08年6月试卷解答

2008年6月大学英语四级考试真题答案与详解PartⅠ Writing参考范文:With the development of people’s living standard, an unprecedented variety of recreational activities have been available for people to enjoy, ranging from sports, movie, karaoke to online activities. It goes without saying that various activities brought by modern technology have greatly broadened our horizon and they can keep us healthy both physically and mentally.However, recreational activities also bring many problems. For example, some young people are easily addicted to the virtual world online, which affects their study seriously and may lead to worse consequences as well. Therefore, people will benefit from recreational activities only if they take part in them properly.As a college student, I hold a belief that recreational activities do more good than harm. we should pay more attention to the advantages of various recreational activities and make the most of them. Meanwhile, we should learn how to use those activities positively, and make them a helpful tool for our development.PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)6. B）7. C）te homogeneous but smallrelationships with consumersthe appropriate mediaPart Ⅲ Listening ComprehensionSection AA)C)B)D)D)B)A)D)Conversation One19. C) 录音中的关键信息：he steals their money, handbag, whatever, andmakes off with it.20. D) 录音中的关键信息：Especially if they flashed a card to you.21. C) 录音中的关键信息：the police are warning people especiallypensioners not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment.22. C) 录音中的关键信息：she’s just been to the post office to draw herpension, …He stole the whole lot.Conversation Two23. A) 录音中的关键信息：I was a marketing consultant responsible formarketing ten UK hotels.D) 录音中的关键信息：As I speak Japanese, I had a very big advantage.25. A）录音中的关键信息：I love train travel. That’s why I’m veryinterested in this job.Section BPassage One26. A) “Like most working people, I find time or the lack of it a never endingfrustration and an unwinnable battle. My everyday is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win.” 根据本句可推断，说话人主要抱怨时间不够用，所以A正确。

2008年6月大学英语六级考试听力原文及参考答案Section 111. M: Good news, I'm not going to have surgery after all. The doctor says I can start working out again soon and maybe play football like before in a few weeks.W: That's terrific. It would be great if you could get back in shape in time for the world cup.Q：What do we learn from the conversation?12. M: I really need to make some extra money. You know I've practically spent my entire budget for this semester.W: Why not check out the new cafeteria at Market Street? I think there are still a few openingssuitable for seniors like you.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?13. M: I hear John left his cat in your care while he's on vacation abroad. How were you getting along with it?W: Well, it never comes when I call it. It spills its food and sheds all over the place. I can't wait till John gets back.Q: How does the woman find the cat?14. W: Hello, Professor White, I got my grade in the mail this morning, but I think there might be a mistake in my mark.M: Yeah, I've got several calls just like yours. There must be a problem with the computing system. It should be straightened out in a couple of hours.Q: What does the man mean?15. M: Professor Johnson, last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper, a computer failure completely wiped out my files, do you think I can have another day to retype it?W: I'm sorry, Rod. I'm leaving for a conference tomorrow and I'll be away two weeks.I suppose you can send me an E-copy.Q: Why does the man say he can't submit his assignment on time?16. W: I just called the travel agency, it's all set. On 1st June, we are heading for the mountains and will be camping there for a whole week.M：Have you checked the academic calendar？My classes aren't over until the 8th.Q: What does the man imply?17. W: I thought there was still time for me to apply for a student loan, but someone just told me that the closing date was last Tuesday.M: Are you sure? I thought we still had another month. Wait, I've got a brochure right here. Last Tuesday was the opening date.Q: What does the man imply?18. W: Look at the all the pollutants going into the air from those factories. Do you think they'll ever get that under control?M: Now with the new laws in effect and social awareness increasing, we are sure to turn things around.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation OneW: Tell me, Peter, what makes Harrods so famous?M: Well, it's the biggest department store in the UK. And its food hall and Egyptian hall are very famous. People come to Harrods just to see them.W: What is special about the Food Hall?M: It sells many different kinds of food. For example, it has 250 kinds of cheese from all over the world and more than 180 kinds of bread. Customers also love all the different kinds of chocolate. They buy 100 tons every year.W: That's amazing! And why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?M: Well, when people see it, they feel they are in another world. It looks like Egyptian building from 4, 000 years ago and it sells beautiful objects. They are not 4,000 years old, of course.W: Is it true that Harrods produces its own electricity?M: Yes, it does. 70%. Enough for a small town. To light the outside of the building, we use 11,500 light bulbs.W: Really? Tell me, how many customers do you have on an average day? And how much do they spend?M: About 30,000 people come on an average day, but during the sales the number increases to 300,000 customers a day. How much do they spend? Well, on average, customers spend about 1.5 million pounds a day. The record for one day is 9 million pounds.W: 9 million pounds in one day?M: Yes! On the first day of the January sales.W: Harrods says it sells everything to everybody everywhere. Is that really true?M: Oh yes, of course! Absolutely everything.Q19. What is the Food Hall of Harrods