarttobe

regrownafewyearslater.Repariestothenervoussystemwillstart

withopticnervesand,intime,thespinalcord.”Within50yearswhole

bodyreplacementwillberoutine,"Prof.Heber-Katzadds.

Obesity

SydneyBrenner,seniordistinguishedfellowoftheCrick-Jacobs

CenterinCalifornia,wonthe2002NoblelPrizeforMedicineandsays

thatifthereisaglobaldisastersomehumanswillsurvive-and

evolitionwillfavoursmallpeoplewithbodieslargeenoughto

supporttherequiredamountofbrainpower."Obesity,“he

says."willhavebeensolved.n

Robots

RodneyBrooks,professorofroboticeatMIT,saystheproblemsof

developingartificialintelligenceforrobotswillbeatleastpartly,

overcome.Asaresult,“thepossibilitiesforrobotsworkingwith

peoplewillopenupimmenselyn

Energy

BillJoy,greentechnologyexpertinCalifornia,says:wThemost

significantbreakthroughtwouldbetohaveaninexhaustiblesource

ofsafe,greenenergythatissubstantiallycheaperthananyexisting

energysource.”

Ideally,suchasourcewouldbesafeinthatitcouldnotbemade

intoweaponsandwouldnotmakehazardousortoxicwasteorcarbon

dioxide,themaingreenhousegasblamedforglobalwarming.

Society

GeoffreyMiller,evolutionarypsychologistattheUniversityof

NewMexico,says:"TheUSwillfollowtheUKinrealizingthatreligion

isnoraprerequisite（前提）forordinaryhumandecency.

uThis,sciencewillkillreligion-notbyreasonchallenging

faithbutbyofferingamorepractical,uniwersalandrewardingmoral

frameworkforhumaninteraction.”

Healsopredictsthatabsurdlywastefuldisplaysofwealth

willbecomeumfashionablewhiletheimportanceofclose-knit

communitiesandfamilieswillbecomeclearer.

Thesetherechanger,hesays,willhelpmakeus

all“brighe\ter,wiser,happierandkinder”.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡1上作答。

1.WhatisjohnIngham'sreportabout?

A)Asolutiontotheglobalenergycrisis

B)Extraordinaryadvancesintechnology.

C)Thelatestdevelopmentsofmedicalscience

D)Scientists'visionoftheworldinhalfacentury

2.AccordingtoHarvardprofessorStevenPinker,predictions

aboutthefuture.

A)mayinvitetrouble

B)maynotcometrue

C)willfoolthepublic

D)domoreharmthangood

3.ProfessorBruceLahnoftheUniversityofChicagopredicts

that.

A)humanswon'thavetodonateorgansfortransplantation

B)morepeoplewilldonatetheirorgansfortransplantation

C)animalorganscouldbetransplantedintohumanbodies

D)organtransplantationwon'tbeasscaryasitistoday

4.AccordingtoprofessorRichardMilleroftheUniversityof

Michigarr,proplewill.

A)lifeforaslongastheywish

B)berelievedfromallsufferings

C)lifeto100andmorewithvitality

D)beabletolivelongerthanwhales

5.PricetonprofessorFreemanSysonthinksthat___.

A)scientistswillfindalienlifesimilartoours

B)humanswillbeabletosettleonMars

C)alienlifewilllikelybediscovered

D)lifewillstarttoevolveonMars

6.AccordingtoPrincetonprofessorRichardGott,bysettingupa

self-sufficientcolonyonMars,

Humans_____.

Mightsurvieallcatastrophesonearth

Mightacquireamplenaturalresources

WillbeabletotraveltoMarsfreely

Willmo\vetheretoliveabetterlife

7.EllenHeber-Katz,professorattheWistarInstituein

Philadelpia,predictsthat.

