1、大学英语六级真题 2008年 06月及答案解析(总分：672.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BPart Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.00)1.1随着信息技术的发展,电子图书的越来越多 2有人认为电子图书将会取代传统图书,理由是. 3我的看法 BWill E-books Replace Traditional Books?/B（分数：106.00）_二、BPart Reading (总题数：1，分数：49.00)BWhat will the world be like in fifty years?/BThis week some top scientists, includin
2、g Nobel Prize winners, gave their vision of how the world will look in 2056, from gas-powered cars to extraordinary health advances. John Ingham reports on what the worlds finest minds believe our futures will be.For those of us lucky enough to live that long,2056 will be a world of almost perpetual
3、 youth, where obesity is a remote memory and robots become our companions.We will be rubbing shoulders with aliens and colonising outer space. Better still, our descendants might at last live in a world at peace with itself.The prediction is that we will have found a source of inexhaustible, safe, g
4、reen energy, and that science will have killed off religion. If they are right we will have removed two of the main causes of war-our dependence on oii and religious prejudice.Will we really, as todays scientists claim, be able to live for ever or at least cheat the ageing process so that the averag
5、e person lives to 150?Of course, all these predictions come with a scientific health warning. Harvard professor Steven Pinker says:“ This is an invitation to look foolish, as with the predictions of domed cities and nuclear-powered vacuum cleaners that were made 50 years ago.“BLiving longer/BAnthony
6、 Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute in North Carolina, believes failing organs will be repaired by injecting cells into the body. They will naturally go straight to the injury and help heal it. A sys tem of injections without needles could also slow the ageing process by using the same pro
7、cess to “tune“ cells.Bruce Lahn, professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago, anticipates the ability to produce “unlimited supplies“ of transplantable human organs without the need for human donors. These organs would be grown in animals such as pigs. When a patient needed a new organ,
8、 such as kidney, the surgeon would contact a commercial organ producer, give him the patients immunological profile and would then be sent a kidney with the correct tissue type.These organs would be entirely composed of human cells, grown by introducing them into animal hosts, and allowing them to d
9、evelop into an organ in place of the animals own. But Prof. Lahn believes that farmed brains would be “off limits“. He says: “Very few people would want to have their brains replaced by someone elses and we probably dont want to put a human brain in an animal body.“Richard Miller, a professor at the
10、 University of Michigan, thinks scientists could develop “authentic anti-ageing drugs“ by working out how cells in larger animals such as whales and humans resist many forms of injuries. He says: “It is now routine, in laboratory mammals, to extend lifespan by about 40%. Turning on the same protecti
11、ve systems in people should, by 2056, create the first class of 100-year-olds who are as vigorous and productive as todays people in their 60s.“BAliens/BColin Pillinger, professor of planetary sciences at the Open University, says: “I fancy that at least we will be able to show that life did start t
12、o evolve on Mars as well as Earth.“ Within 50 years he hopes scientists will prove that alien life came here in Martian meteorites (陨石).Chris McKay, a planetary scientist at NASAs Ames Research Center, believes that in 50 years we may find evidence of alien life in the ancient permanent frost of Mar
13、s or on other planets.He adds: “There is even a chance we will find alien life forms here on Earth. It might be as different as English is to Chinese.“Princeton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it “likely“ that life from outer space will be discovered be fore 2056 because the tools for finding it, suc
14、h as optical and radio detection and data processing, are improving.He says. “As soon as the first evidence is found, we will know what to look for and additional discoveries are likely to follow quickly. Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionary consequences for biology, astronomy and philo
15、sophy. They may also change the way we look at ourselves and our place in the universe. “BColonies in space/BRichard Gott, professor of astrophysics at Princeton, hopes man will set up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, which would be a “life insurance policy against whatever catastrophes, natural or