noted for?Q20. What does the Egyptian hall seem like to the customers?Q21. What make customers find surprising about Harrods?Q22. About how many customers come to Harrods on an average day?Conversation TwoW: Hi Kevin!M: Hi Laura, long time no see! What have you been up to lately?W: Not much, I can assure you, and you?M: Much the same except I do have some big news.W: Come on this suspense is killing me.M: No, really, what have you been doing these past few weeks? The last time I saw you, you were looking for a new job.W: Well, that's not exactly true. I was thinking about changing jobs. Luckily, they offered me a new position in the accounting department.M: A step up in the big business world.W: ??? exaggerate, but I am pleased. I had been hoping to get a promotion for a while. So when it finally came through, I was relieved. Actually, that's why I was looking for a new job. I just didn't want to work there anymore if they weren't going to recognize my efforts.M: Right, sometimes you can do your best and it seems like the others don't know you exist. I hope the money's better.W: I got an reasonable raise, now enough about me, I'm dying to hear your news.M: I getting married.W: No, you said you'd never get married.M: That was then and this is now. You've got to meet Andrea , she's great!W: This is all news to me. I didn't even know you were dating.M: We weren't, we've just been dating for two weeks now.W: And you getting married?M: I know, I can't help it. I just know she's the one.W: Well, congratulations! That's fantastic!M: Thanks, I'm glad to hear you feel that way.Q23. What was the woman doing when the man last saw her?Q24 Why does the woman say she was relived?Q25 Why is the woman surprised at the man's news?Passage 1Water scooters are water vehicles that look very much like motorcycles. Nowadays, speedy, colorful water scooters are gaining in popularity. They can travel anywhere a small boat can and particularly popular with young people. The rising popularity of the craft has raised the question of water scooter regulation. In this case, the argument for strict regulation is compelling. Water scooters are a particularly deadly form of water recreation. For example, two women were vacationing in Longboat Key while they were floating on the rubber boat along the shore, a water scooter crashed into them and kill them. Also water scooter operators have been killed or seriously injured in collisions with other water craft. Others have been stranded at the sea when their scooters either failed or sank far from shore. Many water scooter operators are inexperienced and ignorant of navigational rules, which increases the potential for accidents. The increasing popularity of the scooter has aggravated the problem, providing more water vehicles to compete for the same space. Crowded water waves are simply an open invitation to disaster.In addition to the inherent operational hazards of water scooters, they are proving to be an environmental nuisance. Beach residents complain of the noise of the scooters. The Pacific Whale Foundation on the west coast expressed concern that the scooters are frightening away an endangered species of whale that migrates to Hawaii for breeding. Regulations such as minimum operating age, restricted operating areas and compulsory classes in water safety are essential. Without such regulations, tragedies involving water scooters are sure to multiply, which makes many beaches unsafe for recreation.26. What does the speaker say about water scooters?27. What was mentioned as one of the causes of water accident?28. In what way are water scooters said to be an environmental nuisance?29. What does the speaker propose to ensure the safety of beaches for recreation?Passage 2It seems to me that neighbors are going out of style in America. The friend next door from whom you borrowed for eggs or a ladder has moved and people in there now are strangers.Some of the traditional stories of neighborliness are impractical or silly and maybe just as well that our relations with our neighbors are changing. The saying in the Bible "Love thy neighbor" was probably a poor translation, of what must have originally been, "respect thy neighbor". Love can be called up on order. Fewer than half of the people in U.S. live in the same house they lived in five years ago. So there is no reason to love the people who live next door to you, just because they happen to wander into a real estate office that listed the place next door to yours. The only thing neighbors have in common, to begin with, is proximity and unless something more develops that isn't reason enough to be best friends. It sometimes happens naturally, but the chances are very small that your neighbors will be your choice friends or that you will be theirs either. The best relationship with neighbors is one of friendly distance. You say "hello", use small talk if you see them in the yard, you discuss problems as they arise and you help each other in an emergency. The drive way or the fence between you is not really a cold shoulder but a clear boundary. We all like clearly-defined boundaries for ourselves.30. What does the speak say about the relations among neighbors nowadays?31. Why does the speak say it may be difficult for people to love their neighbors?32. What should neighbors do in the speaker's opinion?Passage 3Articles in magazines and newspapers and special reports on radio and television reflect the concern of many Americans about the increasing drop-out rate in our junior and senior high schools. Coupled with this fact is the warning that soon we will no longer have a work force to fill the many jobs that require properly educated personnel. The high student drop-out rate is not a recent development. Ten years ago, many urban schools were reporting drop-out rates between 35 and 50 percent. Some administrators maintain that drop-outs remain the single greatest problem in their schools. Consequently, much