A)humanorganscanbumanufacturedlikeappliances

B)peoplewillbeasstronganddymamicassupermen

C)humannervescanbereplancedbyopticfibers

D)lostfingersandlimbswillbeabletoregrow

8.rodneyBrookssaysthatitwillbepossibleforrobotstowork

withhumansasaresultorthedevelopmentof_artificaial

intelligenceforrobots

9.ThemostsignificantbreakthroughpredictedbyBilljoywill

beaninexhaustiblegreenenergysourcethatcan'tbeusedto

make_pollutions

10AccordingtoGeoffreyMiller,sciencewillofferamore

practical,universalandrewardingmoralframeworkinplaceof

_________religion_______

PartIIIListening

Comprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations

and2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneor

morequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththe

conversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereach

questiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),angD),anddecidewhichisthebest

answer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswersheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答

11.A)ThemanmightbeabletoplayintheWorldCup.

B)Theman,sfootballcareerseemstobeatanend.

C)Themanwasoperatedonafewweeksago.

D)Themanisafanofworld-famousfootballplayers.

12.A)Workoutaplantotightenhisbudget

B)Findouttheopeninghoursofthecafeteria.

C)Applyforaseniorpositionintherestaurant.

D)Solvehisproblembydoingapart-timejob.

13.A)Afinancialburden.C)Arealnuisance.

B)AgoodcompanionD)Awell-trainedpet.

14.A)Theerrorswillbecorrectedsoon.C)Thecomputing

systemistoocomplex.

B)Thewomanwasmistakenherself.D)Hehascalledthe

womanseveraltimes.

15.A)Heneedshelptoretrievehisfiles.C)Heneedssome

timetopolishhispaper.

B)Hehastotypehispaperoncemore.D)Hewillbeaway

foratwo-weekconference.

16.A)Theymighthavetochangetheirplan.

B)Hehasgoteverythingsetfortheirtrip.

C)Hehasaheavierworkloadthanthewoman.

D)TheycouldstayinthemountainsuntilJune8.

17.A)Theyhavewaitamonthtoapplyforastudentloan.

B)Theycanfindtheapplicationformsinthebrochure.

C)Theyarenoteligibleforastudentloan.

D)Theyarenotlateforaloanapplication.

18.A)Newlawsareyettobemadetoreducepollutantrelease.

B)Pollutionhasattractedlittleattentionfromthepublic.

C)Thequalityofairwillsurelychangeforthebetter.

D)It'11takeyearstobringairpollutionundercontrol.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

19.A)Enormoussizeofitsstores,C)Itsappealing

surroundings.

B)Numerousvarietiesoffood,D)Itsrichand

colorfulhistory.

20.A)Anancientbuilding.C)AnEgyptian

museum.

B)Aworldofantiques.D)AnEgyptian

Memorial.

21.A)Itspowerbillreaches$9millionayear.

B)Itsellsthousandsoflightbulbsaday.

C)Itsuppliespowertoanearbytown.

D)Itgenerates70%oftheelectricityituses.

22.A)11,500C)250,000

B)30,000D)300,000

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

23.A)Transferringtoanotherdepartment.C)Thinking

aboutdoingadifferentjob.

B)StudyingaccountingatauniversityD)Making

preparationforherwedding.

24.A)Shehasfinallygotapromotionandapayraise.

B)Shehasgotasatisfactoryjobinanothercompany.

C)Shecouldatlastleavetheaccountingdepartment.

D)Shemanagedtokeepherpositioninthecompany.

25.A)HeandAndreahaveprovedtobeaperfectmatch.

B)Hechangedhismindaboutmarriageunexpectedly.

C)Hedeclaredthathewouldremainsingleallhislife.

D)HewouldmarryAndreaevenwithoutmeetingher.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.At

theendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestion.Boththepassage

andthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce..Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Theyaremotorcyclesdesignatedforwatersports.

B)Theyarespeedyboatsrestrictedinnarrowwaterways.

C)Theyarebecominganefficientformofwater

transportation.

D)Theyaregettingmorepopularasameansorwater

recreation.

27.A)Waterscooteroperatorslackofexperience.

B)VacationersJdisregardofwatersafetyrules.

C)Overloadingofsmallboatsandothercraft.

D)Carelessnessofpeopleboatingalongtheshore.

