1、大学英语六级 24及答案解析(总分：428.03，做题时间：135 分钟)一、Part I Writing (3(总题数：1，分数：30.00)1.For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Town I Live in. You should write at least 150 words.（分数：30.00）_二、Part II Reading C(总题数：1，分数：71.00)Space Tourism Make your reservations now. The s
2、pace tourism industry is officially open for business, and tickets are going for a mere $20 million for a one-week stay in space. Despite reluctance from National Air and Space Administration (NASA) , Russia made American businessman Dennis Tito the worlds first space tourist. Tito flew into space a
3、board a Russian Soyuz rocket that arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on April 30, 2001. The second space tourist, South African businessman Mark Shuttleworth, took off aboard the Russian Soyuz on April 25,2002, also bound for the ISS. Lance Bass of N Sync was supposed to be the third t
4、o make the $20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30,2002, due to lack of payment. Probably the most incredible aspect of this proposed space tour was that NASA approved of it. These trips are the beginning of what could be a profitable 21st century i
5、ndustry. There are already several space tourism companies planning to build suborbital vehicles and orbital cities within the next two decades. These companies have invested millions, believing that the space tourism industry is on the verge of taking off. In 1997, NASA published a report concludin
6、g that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars. A Japanese report supports these findings, and projects that space tourism could be a $10 billion per year industry within the next two decades. The only obstacles to opening up space to tourists are the space ag
7、encies, who are concerned with safety and the development of a reliable, reusable launch vehicle. Space Accommodations Russias Mir space station was supposed to be the first destination for space tourists. But in March 2001, the Russian Aerospace Agency brought Mir down into the Pacific Ocean. As it
8、 turned out, bringing down Mir only temporarily delayed the first tourist trip into space. The Mir crash did cancel plans for a new reality-based game show from NBC, which was going to be called Destination Mir. The Survivor-like TV show was scheduled to air in fall 2001. Participants on the show we
9、re to go through training at Russias cosmonaut (宇航员) training center, Star City. Each week, one of the participants would be eliminated from the show, with the winner receiving a trip to the Mir space station. The Mir crash has ruled out NBCs space plans for now. NASA is against beginning space tour
10、ism until the International Space Station is completed in 2006. Russia is not alone in its interest in space tourism. There are several projects underway to commercialize space travel. Here are a few of the groups that might take tourists to space: -Space Island Group is going to build a ring-shaped
11、, rotating “commercial space infrastructure (基础结构)“ that will resemble the Discovery spacecraft in the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey. “Space Island says it will build its space city out of empty NASA space-shuttle fuel tanks (to start, it should take around 12 or so) , and place it about 400 miles ab
12、ove Earth. The space city will rotate once per minute to create a gravitational pull one-third as strong as Earths. -According to their vision statement, Space Adventures plans to “fly tens of thousands of people in space over the next 10-15 years and beyond, around the moon, and back, from spacepor
13、ts both on Earth and in space, to and from private space stations, and aboard dozens of different vehicles.“ -Even Hilton Hotels has shown interest in the space tourism industry and the possibility of building or co-funding a space hotel. However, the company did say that it believes such a space ho
14、tel is 15 to 20 years away. Initially, space tourism will offer simple accommodations at best. For instance, if the International Space Station is used as a tourist attraction, guests wont find the luxurious surroundings of a hotel room on Earth. It has been designed for conducting research, not ent
15、ertainment. However, the first generation of space hotels should offer tourists a much more comfortable experience. In regard to a concept for a space hotel initially planned by Space Island, such a hotel could offer guests every convenience they might find at a hotel on Earth, and some they might n
16、ot. The small gravitational pull created by the rotating space city would allow space-tourists and residents to walk around and function normally within the structure. Everything from running water to a recycling plant to medical facilities would be possible. Additionally, space tourists would even
17、be able to take space walks. Many of these companies believe that they have to offer an extremely enjoyable experience in order for passengers to pay thousands, if not millions, of dollars to ride into space. So will space create another separation between the haves and have-nots? The Most Expensive
18、 Vacation Will space be an exotic retreat reserved for only the wealthy? Or will middle-class folks have a chance to take their families to space? Make no mistake about it, going to space will be the most expensive vacation you ever take. Prices right now are in the tens of millions of the dollars.