effort has been spent on identifying students with problems in order to give them more attention before they become failures. Since the drop-out problem doesn't start in senior high school, special programs in junior high school focus on students who show promise but have a record of truancy, that is staying away from school without permission. Under the guidance of counselors, these students are placed in classes with teachers who have had success in working with similar young people. Strategies to motivate students in a high school include rewarding academic excellence by designating scholars of the month, or by issuing articles of clothing, such as school letter jackets formerly given only to athletes. No one working with these students claims to know how to keep all students in schools. Counselors, teachers and administrators are in the frontlines of what seems at times to be a losing battle. Actually, this problem should be everyone’s concern since uneducated, unemployed citizens affect us all.33. Why are many Americans concerned with the increasing drop-out rate in school?34. What do we learn about the student drop-out problem in America?35. What is mentioned as one of the strategies used to motivate students?Compound DictationI'm interested in the criminal justice system of our country. It seems to me that something has to be done if we are to survive as a country. I certainly don't know whatthe answers to our problems are. Things certainly get complicated in a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with some of these problems.One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting offenders in jail who haven't harmed anyone. Why not work out some system whereby they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of incurring another debt by going to prison, and of course, coming under the influence of hardened criminals? I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are serving for serious crimes. Of course, one alternative to this is to restore capital punishment, but I'm not sure I would be for that. I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for eye.The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences, but they would certainly costthe tax payers much money.I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, any one who takes another person's life intentionally is insane. However, that does not mean that the person isn't guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.It's sad, of course, that a person may have to spend the rest of his life, or a large part of it, in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.听力A卷参考答案北京导航、北京领航李勇全庄延君提供11. A) The man mightbe able to play in the World Cup.12. D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.13. C) A real nuisance.14. A) The errors will be corrected soon.15. B) He has to type his paper once more.16. A) They might have to change their plan.17. D) They are not late for a loan application.18. C) The quality of air will surely change for the better.Conversation19. B) Numerous varieties of food.20. A) An ancient building.21. D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.22. B) 30,00023. C) Thinking about doing a different job.24. A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.25. B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.Passage One北京导航、北京领航李勇全庄延君提供26.D) They are getting more popular as a means or water recreation.27.A) Waterscooter operators’ lack of experience.28. B)They produce too much noise.29. D) Enforce necessary regulations.Passage Two北京导航、北京领航提供30.D) They are changing.31.B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long.32. C) Keep a friendly distance.Passage Three33. D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.34． B)It affects both junior and senior high schools.35. C)Rewarding excellent academic performance.Section C37. complicated38. offenders39. whereby40. incurring41. influence42. serving43. restore44. The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences. But they would certainly cost the tax payers much money.45. that does not mean that person isn't guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.46. a large part of it in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.。

2008年6月高等学校英语应用能力A级考试真题参考答案及听力录音原文Part I Listening Comprehension (15 minutes)(评分标准：1-15题每题1分，共15分)Section A1. A2. B3. C4. C5. DSection BConversation 16. D7. CConversation 28. A 9. A 10. BSection C11. morning 12. 3rd floor 13. elderly people14. 1718 15. cigarettePart II Vocabulary & Structure (15 minutes)(评分标准：16-25每题0.5分，26-35每题1分，共15分)Section A16. C 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. A21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. ASection B26. solution 27. written 28. believe 29. be included 30. boring 31. selling 32. has enjoyed 33. effectively 34. would have bought 35. lostPart III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)（评分标准：36-45每题2分，46-50每空1分，51-55每空0.5分，56-60每题1分，共35分）Task 136. D 37. B 38. D 39. B 40. CTask 241. C 42. B 43. B 44. A 45. DTask 346. Stephen Smith 47. public relations 48. flexibility49. even broader responsibility 50. an interviewTask 451. J, G 52. H,O 53. C, K 54. D, I 55. P, MTask 556. interested parties 57. Beijing Organization Committee58. related service 59. positive 60. commercial activitiesPart IV Translation---English into Chinese (25 minutes)（评分标准：61-64每题2分，65题12分，共20分）61. C---B---A---D 2---1---0.5---062. B---A---D---C 2---1---0.5---063. A---B---D---C 2---1---0.5---064. D---A---C---B 2---1---0.5---065.销售服务包括安装和接到订单一周内的培训。

