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英语六级真题第2套

2018年12月英语六级真题（第2套）

PartIWriting（30minutes）

Directions:

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtobalancejobresponsibilitiesandpersonalinterests.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension（30minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A）Stopworryingabouthim.B）Keepawayfromthestatue.C）Takeapictureofhim.D）Putonasmileforthephoto.

2.A）GaininggreatfameontheInternet.B）Publishingacollectionofhisphotos.C）Collectingthebestphotosintheworld.D）Becomingaprofessionalphotographer.

3.A）Surfingvariouswebsitesandcollectingphotos.B）Editinghispicturesandpostingthemonline.C）Followingsimilaraccountstocomparenotes.D）Studyingthepicturesinpopularsocialmedia.

4.A）Theyarefarfromsatisfactory.B）Theyaremostlytakenbyhermom.

C）Theymakeanimpressivealbum.

D）Theyrecordherfondmemories.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A）Ajournalreportingthelatestprogressinphysics.B）Anintroductorycourseofmodernphysics.

C）Anoccasionforphysiciststoexchangeideas.

D）Aseriesofinterviewswithoutstandingphysicists.

6.A）Thefutureofthephysicalworld.B）Theoriginoftheuniverse.C）Sourcesofradiation.D）Particletheory.

7.A）Howmattercollideswithanti-matter.B）Whethertheuniversewillturnbarren.C）Whythereexistsanti-matter.D）Whythereisauniverseatall.

8.A）Matterandanti-matterareoppositesofeachother.B）Anti-matterallowedhumanstocomeintoexistence.C）Theuniverseformedduetoasufficientamountofmatter.

D）Anti-matterexistsinveryhigh-temperatureenvironments.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A）Shefoundherselfspeakingaforeignlanguage.B）Shewokeupspeakingwithadifferentaccent.

C）Shefoundsomesymptomsofherillnessgone.

D）Shewokeupfindingherselfinanothercountry.

10.A）Itisusuallycausedbyastrokeorbraininjury.B）Ithasnotyetfoundanyeffectivetreatment.

C）Itleavesthepatientwithadistortedmemory.

D）Itoftenhappenstopeoplewithspeechdefects.

11.A）British.B）Irish.C）Russian.D）Australian.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A）Watersports.B）Racinginrivers.

C）Storiesaboutwomenswimmers.D）Booksaboutswimming.

13.A）ShesucceededinswimmingacrosstheEnglishChannel.B）ShepublishedaguidetoLondon’sbestswimmingspots.

C）Shetoldherstoryofadventurestosomeyoungswimmers.

D）ShewroteabookaboutthehistoryofswimwearintheUK.

14.A）Theylovedvacationingontheseashore.B）Theyhadauniquenotionofmodesty.

C）Theywereprohibitedfromswimming.

D）Theywerefullydressedwhenswimming.

15.A）Shedesignedlotsofappropriateswimwearforwomen.B）Sheoncesuccessfullycompetedagainstmeninswimming.

C）ShewasthefirstwomantoswimacrosstheEnglishChannel.

D）Shewasanadvocateofwomen’srighttoswiminpublicpools.

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Buildamachinethatcandetectlies.B）Developamagneticbrainscanner.

C）Testthecredibilityofcourtevidence.

D）Winpeople’scompletetrustinthem.

17.A）Theyareoptimisticaboutitspotential.B）Theyarescepticalofitsreliability.

C）Theythinkitisbutbusinesspromotion.

D）Theycelebrateitwithgreatenthusiasm.

18.A）Itisnottobetrustedatall.B）Itdoesnotsoundeconomical.

C）Itmayintrudeintopeople’sprivacy.

D）Itmayleadtooveruseincourttrials.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Mostofitsresidentsspeakseverallanguages.B）Someofitsindigenouslanguagesaredyingout.

C）Eachvillagetherespeaksatotallydifferentlanguage.

D）Itslanguageshaveinterestedresearcherstheworldover.

20.A）Theyarespreadrandomlyacrosstheworld.B）Somearemoredifficulttolearnthanothers.