19、Currently, the only vehicles that can take you into space are the space shuttle and the Russian Soyuz, both of which are terribly inefficient. Each spacecraft requires millions of pounds of fuel to take off into space, which makes them expensive to launch. One pound of payload (有效载重) costs about $10
20、,000 to put into Earths orbit. NASA and Lockheed Martin are currently developing a single-stage-to-orbit launch space plane, called the Venture-Star, that could be launched for about a tenth of what the space shuttle costs to launch. If the Venture-Star takes off, the number of people who could affo
21、rd to take a trip into space would move into the millions. In 1998, a joint report from NASA and the Space Transportation Association stated that improvements in technology could push fares for space travel as low as $50,000, and possibly down to $20,000 or $10,000 a decade later. The report conclud
22、ed that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. While still leaving out many people, these prices would open up space to a tremendous amount of traffic. Since the beginning of the space race, the general public has said, “Isnt that great when do I
23、 get to go?“ Well, our chance might be closer than ever. Within the next 20 years, space planes could be taking off for the Moon at the same frequency as airplanes flying between New York and Los Angeles. （分数：71.00）(1).Lance Bass wasnt able to go on a tour of space because of health problems.（分数：7.1
24、0）A.YB.NC.NG(2).Several tourism companies believe space travel is going to be a new profitable industry.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(3).The space agencies are reluctant to open up space to tourists.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(4).Two Australian billionaires have been placed on the waiting list for entering space as p
25、rivate passengers.（分数：7.10）A.YB.NC.NG(5).The prize for the winner in the fall 2001 NBC TV game show would have been_.（分数：7.10）_(6).Hilton Hotels believes it wont be long before it is possible to build a_.（分数：7.10）_(7).In order for space tourists to walk around and function normally, it is necessary
26、for the space city to create a_.（分数：7.10）_(8).What makes going to space the most expensive vacation is the enormous cost involved in_.（分数：7.10）_(9).Each year 500,000 space tourists could be flying into space if ticket prices could be lowered to_.（分数：7.10）_(10).Within the next two decades, _could be
27、as common as intercity air travel.（分数：7.10）_三、Listening Comprehens(总题数：1，分数：15.00)A.He may convert it and use it as a restaurant.B.He may pull it down and build a new restaurant.C.He may rent it out for use as a restaurant.D.He may sell it.A.The woman is upset because she didnt pass the examination.
28、B.The woman doesnt hope for a promotion.C.The man gets used to counting on the woman.D.The man thinks that the women should be promoted.A.He is very quiet.B.He gives amusing lectures.C.He should give more than one series of talks.D.He lectures only to the serious students.A.Mark doesnt like water.B.