2008年6月英语六级真题及答案Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Will E-books Replace Traditional Books? You should write at least 150 words following the outline given below.1.随着信息技术的发展，电子图书越来越多2.有人认为电子图书会取代传统图书，理由是……3.我的看法Will E-books Replace Traditional Books?Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.What will the world be like in fifty years?This week some top scientists, including Nobel Prize winners, gave their vision of howthe world will look in 2056,fron gas-powered cars to extraordinary health advances, John Ingham reports on what the world’s 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 youth, where obesity is a remote memory and robots become our companions.We will be rubbing shoulders with aliens and colonizing 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 inexbaustible, safe, green energy,and that science will have killed off religion. If they are right we will have removed twoof the main causes of war-our dependence on oil and religious prejudice.Will we really, as today’s scientists claim, be able to live for ever or at least cheatthe ageing process so that the average 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 th at were made 50 year ago.”Living longerAnthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute in North Carolina, belives failing organs will be repaired by injecting cells into the body. They will naturally to straightto the injury and help heal it. A system of injections without needles could also slow the ageing process by using the same process to “tune” cells.Bruce Lahn, professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago, anticipates theability to produce“unlimited supplies” of transpla ntable human organs without the needed a new organ, such as kidney, the surgeon would contact a commercial organ producer, give him the patient’s immuno-logical 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 alloweing them to deveoop into and organ in place of the animal’s 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 else’s and we probably don’t want to put a human brain ing an animal body.”Richard Miller, a professor at the University of Michigan, thinks scientist could develop“an thentic anti-ageing drugs” by working out how cells in larger animals such as whales and human resist many forms of injuries. He says:“It’s is now routine, in laboratory mammals, to extend lifespan by about 40%. Turning on the same protective systems in people should, by 2056, create the first class of 100-year-olds who are as vigorous and productive as today’s people in their 60s”AliensConlin Pillinger ,professor of planerary sciences at the Open University,says:”I fancy that at least we will be able to show that life didi start to evolve on Mars well as Earth.”Within 50years he hopes scientists will prove that alien life came here in Martian meteorites(陨石).Chris McKay,a planetary scientist at NASA’s Ames Research Center.believes that in 50 years we may find evidence of alien life in ancient permanent forst of Mars or on other planers.He adds:”There is even a chance we will find alien life forms here on Earth.It mightbe as different as English is to Chinese.Priceton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it “likely” that life form outer space will be discovered defore 2056 because the tools for finding it, such as optical and radio detection and data processing,are improving.He ays:”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 philosophy. They may change the way we look at ourselves and our place in the universe.Colonies in spaceRichard Gottprofessor 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 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.”Spinal injuriesEllen Heber-Katz,a professor at the Wistar Institude in Philadelphia,foresees cures for inijuries causing paralysis such as the one that afflicated Superman star Christopher Reeve.She says:”I believe that the day is not far off when we will be able to profescribe drugs that cause severes(断裂的) spinal cords to heal,hearts to regenerate and lost limbs to regrow.“People will come to expect that injured or diseased organs are meant to be repaired from within,inmuch the same way that we fix an appliance or automobile:by replancing thedamaged part with a manufacturer-certified new part.”She predict that within 5 to 10 years fingers and toes will be regrown and limbs will start to be regrown a few years later. Reparies to the nervous system will start with optic nerves and,in time,the spinal cord.”Within 50years whole body replacement will be routine,”Prof.Heber-Katz adds.ObesitySydney Brenner,senior distinguished fellow of the Crick-Jacobs Center in California,won the 2002 Noblel Prize for Medicine and says that if there is a global disaster some humans will survive-and evolition will favour small people with bodies large enough to support the required amount of brain power.”Obesity,”he says.”will have been solved.”RobotsRodney Brooks,professor of robotice at MIT,says the problems of developing artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partly overcome.As a result,”the possibilities for robots working with people wil l open up immensely”EnergyBill Joy,green technology expert in Califomia,says:”The most significant breakthrought would be to have an inexhaustible source 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.SocietyGeoffrey Miller,evolutionary psychologist at the Universi ty of New Mexico,says:”The US will follow the UKin realizing that religion is nor a prerequisite (前提)for ordinary human decency.“This,science will kill religion-not by reason challenging faith but by offering a more practical,uniwersal and rewarding m oral frameworkfor human interaction.”He also predicts that “ahsurdly wasteful”displays of wealth will become umfashionable while the importance of close-knit communities and families will become clearer.These there changer,he says,will help make us all”brighe\ter,wiser,happier and kinder”.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