16、 otherwise, might occur on Earth.“The real space race is whether we will colonise off Earth on to other worlds before money for the space programme runs out.“BSpinal injuries/BEllen Heber-Katz, a professor at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, foresees cures for injuries causing paralysis such as
17、 the one that afflicted Superman star Christopher Reeve.She says: “I believe that the day is not far off when we will be able to prescribe drugs that cause severed (断裂) spinal cords to heal, hearts to regenerate and lost limbs to regrow.“People will come to expect that injured or diseased organs are
18、 meant to be repaired from within, in much the same way that we fix an appliance or automobile: by replacing the damaged part with a manufacturer-certified new part.“ She predicts that within 5 to 10 years fingers and toes will be regrown and limbs will start to be regrown a few years later. Repairs
19、 to the nervous system will start with optic nerves and, in time, the spinal cord. “Within 50 years whole body replacement will be routine,“ Prof. Heber-katz adds.BObesity/BSydney Brenner, senior distinguished fellow of the Crick-Jacobs Center in California, won the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine and
20、 says that if there is a global disaster some humans will survive and evolution will favour small people with bodies large enough to support the required amount of brain power. “Obesity,“ he says, “will have been solved.“BRobots/BRodney Brooks, professor of robotics at MIT, says the problems of deve
21、loping artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partly overcome. As a result, “the possibilities for robots working with people will open up immensely“.BEnergy/BBill Joy, green technology expert in California, says:“ The most significant breakthrough would be to have an inexhaustible sour
22、ce of safe, green energy that is substantially cheaper than any existing energy source.“Ideally, such a source would be safe in that it could not be made into weapons and would not make hazardous or toxic waste or carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas blamed for global warming.BSociety/BGeoffrey M
23、iller, evolutionary psychologist at the University of New Mexico, says:“ The US will follow the UK in realizing that religion is not a prerequisite (前提) for ordinary human decency.“Thus, science will kill religionnot by reason challenging faith but. by offering a more practical, universal and reward
24、ing moral framework for human interaction.“He also predicts that “absurdly wasteful“ displays of wealth will become unfashionable while the importance of close-knit communities and families will become clearer.These three changes, he says, will help make us all “brighter, wiser, happier and kinder“.
25、（分数：49.00）(1).What is John Ingham s report about?（分数：4.90）A.A solution to the global energy crisis.B.Extraordinary advances in technology.C.The latest developments of medical science.D.Scientists vision of the world in half a century.(2).According to Harvard professor Steven Pinker, predictions abou
26、t the future _.（分数：4.90）A.may invite troubleB.may not come trueC.will fool the publicD.do more harm than good(3).Professor Bruce Lahn of the University of Chicago predicts that _.（分数：4.90）A.humans wont have to donate organs for transplantationB.more people will donate their organs for transplantatio
27、nC.animal organs could be transplanted into human bodiesD.organ transplantation wont be as scary as it is today(4).According to Professor Richard Miller of the University of Michigan, people will _.（分数：4.90）A.live for as long as they wishB.be relieved from all sufferingsC.live to 100 and more with v
28、italityD.be able to live longer than whales(5).Princeton professor Freeman Dyson thinks that _.（分数：4.90）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 Mars(6).According to Princeton professo
29、r Richard Gott, by setting up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, humans _.（分数：4.90）A.might survive all catastrophes on EarthB.might acquire ample natural resourcesC.will be able to travel to Mars freelyD.will move there to live a better life(7).Ellen Heber-Katz, professor at the Wistar Institute in P
30、hiladelphia, predicts that _.（分数：4.90）A.human organs can be manufactured like appliancesB.people will be as strong and dynamic as supermenC.human nerves can be replaced by optic fibersD.lost fingers and limbs will be able to regrow_三、BPart Listenin(总题数：3，分数：105.00)BQuestions 11 to 18 are based on th
31、e conversation you have just heard./B（分数：56.00）A.The man might be able to play in the World Cup.B.The mans 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.A.Work out a plan to tighten his budget.B.Find out the openin