29、Mark doesnt belong here.C.Mark is like a fish.D.Mark is in this class.A.He was very slow in doing things.B.He was the right person to do such a thing.C.He is expected to do such a thing.D.He would never do such a thing.A.A stormy ocean.B.Calm water.C.Golden sand.D.Little waves.A.He lost a button at
30、work.B.He doesnt know where he put the calculator.C.He thinks he broke something the woman lent him.D.Hes not sure how to solve the math problem.A.He is having a hard time letting his apartment.B.He prefers his old tenant to the new one.C.He is not accustomed to living with the new tenant yet.D.He d
31、oesnt want to lend his apartment to her.四、Section A(总题数：2，分数：10.00)A.How she is able to look younger and more energetic than her age.B.What is the best age of ones life and how she feels about her age.C.How people in their 20s and 30s differ in their attitudes toward what to do with their lives.D.Wh
32、y people buy expensive face creams and if they really work.A.People between 25 and 30 dont want to talk about the consequences of what they do.B.People between 25 and 30 often fail to do anything because of lack of experience.C.People who are a bit older are more mature and are more likely to succee
33、d.D.People who are a bit older tend to hesitate before deciding what to do.A.She is very vain.B.She tries very hard to hide her real age from others.C.She had a good life when she was younger and still feels young at heart.D.She is no longer young but she manages to look younger by using expensive f
34、ace creams.A.He picked up some apples in his yard.B.He cut some branches off the apple tree.C.He quarreled with his neighbor over the fence.D.He cleaned up all the garbage in the womans yard.A.Trim the apple trees in her yard.B.Pick up the apples that fell in her yard.C.Take the garbage to the curb
35、for her.D.Remove the branches from her yard.A.File a lawsuit against the man.B.Ask the man for compensation.C.Have the mans apple tree cut down.D.Throw garbage into the mans yard.A.He was ready to make a concession.B.He was not prepared to go to court.C.He was not intimidated.D.He was a bit concerne
36、d.五、Section B(总题数：3，分数：10.00)A.Because we might be offered a dish of insects.B.Because nothing but freshly cooked insects are served.C.Because some yuppies like to horrify guests with insects as food.D.Because we might meet many successful executives in the media industry.A.From yuppie clubs.B.In th
37、e seafood market.C.In the supermarket.D.On the Internet.A.Its easy to prepare.B.Its tasty and healthful.C.Its exotic in appearance.D.Its safe to eat.A.It will be consumed by more and more young people.B.It will become the first course at dinner parties.C.It will lave to be changed to suit local tast
38、es.D.It is unlikely to be enjoyed by most people.A.He had psychic powers.B.He was an educated man.C.He went to school at the age of six.D.He died in 1929.A.Peoples health.B.Peoples lives and futures.C.The end of the world.D.The Great Depression of 1929.A.To see films.B.To read books in the library.C
39、.To attend lectures.D.To visit the Association.A.Coca Cola.B.Sausage.C.Milk.D.Fried chicken.A.He has had thirteen decayed teeth.B.He doesnt have a single decayed tooth.C.He has fewer decayed teeth than other people of his age.D.He never had a single tooth pulled out before he was fifty.A.Brush your
40、teeth right before you go to bed in the evening.B.Have as few of your teeth pulled out as possible.C.Have your teeth X-rayed at regular intervals.D.Clean your teeth shortly after eating.六、Section C(总题数：1，分数：10.00)Life-style is the way a person lives work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and
41、personal philosophy. Ones personal life-style may be (36) 1 work, including few social activities. Anothers may involve hobbies, (37) 2activities, or personal philosophy. There is little doubt that life-styles are changing and that these changes will have an (38) 3on the way business operates in the
42、 years (39) 4. Several factors are causing life-style changes in U. S. society. First, there is more leisure time than ever before. The workweek is now less than forty hours, as (40) 5to seventy hours a century ago. Some (41) 6believe it will be twenty-five hours or less before the year 2000. Severa
43、l firms have (42) 7four-day workweeks with more hours per day. Others have cut the number of hours worked each week. Reduced work (43) 8 mean increased leisure time. Second, families have fewer children than before(44) 9. This trend has forced many businessman to modify their competitive strategies.
44、 Gerber products Company used to advertise “babies are our businessand our only business“. (45) 10. Third, people are better educated and more prosperous now than they were earlier. (46) 11. Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal life-style changes. （分数：10.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空
45、项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_七、Reading Comprehensio(总题数：2，分数：177.00)The free enterprise has produced a technology capable of providing the American consumer with the largest and most varied marketplace in the world. Technological advances, however, have come hand-in-hand wit
46、h impersonal mass marketing of goods and services. Along with progress, too, have come some instances of manipulative advertising practices and a great increase of products whose reliability, safety and quality are difficult to evaluate. Todays consumers buy, enjoy, use and discard more types of goods than could possibly have been imagined even a few years ago. Yet too often consumers have no idea of the materials that have gone into the manufacturers finished product or their own motivation in selecting one product over another. Easy credit and forceful techniques of mo