08年6月GRE部分真题及答案解析0806G真题Section1参考答案及分析Section11. Since one of Professor Roche's oft-repeated adages was that familiarity leads to ___, his students were quite surprised to find him so ___. Return of the Native, a novel he had taught for over 30 years.A love...enthusiastic overB contempt...disdainful ofC knowledge...conversant withD boredom...excited byE admiration...confused by2. Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately this assumption of intellectual superiority has come under increasingly skeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion that some animals can think.A logically…ridiculeB unique…entertainC scarcely…embraceD quintessentially…balk atE peculiarly…scoff at3. Powerful as they are, the ___ songs the artist is best known for might sting more and have even greater emotional complexity if one felt that his criticisms were aimed at himself as well as at his unnamed foes.A accusatoryB altruisticC mournfulD simplisticE humble4. In her love the sea is ___ symbol: to the narrator it clearly represents everything that is destructive in nature, but at other times it seems to stand for everything in nature that is serenely beautiful.A an enduringB an ambiguousC a coherentD an obtrusiveE a discrete5. Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil ___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.A dispersion…excludedB synthesis…rejectedC creation…investigatedD recovery…condonedE genesis…established6. Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.A ubiquitousB autonomousC fickleD immutableE transitory7. Chavez’ account of her supervisors ___ decision making belies the agency’s image as little more than ___ bureaucracy.A cautious…a staidB ill-informed…a disorganizedC reckless…an incompetentD systematic…a methodicalE headlong…a timorous8. FIR:TREE::A wool: fiberB pore: skinC lawn: grassD color: hueE board: log9. FIXTURE:PERMANENCE::A hoax: fraudulenceB specter: solidityC warning: earnestnessD goal: achievementE setback: promotion10. USURPATION:POWER::A theft: propertyB restoration: qualityC admonition: dutyD escape: bondageE discourse: language11. UNWITTING:AWARENESS::A pernicious: foresightB clever: calculationC sincere: duplicityD unprecedented: confidenceE ill-considered: spontaneity12. STOKE:FUEL::A garnish: decorationB simulate: imitationC radiate: steamD cook: nutrientE propel: height13. GROW:THRIVE::A receive: acquireB indicate: acquireC oversee: superviseD hearten: encourageE move: bustle14. METICULOUSNESS:CURSORY::A conscientiousness: hesitantB condescension: arrogantC indolence: acrimoniousD geniality: acrimoniousE malice: devious15. REMONSTRATE:DETER::A procrastinate: hastenB concede: vanquishC reconstitute: flavorD rebuff: questionE remove: location16. RESHAPE:FORM::A rehash: meaningB reprint: contentC reconstitute: flavorD rebuff: questionE remove: location28. AMNESIA:A hyperactivityB disciplineC suspicionD retentivenessE creativity29. ENDEAVORA remain freeB give backC lack energyD fail to attemptE agree to accept30. DRIFTA exposeB undermineC waneD last longE hold fast31. AUTOMATICA invariableB finalC voluntaryD mobileE silent32. RESOLUTEA incorrectB dishonestC waveringD prudishE plentiful33. REASSERTA discomfitB relieveC recantD eludeE purloin34. SAGAA allegoryB anecdoteC epistleD philippicE prologue35. DOUSEA igniteB attainC assistD inflateE repet36. CANONIZEA alienateB pacifyC debaseD discourageE delude37. INCREDULITYA generosityB discretionC sincerityD faithE mundanity38. FEALTYA grandioquenceB disillusionmentC nefariousnessD perfidyE sloth0806G真题S2（转自GTER）Section21.? ?? ?? ?The cause of the disease is fairly simple and has been understood for over a century; by contrast, its symptoms and effects are ___.A straightforwardB illuminatingC severeD well researchedE perplexing2.? ?? ?? ?Throughout the artist’s work there runs a thread of psychic darkness strongenough to unnerve the most added sensibility: even her drawings from the comparatively ___ months of her visit to Rome ___ violence secrecy, and despair.A tranquil…emanateB morbid…conveyC languid…eschewD disturbed…expressE felicitous…shum3.? ?? ?? ?Even among the staid, unemotional denominations of the 1830s and 1840s, the renewal of religious fervor and the necessity of competing with more ___ clerics inevitably led to a greater ___ ministerial showmanship.A charismatic…cultivation ofB reserved…attraction toC well-known…disdain forD conservative…appeal forE empathetic…distrust of4.? ?? ?? ?Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ____ disease: for thousands of tears, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex, class, occupation, or race.A an unremitt ing…selectiveB an unpredictable…limitableC a sporadic…capriciousD a relentless…egalitarianE a virulent…preventable5.? ?? ?? ?He found his new acquaintance to be ___ :trying to understand her personality was like peering into an unknown dimension.A puerileB imperturbableC cosmopolitanD inscrutableE obdurate6.? ?? ?? ?The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.A vacuousB tediousC speculativeD allusiveE trenchant7.? ?? ?? ?The biograph er’s intense emotional involvement with his subject did not ___ objectivity, since the passionate engagement fostered deep knowledge that was ultimately necessary for truly ___ judgment.A preclude…disinterestedB encourage…fairC impede…partisanD advance…pragmaticE admit…reasonable8.? ?? ?? ?DISK:FLAT::A liquid: viscousB liquid: viscousC orb: sphericalD mineral: valuableE vapor: noxious9.? ?? ?? ?PROPOSAL:ADOPT::A request: grantB legislation: amendC rebuff: conciliateD authorization: controlE license: revoke10.? ???FRIGHTEN:TERRIFY::A lure: enticeB refuse: denyC conceal: hideD forgive: pardonE anger: infuriate11.? ???VACCINATE:DISEASE::A operate: recoveryB suture: healingC diagnose: treatmentD anesthetize: sensationE amputate: therapy12.? ???LOCK:SECURE::A drapery: suspendB hinge: tightenC door: closeD cable: coilE tarpaulin: protect13.? ???GROUNDLESS:SUBSTANTIATION::A incredible: plausibilityB germane: cogencyC artless: ingenuousnessD grave: sobrietyE forthright: truthfulness14.? ???THRONG:DENSENESS::A caricature: exaggerationB travesty: acclaimC morsel: bulkD emulsion: purityE morass: unity15.? ???GRUFFNESS:CONVIVIAL::A compliancy: unwaryB