2008年6月大学英语六级考试A卷真题答案

2008年6月大学英语六级考试A卷真题答案

2008年6月大学英语六级考试真题详解（A卷）PartⅠWriting范文：WillE-booksReplaceTraditionalBooks?Recentdecadeshaveseentherapiddevelopmentofinformationtechnology.Asaresult,manyelectricinventions,includingE-books,havefoundtheirwayintooureverydaylifeandhavegainedincreasingpopularityamongcommonpeople.It’snowonderthatsomepeopleholdtheideathatE-bookswillreplacetraditionalbookssoonerorlaterbecauseE-bookshavevariousadvantagesoverthetraditionalones.Tostartwith,alltheE-bookscanbedownloadedfromtheinternetdirectly,mostofwhicharefreeofcharge,whilethetraditionalbooksinbookstoresaremuchmoreexpensive.What’smore,E-bookscanbestoredmoreeasilyinourcomputersandaremoreconvenientforpeopletocarryaround.Lastbutnottheleast,readingE-bookshasbecomeafashioninourlife,whichisparticularlyappealingtoouryoungpeople.AsfarasIamconcerned,nowadaystraditionalbooksarestilltheleadingmeansofreading.⑾However,withthefurtherdevelopmentofinformationtechnologyandwiththepopularityofcomputerandinternet,E-bookswillsurelytaketheplaceoftraditionalbooksinthenearfuture.PartⅡReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)1.D）。2.B）。3.A）。4.C）。5.C）。6.A）。7.D）。8.artificialintelligence9.weapons10.religionPartⅢListeningComprehensionSectionA11.M:Goodnews!Iamnotgoingtohavesurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingoutagainsoonandmaybeplayfootballlikebeforeinafewweeks.W:That’sterrific.ItwillbegreatifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimefortheWorld’sCup.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?A)。12.M:Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.Youknow,I’vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthissemester.W:WhynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?Ithinktherearestillafewopeningsuitableforseniorslikeyou.W:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?D)。13.M:IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe’sonvacationabroad.Howareyougettingalongwithit?W:Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itspillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican’twaittillJohngetsback.Q:Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?C)。14.W:Hello,ProfessorWhite,Igotmygradeinthemailthismorning,butIthinktheremightbeamistakeinmymark.M:Yeah,I’vegotseveralcalls,justlikeyours,theremustbeaproblemwiththecomputingsystem.It6nshouldbestraightenedoutinacoupleofhours.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?A)。15.M:ProfessorJohnson,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper,acomputerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?W:I’msorryRod.I’mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandI’llbeawaytwoweeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendmeane-copy.Q:Whydoesthemansayhecan’tsubmithisassignmentontime?B)。16.W:Ijustcalledthetravelagency.It’sallset.OnJune1st,weareheadingforthemountains,andwe’llbecampingthereforawholeweek.M:Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar?Myclassesaren’toveruntilthe8th.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?A)。17.W:Ithoughttherewerestilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan,butsomeonejusttoldmethattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.M:Areyousure?Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait.Igotabrochurerighthere.LastTuesdaywastheopeningdate.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?D)。18.W:Lookatallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey’llevergetthatundercontrol?M:Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthingsaround.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?C)。ConversationOneW:Tellme,Peter,whatmakesHarold’ssofamous?M:Well,it’sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK,anditsfoodhallandEgyptianhallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarold’sjusttoseethem.W:(19)Whatisspecialaboutthefoodhall?M:(19)Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,ithastwohundredandfiftykindsofcheesefromallovertheworld,andmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthedifferentkindsofchocolate.Theybuyahundredtonseveryyear.W:That’samazing,and(20)whyistheEgyptianhallsofamous?M:Well,(20)whenpeopleseeittheyfeelthey’reinanotherworld.ItlookslikeanEgyptianbuildingfrom4000yearsago,anditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4000yearsold,ofcourse.W:(21)IsittruethatHarold’sproducesitsownelectricity?M:(21)Yes,itdoes.70%, enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuildingweuse11,500lightbulbs.W:Really,tellme,(22)howmanycustomersdoyouhaveonanaverageday?Andhowmuchdotheyspend?M:(22)About30,000peoplecomeonanaverageday.Butduringthesales,thenumberincreasesto300,000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?Well,onaverage,customersspendabout1.5million6npoundsaday.Therecordforonedayis9millionpounds.W:9millionpoundsinoneday?M:Yes,onthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.W:Harold’ssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere,isthatreallytrue?M:Oh,yes,ofcourse.Absolutelyeverything.19.WhatisthefoodhallofHarold’snotedfor?B)。20.WhatdoestheEgyptianhallseemliketothecustomers?A)。21.WhatmaycustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarold’s?D)。22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarold’sonanaverageday?B)。ConversationTwoW:Hi,Kevin.M:HI,Lora,longtimenosee.Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?W:NotmuchIcanassureyou.Andyou?M:MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.W:Comeon,thesuspenseiskillingme.M:Notreally,whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?(23)ThelasttimeIsawyou,youwerelookingforanewjob.W:Well,(23)that’snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily,theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.M:Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.W:Iwouldn’texaggerate,butI’mpleased.(24)Ihadbeenhopingtogetpromotionforawhile,sowhenitfinallycamethroughIwasrelieved.Actually,that’swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn’twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren’tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.M:Right,sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon’tknowyouexist.Ihopethemoneyisbetter.W:Igotareasonableraise.Now,enoughaboutme.I’mdyingtohearyournews.M:(25)I’mgettingmarried.W:(25)No,yousaidyou’dnevergetmarried.M:Thatwasthen,andthisisnow.You’vegottomeetAndrea.Sheisgreat.W:Thisisallnewstome.Ididn’tevenknowyouweredating.M:Weweren’t.We’vejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.W:Andyouaregettingmarried?M:Iknow.Ican’thelpit.Ijustknowsheistheone.W:Well,congratulations.That’sfantastic.M:Thanks,I’mgladtohearyoufeelthatway.23.