28.A)Theyscarewhalestodeath.C)Theydischargetoxic

emissions.

B)Theyproducetoomuchnoise.D)Theyendangerlotsof

waterlife.

29.A)Expandoperatingareas,C)Limittheuseof

waterscooters.

B)Restrictoperatinghours,D)Enforcenecessary

regulations.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Theyarestable.C)Theyarestrained.

C)Theyareclose.D)Theyarechanging.

31.A)Theyarefullyoccupiedwiththeirownbusiness.

B)Notmanyofthemstayinthesameplaceforlong.

C)Notmanyofthemcanwintrustfromtheirneighbors.

D)Theyattachlessimportancetointerpersonalrelations.

32.A)Countoneachotherforhelp.C)Keepafriendly

distance.

B)Giveeachotheracoldshoulder.D)Buildafence

betweenthem.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Itmayproduceanincreasingnumberofidleyoungsters.

B)ItmayaffectthequalityofhighereducationinAmerica.

C)Itmaycausemanyschoolstogooutofoperation.

D)Itmayleadtoalackofproperlyeducatedworkers.

34.A)Itislessseriousincitiesthaninruralareas.

B)Itaffectsbothjuniorandseniorhighschools.

C)Itresultsfromaworseningeconomicclimate.

D)ItisanewchallengefacingAmericaneducators.

35.A)Allowingthemtochoosetheirfavoriteteachers.

B)Creatingamorerelaxedlearningenvironment.

C)Rewardingexcellentacademicperformance.

D)Helpingthemtodevelopbetterstudyhabits.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlisten

carefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthe

secondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanknumberedfrom36

to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumbered

from44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.

Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejust

heardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownword.Finally,when

thepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyou

havewritten.

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。

CompoundDictation

Pminterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethat

somethinghastobedoneifwearetosurviveasacountry.Icertainlydon't

knowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Thingscertainlygetcomplicatedin

ahurrywhenyougetintothem.ButIwonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedoneto

dealwithsomeoftheseproblems.

OnethingPmconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputtingoffendersinjailwho

haven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpay

backthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadofincurringanotherdebtbygoingto

prison,andofcourse,comingundertheinfluenceofhardenedcriminals?Fm

alsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleareservingforserious

crimes.Ofcourse,onealternativetothisistorestorecapitalpunishment,but

I'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.Fmnotsureitsrighttotakeaneyeforeye.

PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5

questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Then

answerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewest

possiblewords.PleasewriteouranswersonAnswerSheet2

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ifmovietrailers（預告片）aresupposedtocauseareaction,the

previewfor"United93〃morethansucceeds.Featuringnofamous

actors,itbeginswithimagesofabeautifulmorningandpassengers

boardinganairplane.Ittakesyouaminutetorealizewhatthe

movie，sevenabout.That,swhenaplanehitstheWorldTradeCenter,

theeffectisvisceral（震撼心'靈的）.Whenthetrailerplayedbefore

“InsideMan"lastweekataHollywoodtheater,audiencemembersbegan

callingout,“Toosoon!”InNewYorkCity,theresponsewasevenmore

dramatic.TheLoewstheaterinManhattantooktherarestepofpulling

thetrailerfromitsscreensafterseveralcomplaints.

“United93〃isthefirstfeaturefilmtodealexplicitlywiththe

eventsofSeptember11,2001,andiscertaintoigniteanemotional

debate.Isittoosoon?Shouldthefilmhavebeenmadeatall?More

tothepoint,willanyonewanttoseeit?Other9/11projectsare

onthewayasthefifthanniversaryoftheattacksapproaches,most

notablyOliverStone's〃WorldTradeCenter.，zbutastheforerunner,

“United93〃willtakemostoftheheat,whetheritdeservesitornot.

TherealUnited93crashedinaPennsylvaniafieldafter40

passengersandcrewfoughtbackagainsttheterrorists.