32、g hours of the cafeteria.C.Apply for a senior position in the restaurant.D.Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.A.A financial burden.B.A good companion.C.A real nuisance.D.A well-trained pet.A.The errors will be corrected soon.B.The woman was mistaken herself.C.The computing system is too comp
33、lex.D.He has called the woman several times.A.He needs help to retrieve his files.B.He has to type his paper once more.C.He needs some time to polish his paper.D.He will be away for a two-week conference.A.They might have to change their plan.B.He has got everything set for their trip.C.He has a hea
34、vier workload than the woman.D.They could stay in the mountains until June 8.A.They have to 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.A.New laws are yet to be ma
35、de to reduce pollutant release.B.Pollution has attracted little attention from the public.C.The quality of air will surely change for the better.D.Itll take years to bring air pollution under control.BQuestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard./B（分数：28.00）A.Enormous size of
36、 its stores.B.Numerous varieties of food.C.Its appealing surroundings.D.Its rich and colorful history.A.An ancient building.B.A world of antiques.C.An Egyptian museum,D.An Egyptian Memorial.A.Its power bill reaches 9 million a year.B.It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.C.It supplies power to a n
37、earby town.D.It generates 70 % of the electricity it uses.A.11,500.B.30,000.C.250,000.D.300,000.BQuestions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard./B（分数：21.00）A.Transferring to another department.B.Studying accounting at a university.C.Thinking about doing a different job.D.Making
38、 preparation for her wedding.A.She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.B.She has got a satisfactory job in another company.C.She could at last leave the accounting department.D.She managed to keep her position in the company.A.He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match.B.He changed his
39、mind about marriage unexpectedly.C.He declared that he would remain single all his life.D.He would marry Andrea even without meetin8 her.四、BSection B/B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：28.00）A.They are motorcycles designated for water s
40、ports.B.They are speedy boats restricted in narrow waterways.C.They are becoming an efficient form of water transportation.D.They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation.A.Waterscooter operators lack of experience.B.Vacationers disregard of water safety rules.C.Overloading of small b
41、oats and other craft.D.Carelessness of people beating along the shore.A.They scare whales to death.B.They produce too much noise.C.They discharge toxic emissions.D.They endanger lots of water life.A.Expand operating areas.B.Restrict operating hours.C.Limit the use of waterscooters.D.Enforce necessar
42、y regulations.BPassage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：21.00）A.They are stable.B.They are close.C.They are strained.D.They are changing.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
43、 win trust from their neighbors.D.They attach less importance to interpersonal relations.A.Count on each other for help.B.Give each other a cold shoulder.C.Keep a friendly distance.D.Build a fence between them.BPassage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard./B（分数：21.00）
44、A.It may produce an increasing number of idle youngsters.B.It may affect the quality of higher education in America.C.It may cause many schools to go out of operation.D.It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.A.It is less serious in cities than in rural areas.B.It affects both junior and
45、senior high schools.C.It results from a worsening economic climate.D.It is a new challenge facing American educators.A.Allowing them to choose their favorite teachers.B.Creating a more relaxed learning environment.C.Rewarding excellent academic performance.D.Helping them to develop better study habi
46、ts.五、BSection C/B(总题数：1，分数：77.00)Im interested in the criminal justice system of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done, if were toU (36) /Uas a country. I certainly dont know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly getU (37) /Uin a hurry when you get into them, but
47、 I wonder if something couldnt be done to deal with some of these problems. One thing Im concerned about is our practice of puttingU (38) /Uin jail who havent harmed anyone. Why not work out some systemU (39) /Uthey can pay back the debts they owe society instead ofU (40) /Uanother debt by going to prison and, of course, coming under theU (41) /Uof hardened criminals. Im also concerned about the short prison sentences people areU (42) /Ufor serious crimes. Of course one alternative to this is toU (43) /Ucapital punishment, but Im not sure I would