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanlastsawher?C)。6n24.Whydoesthewomansayshewasrelieved?A)。25.Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman’snews?B)。SectionBPassageOneWaterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.(26)Nowadaysspeedycolorfulwaterscootersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboatcanandaretypicallypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraisedaquestionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase,theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.(26)Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwaterrecreation.Forexample,twowomenwerevacationinginLongboatKey.Whiletheywerefloatingonarubberboatalongtheshore,awaterscootercrashedintothemandkilledthem.Also,waterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilledandseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedatseawhentheirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.(27)Manywaterscooteroperatorsareinexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules, whichincreasesthepotentialforaccidents.Theincreasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem,providingmorewatervehiclestocompeteforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwaysaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.Inadditiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters,(28)theyareprovingtobeanenvironmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhaleFoundationonthewestcoastexpressedtheconcernthat(28)thescootersarefrighteningawayanendangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.(29)Regulations,suchasminimumoperatingage,restrictedoperatingareas,andcompulsoryclassesinwatersafety,areessential.Withoutsuchregulations,tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply,whichmakesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?D)。27.Whatismentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccidents?A)。28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?B)。29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?D)。PassageTwoItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedfoureggsoraladderhasmovedandthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsilly,anditmaybejustaswellthat(30)ourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible"LoveThyNeighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen"RespectThyNeighbor."Lovecan’tbecalleduponorder.(31)FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStatesliveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago,sothere’snoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyoujustbecausetheyhappenedtowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon,6ntobeginwith,isproximity,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn’treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyouchoiceasfriends.Orthatyouwillbetheirs,either.(32)Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousayhello,yousmall-talkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulder,butaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearly-definedboundariesforourselves.30.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?D)。31.Whydoesthespeakersayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?B)。32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker’sopinion?C)。PassageThreeArticlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflecttheconcernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdropoutrateinourjuniorandseniorhighschools.(33)Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolongerhaveworkforcetofillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperly-educatedpersonnel.Thehigheststudentdropoutrateisnotarecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago,manyurbanschoolswerereportingdropoutratesbetween35and50percent.Someadministratorsmaintainthatdropoutsremainthesinglegreatestproblemintheirschools.Consequently,muchefforthasbeenspentonidentifyingstudentswithproblemsinordertogivethemmoreattentionbeforetheybecomefailures.(34)Sincethedropoutproblemdoesn’tstartinseniorhighschool,specialprogramsinjuniorhighschoolfocusonstudentswhoshowpromisebuthavearecordoftruancy,thatis,stayingawayfromschoolwithoutpermission.Undertheguidanceofcounselors,thesestudentsareplacedinclasseswithteacherswhohavehadsuccessinworkingwithsimilaryoungpeople.(35)Strategiestomotivatestudentsinhighschoolincluderewardingacademicexcellencebydesignatingscholarsofthemonth,orbyissuingarticlesofclothing,suchasschoolletterjacketsformallygivenonlytoathletes.Nooneworkingwiththesestudentsclaimstoknowhowtokeepallstudentsinschool.Counselors,teachers,andadministratorsareinthefrontlinesofwhatseemsattimestobealosingbattle.Actually,thisproblemshouldbeeveryone’sconcern,sinceuneducated,unemployedcitizensaffectusall.33.WhyaremanyAmericansconcernedwiththeincreasingdropoutrateinschool?D)。34.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentdropoutprobleminAmerica?B)。35.Whatismentionedasoneofthestrategiesusedtomotivatestudents?C)。SectionC36.survive37.complicated38.offenders39.whereby40.incurring41.influence42.serving43.restore6n44.Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentences,buttheywouldcertainlycostthetaxpayers’muchmoney.45.thatdoesnotmeanthatthepersonisn'tguiltyofthecrime,orthatheshouldn'tpaysocietythedebtheowes.46.alargepartofitinprisonforactsthathecommittedwhilenotinfullcontrolofhismind.PartⅣReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)SectionA47.causingareaction48.anemotionaldebate49.Theapprovalofeveryvictim’sfamily50.exploitinganationaltragedy51.raiseawarenessSectionBPassageOne52.B)53.C)54.D)55.C)56.A)PassageTwo57.D）58.A）59.C）。60．B）。61.C）。PartⅤClozeADA.DACBACDDBDABDC.CAB82.whodevote/dedicatetheirwholelivestopoems83.or/otherwiseshewouldhavereplied/madeareplytomelastweek84.havefinishedher/thechemicalexperiment85.hastheoldcouplequarreledwitheachother86.Thefutureprosperityofanationdependslargelyon/Toagreatextent,thefutureprosperityofanationrelieson6