truculence: viciousC flippancy: earnestD erudition: urbaneE despondency: hopeless16.? ???BADGER:BOTHER::A aggrieve: injureB haunt: rememberC quibble: argueD censure: evaluateE importune: beg28.? ???DORMANTA complexB causticC vigorousD alienE flexible29.? ???PREVALENCEA rarenessB narrownessC suitabilityD durabilityE inequality30.? ???COVERTA informalB undisguisedC unmercifulD variedE servile31.? ???CORRESPONDA be attractiveB be incongruousC lack emotionD become safeE state weakly32.? ???DEXTERITYA lack of skillB lack of freedomC uniformityD honestyE stubbornness33.? ???OAFA sophisticateB maverickC asceticD diplomatE executive34.? ???OBLIGINGA enforcedB tabooC amusingD remorsefulE grudging35.? ???SECEDEA act decisivelyB interfere frequentlyC unite withD failE vote36.? ???UNDETERREDA evasiveB adaptableC cunningD persuadedE daunted37.? ???GARISHA fully healedB minuteC costlyD mutedE lacking substance38.? ???FITFULA inappropriateB indulgentC irksomeD continuousE enigmatic有的同学总是抱怨时间紧，根本没时间写作文。

声明：本资料由考试吧（）收集整理，转载请注明出自服务：面向较高学历人群，提供计算机类，外语类，学历类，资格类，会计类，工程类，医学类等七大类考试的全套考试信息服务及考前培训.2008年6月大学英语四级考试A卷真题三.听力部分(10：00-10：35)Section A11. A) Give his ankle a good rest.B) Treat his injury immediately.C) Continue his regular activities.D) Be careful when climbing steps.12. A) On a train.B) On a plane.C) In a theater.D) In a restaurant.13. A) A tragic accident.B) A fad occasionC) Smith's unusual life story.D) Smith's sleeping problem.14. A) Review the details of all her lessons.B) Compare notes with his classmates.C)Talk with her about his learning problems.D) Focus on the main points of her lectures.15. A) The man blamed the woman for being careless.B)The man misunderstood the woman's apology.C) The woman offered to pay for the man's coffee.D)The woman spilt coffee on the man's jacket.16. A) Extremely tedious.B) Hard to understand.C) Lacking a goot plot.D) Not worth seeing twice.17. A) Attending every lecture.B) Doing losts of homework.C) Reading very extensively.D) Using test-taking strategies.18. A)The digital TV system will offer different programs.B)He is eager to see what the new system is like.C)He thinks it unrealistic to have 500 channels.D)The new TV system may not provide anything better.Question 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19.a)a notice by the electricity board.b)ads promoting electric appliances.c)the description of a thief in disguise.d)a new policy on pensioners'welfare.20.a)speaking with a proper accent.b)wearing an official uniform.c)making friends with themd)showing them his ID.21.a)to be on the alert when being followed.b)not to leave senior citizens alone at home.c)not to let anyone in without an appointment.d)to watch out for those from the electricity board.22.a)she was robbed near the parking lot.b)all her money in the bank disappeared.c)the pension she had just drawn was stolen.d)she was knocked down in the post office.Question 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23.a)marketing consultancy.b)Professional accountancy.c)luxury hotel management.d)business conference organization24.a)having a good knowledge of its customs.b)knowing some key people in tourism.c)having been to the country before.d)being able to speak japanese.25.a)it will bring her potential into full play.b)it will involve lots of train travel.c)it will enable her to improve her chinese.d)it will give her more chances to visit japan.Section BPassage OneQuestion 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.a) The lack of timeb) The quality of life.c) The frustrations at work.d) The pressure on working families.27.a)They were just as busy as people of today.b)They saw the importance of collective efforts.c)They didn't complain as much as modern man.d)They lived a hard life by hunting and gathering.28.a)To look for creative ideas of awarding employees.b)To explore strategies for lowering production costs.c)To seek new approaches to dealing with complaints.d)To find effective ways to give employees flexibility. Passage TwoQuestion 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29.a)family violence.b)his children's efforts.c)her father's disloyalty.d)his second wife's positive influence.30.a)his advanced age.b)his children's efforts.c) his improved financial condition.d)his second wife's positive influence.31.a)love is blind.b)love breeds love.c)divorce often has disastrous consequences.d)happiness is hard to find in blended families.Passage ThreeQuestion 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32.a) it was located in a parkb) its owner died of a heart attackc) it went bankrupt all of sudden.d) its potted plants were for lease only.33.a)planting some trees in the greenhouseb)writing a want ad to a local newspaperc)putting up a going out of business signd)helping a customer select some purchases34.a)opening an offive in the new office parkb)keeping better relations with her companyc)developing fresh business opportunitiesd)building a big greenhouse of his own35.a)owning the greenhouse one dayb)securing a job at the office parkc)cultivating more potted plants.d)finding customers out of townSection C注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2008年6月大学英语六级A卷真题Part III Listening Comprehension (35minutes)Section A11. A) The man might be able to play in the World Cup. 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 budget B) Find out the opening hours of the cafeteria.C) Apply for a senior position in the restaurant. D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.13. A) A financial burden. B) A good companion C) A real nuisance. D) A well-trained pet.14. A) The errors will be corrected soon. B) The woman was mistaken herself.C) The computing system is too complex. D) He has called the woman several times.15. 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.16. A) They might have to change their plan. B) He has got everything set for their trip.C) He has a heavier workload than the woman. D) They could stay in the mountains until June 8.17. 