Writer-directorPaulGreengrasshasgonetogreatlengthstobe

respectfulinhisdepictionofwhatoccurred,proceedingwiththe

filmonlyaftersecuringtheapprovalofeveryvictim，sfamily."Was

Isurprisedattheagreement?Yes.Very.Usuallytherereoneor

twofamilieswho,remorereluctant,Greengrasswritesinane-mail.

〃IwassurprisedattheextraordinarywaytheUnited93familieshave

welcomedusintotheirlivesandsharedtheirexperienceswithus.〃

Carole0'Hare,afamilymember,says,“Theywereveryopenandhonest

withus,andtheymadeusapartofthiswholeproject./zUniversal,

whichisreleasingthefilm,planstodonate10%ofitsopening

weekendgrosstotheFlight93NationalMemorialFund.Thathasn't

stoppedcriticismthatthestudioisexploitinganationaltragedy.

O'Harethinksthat，sunfair."Thisstoryhastobetoldtohonorthe

passengersandcrewforwhattheydid,z，shesays."Butmorethanthat,

itraisesawareness.Ourportsaren'tsecure.Ourbordersaren，t

secure.Ourairlinesstillaren，tsecure,andthisiswhathappens

whenyou，renotsecure.That'sthemessageIwantpeopletohear.〃

注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答

47.Thetrailerfor"United93〃succeededincausingareaction

whenitplayedinthetheatersinHollywoodandNewYorkCity.

48.Themovie"United93〃issuretogiverisetoanemotional

debate.

49.Whatdidwriter-directorPaulGreengrassobtainbeforehe

proceededwiththemovie?

theapprovalofeveryvictim'sfamily

50.Universal,whichisreleasing"United93〃，hasbeen

criticizedforexploitinganationaltragedy.

51.CaroleO'Harethinksthatbesideshonoringthepassengersand

crewforwhattheydid,thepurposeoftellingthestoryistoraise

theawarenessaboutsecurity.

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassage

isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachof

themtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecide

onthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2withasinglelinethoughtthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Imaginewakingupandfindingthevalueofyourassetshasbeen

halved.No,you'renotaninvestorinoneofthosehedgefundsthat

failedcompletely.Withthedollarslumpingtoa26-yearlowagainst

thepound,already-expensiveLondonhasbecomequiteunaffordable.

AcoffeeatStarbucks,justasunavoidableinEnglandasitisin

theUnitedStates,runsabout$8.

Theonceall-powerfuldollarisn'tdoingaTitanicagainstjust

thepound.Itissittingatarecordlowagainsttheeuroandata

30-yearlowagainsttheCanadiandollar.EventheArgentinepesoand

Brazilianrealarethrivingagainstthedollar.

Theweakdollarisasourceofhumiliation,foranation's

self-esteemrestsinpartonthestrengthofitscurrency.It'salso

apotentialeconomicproblem,sinceadecliningdollarmakesimported

foodmoreexpensiveandexertsupwardpressureoninterestrates.

AndyettherearesubstantialsectorsofthevastU.S.economy-from

giantcompanieslikeCoca-Colatomom-and-poprestaurantoperators

inMiami-forwhichtheweakdollarismostexcellentnews.

ManyEuropeansmayviewtheU.S.asanarrogantsuperpowerthat

hasbecomehostiletoforeigners.Butnothingmakespeoplethinkmore

warmlyoftheU.S.thanaweakdollar.ThroughApril,thetotalnumber

ofvisitorsfromabroadwasup6.8percentfromlastyear.Should

thetrendcontinue,thenumberoftouriststhisyearwillfinally

topthe2000peak?ManyEuropeansnowapparentlyviewtheU.S.the

waymanyAmericansviewMexico-asacheapplacetovacation,shop

andparty,allwhileignoringthefactthatthepoorerlocalscan't

affordtojointhemerrymaking.

Themoneytouristsspendhelpsdecreaseourchronictradedeficit.

Sodoexports,whichthanksinparttotheweakdollar,soared11

percentbetweenMay2006andMay2007.Forfirstfivemonthsof2007,

thetradedeficitactuallyfell7percentfrom2006.

IfyouownsharesinlargeAmericancorporations,you'reawinner

inthew