C）Morearefoundintropicalregionsthaninthemildzones.

D）Theyenrichandimpacteachotherinmorewaysthanone.

21.A）Theyuseddifferentmethodstocollectandanalyzedata.B）Theyidentifieddistinctpatternsoflanguagedistribution.

C）Theirconclusionsdonotcorrespondtotheiroriginalhypotheses.

D）Thereisnoconclusiveaccountforthecauseoflanguagediversity.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Itsmiddle-classisdisappearing.B）Itswealthisrationallydistributed.

C）Itspopulationisrapidlygrowing.

D）Itscherisheddreamiscomingtrue.

23.A）Successwasbutadreamwithoutconscientiouseffort.

B）Theycouldrealizetheirdreamsthroughhardwork.

C）Afewdollarscouldgoalongway.

D）Wealthwassharedbyallcitizens.

24.A）Betterworkingconditions.

B）Better-payingjobs.C）Highsocialstatus.

D）Fullemployment.

25.A）Reducetheadministrativecosts.B）Adopteffectivebusinessmodels.

C）Hirepart-timeemployeesonly.

D）Makeuseofthelatesttechnology.

PartIIIReadingComprehension（40minutes）SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

SurfingtheInternetduringclassdoesn'tjuststealfocusfromtheeducator;italsohurtsstudentswho'realreadystrugglingto26thematerial.AnewstudyfromMichiganStateUniversity,though,arguesthatallstudents—includinghighachievers—seeadeclineinperformancewhentheybrowsetheInternetduringclassfornon-academicpurposes.

TomeasuretheeffectsofInternet-baseddistractionsduringclass,researchers27500studentstakinganintroductorypsychologyclassatMichiganStateUniversity.ResearchersusedACTscoresasameasureofintellectual

28.Becausepreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewithhighintellectualabilitiesarebetterat29outdistractions,researchersbelievedstudentswithhighACTscoreswouldnotshowa30decreaseinperformanceduetotheiruseofdigitaldevices.ButstudentswhosurfedthewebduringclassdidworseontheirexamsregardlessoftheirACTscores,suggestingthateventheacademicallysmarteststudentsareharmedwhenthey'redistractedinclass.

Collegeprofessorsareincreasingly31alarmbellsabouttheeffectssmartphones,laptops,andtabletshaveon

academicperformance.One2013studyofcollegestudentsfoundthat80%ofstudentsusetheirphonesorlaptopsduringclass,withtheaveragestudentcheckingtheirdigitaldevice11timesina32class.Aquarterofstudentsreportthattheiruseofdigitaldevicesduringclasscausestheirgradesto33.

Professorssometimesimplementpoliciesdesignedto34students'useofdigitaldevices,andsomeinstructorsevenconfiscate（没收）tabletsandphones.Inaworldwherepeopleareincreasinglydependentontheirphones,though,suchstrategiesoftenfail.Oneinternationalstudyfoundthat84%ofpeoplesaytheycouldn'tgoadaywithouttheirsmartphones.Untilstudentsareableto35thepullofsocialnetworking,texting,andendlesslysurfingtheweb,theymaycontinuetostruggleintheirclasses.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

APioneeringWomanofScienceRe-Emergesafter300Years

[A]MariaSibyllaMerian,likemanyEuropeanwomenofthe17thcentury,stayedbusymanagingahouseholdandrearingchildren.Butontopofthat,Merian,aGerman-bornwomanwholivedintheNetherlands,alsomanagedasuccessfulcareerasanartist,botanist,naturalistandentomologist（昆虫学家）.

[B]“Shewasascientistonthelevelwithalotofpeoplewespendalotoftimetalkingabout,”saidKayEtheridge,abiologistatGettysburgCollegeinPennsylvaniawhohasbeenstudyingthescientifichistoryofMerian’swork.“Shedidn'tdoasmuchtochangebiologyasCharlesDarwin,butshewassignificant.”

[C]Atatimewhennaturalhistorywasavaluabletoolfordiscovery,Meriandiscoveredfactsaboutpla