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.18. A) New laws are yet to be made 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) It’ll 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. B) Numerous varieties of food.C) Its appealing surroundings. D) Its rich and colorful history.20. A) An ancient building. B) A world of antiques.C) An Egyptian museum. D) An Egyptian Memorial.21. A) Its power bill reaches £9 million a year. B) It sells thousands of light bulbs a day.C) It supplies power to a nearby town. D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.22. A) 11,500 B) 30,000 C) 250,000 D) 300,000Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) Transferring to another department. B) Studying accounting at a universityC) Thinking about doing a different job. D) Making preparations for her wedding.24. 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.25. A) He and Andrea have proved to be a perfect match. B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.C) He declared that he would remain single all his life. D) He would marry Andrea even without meeting her. Section BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A) They are motorcycles designated for water sports.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 or water recreation.27.A) Water scooter operators’ lack of experience. B) Vacationers’ disregard of water safety rules.C) Overloading of small boats and other craft. D) Carelessness of people boating along the shore.28.A) They scare whales to death. B) They produce too much noise.C) They discharge toxic emissions. D) They endanger lots of water life.29.A)Expand operating areas. B) Restrict operating hours.C) Limit the use of water scooters. D) Enforce necessary regulations.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.A) They are stable. B) They are close. C) They are strained. 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 interpersonal relations.32.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.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 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.34. A）It is less serious in cities than in rural areas. B) It affects both junior and senior high schools.C) It results from a worsening economic climate. D) It is a new challenge facing American educators.35. 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 habits. Section CI'm interested in the criminal justice system of our cou ntry. It seems to me that something has to be done if we’re to (36) __ ____________as a country. I certainly don't know what the answers to our problems are. Things certainly get (37) ________________in a hurry when you get into them. But I wonder if something couldn't be done to deal with some of these problems. One thing I'm concerned about is our practice of putting (38) ____________ _____ in jail who haven't harmed anyone. Why not work out some system (39) _________________ they can pay back the debts they owe society instead of (40) ___ ____________another debt by going to prison, and of course, coming under the (41) ________________of hardened criminals? I'm also concerned about the short prison sentences people are (42) ____________ ______ for serious crimes. Of course, one alternative to this is to (43) __________________ capital punishment, but I'm not sure I would be for that. I'm not sure it's right to take an eye for eye. (44) _________________. I also think we must do something about the insanity plea. In my opinion, anyone who takes another person’s life intentionally is insane; however, (45) _________________________________________________________________. It’s sad, of course, that a person may have to spend the rest of his life, or (46) __________________________________.2008年6月大学英语六级A卷参考答案Part 3 Listening ComprehensionSection A11. D) The man is a fan of world-famous football players.12. D) Solve his problem by doing a part-time job.13. C) A real nuisance.14. A) The errors will be corrected soon.15. B) He has to type his paper once more.16. A) They might have to change their plan.17. D) They are not late for a loan application.18. C) The quality of air will surely change for the better.19. B) Numerous varieties of food.20. B) A world of antiques.21. D) It generates 70% of the electricity it uses.22. B) 30,00023. C) Thinking about doing a different job.24. A) She has finally got a promotion and a pay raise.25. B) He changed his mind about marriage unexpectedly.Section BPassage 126. D) They are getting more popular as a means of water recreation.27. A) Water scooter operators lack of experience.28. B) They produce too much noise.29. D) Enforce necessary regulations.Passage 230. D) They are changing.31. B) Not many of them stay in the same place for long.32. C) Keep a friendly distance.Passage 333. D) It may lead to a lack of properly educated workers.34. B) It affects both junior and senior high schools.35. C) Rewarding excellent academic performance.Section C36. survive37. complicated38. offenders39. whereby40. incurring41. influence42. serving43. restore44. The alternative to capital punishment is longer sentences. But they would certainly cost the tax payers much money.45. that does not mean that person isn't guilty of the crime, or that he shouldn't pay society the debt he owes.46. a large part of it in prison for acts that he committed while not in full control of his mind.。

Section1 1. Since one of Professor Roche's oft-repeated adages was that familiarity leads to ___, his students were quite surprised to find him so ___ Return of the Native, a novel he had taught for over 30 years. A love...enthusiastic over B contempt...disdainful of C knowledge...conversant with D boredom...excited by E admiration...confused by 参考答案：D 句中的Return of the Native由其后同位结构（⼀本他讲了三⼗多年的⼩说）可推论其即意味着familiarity，因⽽学⽣所感到惊讶的内容（即空格2）应和 familiarity会带来的内容（即空格1）形成反义，因⽽排除ABC（均为同义）；⽽E选项的admiration和confused并不构成反义；⽽D选项的boredom和excited可构成反义（厌倦与兴奋）。

参考译⽂： 由于罗希教授（Professor Roche）常挂在嘴边的格⾔之⼀就是熟悉会带来厌倦，因⽽他的学⽣当发现他对《本⼟⼈的回归》这⼀他已讲了三⼗多年的⼩说仍会兴奋时倍感惊讶。

2. Reason was once believed to be ___ human, but lately this assumption of intellectual superiority has come under increasingly skeptical scrutiny: most researchers now at least ___ the notion that some animals can think. A logically…ridicule B unique…entertain C scarcely…embrace D quintessentially…balk at E peculiarly…scoff at 参考答案：B 句中有两层关系，⾸先，由but后内容（⼈类的智⼒优越性愈来愈受到怀疑和审视）推论出前句内容应为推理被认为是⼈类的能⼒，因⽽空格1应表肯定，由此可排除C（scarcely表否定）；其次，从冒号所起的解释作⽤可推论出⼤多数研究⼈员应⽀持动物能够思考的观点，，因⽽空格2应表肯定，由此可排除 ADE（选项2均表否定）。

2008年6月21日大学英语六级真题及答案PartⅠWriting (30 minutes)Will E-books Replace Traditional Books?1.随着信息技术的发展，电子图书越来越多2.有人认为电子图书会取代传统图书，理由是……3.我的看法注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1 For questions 1-7,choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). For questions 8-10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.What Will the World Be Like in Fifty Years?This week some top scientists, including 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 o n what the world‟s 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 youth, where obesity is a remote memory and robots become our companions.We will be rubbing shoulders with aliens and colonizing 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 inexbaustible, safe, green 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 oil and religious prejudice.Will we really, as today‟s scientists claim, be able to live for ever or at least cheat the ageing process so that the average 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 year ago.”Living longerAnthony Atala, director of the Wake Forest Institute in North Carolina, belives failing organs will be repaired byinjecting cells into the body. They will naturally go straight to the injury and help heal it. A system of injections without needles could also slow the ageing process by using the same process to “tune” cells.Bruce Lahn, professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago, anticipates the ability to produce “unlimited supplies” of transplantable human org ans without the need for human donors. Those organs would be grown in animals such as pigs. When a patient needed a new organ, such as kidney, the surgeon would contact a commercial organ producer, give him the patient‟s immuno logical 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 alloweing them to deveoop into and organ in place of the animal‟s own. But Prof. Lahn believes that f armed brains would be “off limits”.He says: “V ery few people would want to have their brains replaced by someone else‟s and we probably don‟t want to put a human brain in an animal body.”Richard Miller, a professor at the University of Michigan, thinks scientist could develop “an thentic anti-ageing drugs” by working out how cells in larger animals such as whales and human resist many forms of injuries. He says: “It is now routine, in laboratory mammals, to extend lifespan by about 40%. Turning on the same protective systems in people should, by 2056, create the first class of 100-year-olds who are as vigorous and productive as today‟s people in their 60s.”AliensConlin Pillinger ,professor of planerary sciences at the Open University, says: “I fancy that at least we will be able to show that life didi start to 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 NASA‟s Ames Research Center, believes that in 50 years we may find evidence of alien life in ancient permanent forst of Mars 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.Priceton professor Freeman Dyson thinks it “likely” that life f rom outer space will be discovered defore 2056 because the tools for finding it, such as optical and radio detection and data processing, are improving.He ays: “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 philosophy. They may also change the way we look at ourselves and our place in the universe.Colonies in spaceRichard Gott, professor of astrophysics at Princeton, hopes man will set up a self-sufficient colony on Mars, which would be a “life insurance poli cy against whatever catastrophes, natural or 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.”Spinal injuriesEllen Heber-Katz, a professor at the Wistar Institude in Philadelphia, foresees cures for inijuries causing paralysis such as the one that afflicated 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 (断裂的) spinal cords to heal, hearts to regenerate and lost limbs to regrow.”“People will come to expect that injured or diseased organs are meant to be repaired from within, in much the same way that we fix an appliance or automobile: by replancing 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 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.ObesitySydney Brenner, senior distinguished fellow of the Crick-Jacobs Center in California, won the 2002 Noblel Prize for Medicine and 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.”RobotsRodney Brooks, professor of robotice at MIT, says the problems of developing artificial intelligence for robots will be at least partly overcome. As a result, “the possibilities for robots working with people will open up immensely”.EnergyBill Joy, green technology expert in Califomia, says: “The most significant breakthrough would be to have an inexhaustible source 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.SocietyGeoffrey Miller, 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.”“Th us, science will kill religion----not by reason challenging faith but by offering a more practical, uniwersal and rewarding moral framework for human interaction.”He also predicts that “a bsurdly wast eful” displays of wealth will become umfashionable while the importance of close-knit communities and families will become clearer.These there changes, he says, will help make us all “brigh ter, wiser, happier and kinder”.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。