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英语六级真题及答案解析和听力原文卷一
2018年12月英语六级真题及答案解析和听力原文(卷一)
2018年12月英语六级真题(卷一)
PartIWriting(30minutes)
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtobalanceacademicstudyandextracurricularactivities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.
B)Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsareconfronting.
C)Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.
D)Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.
2.A)Physicists’contributiontohumanity.
B)Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.
C)Historicalevolutionofmodernphysicists.
D)Women’schangingattitudestophysics.
3.A)Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.
B)Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.
C)Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.
D)Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.
4.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.
B)Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.
C)Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.
D)Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.
Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.
B)Hedoesnotknowwhatkidoftopictowriteon.
C)Hedoesnotunderstandtheprofessor’sinstructions.
D)Hehasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation.
6.A)Itistoobroad.
B)Itisoutdated.
C)Itischallenging.
D)Itisinteresting.
7.A)Biography.
B)Nature.
C)Photography.
D)Beauty.
8.A)Improvehiscumulativegrade.
B)Develophisreadingability.
C)Sticktothetopicassigned.
D)Listtheparametersfirst.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)TheunprecedentedhightemperatureinGreenland.
B)ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.
C)TheunusualcoldspellintheArcticareainOctober.
D)TherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithinaday.
10.A)Ithascreatedatotallynewclimatepattern.
B)Itwillposeaseriousthreattomanyspecies.
C)Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.
D)Ithaspuzzledtheclimatescientistsfordecades.
11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.
B)IcelesssummersintheArctic.
C)Emigrationofindigenouspeople.
D)Betterunderstandingofecosystems.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Agoodstart.B)Adetailedplan.C)Astrongdetermination.D)Ascientificapproach.
13.A)Mostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.
B)Mostpeopletendtohavefinitesourceofenergy.
C)Itisvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmentaltasks.
D)Itismostimportanttohaveconfidenceinone’swillpower.
14.A)Theycouldkeeponworkinglonger.C)Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.
B)Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.D)Theyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.
15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.
B)Theyaresubjecttochange.
C)Theyarerelatedtoculture.
D)Theyarebeyondcontrol.
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.
Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Abouthalfofcurrentjobsmightbeautomated.
B)Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.
C)Thejobsmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable.
D)Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2013.
17.A)Theyarewidelyapplicableformassiveopenonlinecourses.
B)Theyarenowbeingusedbynumeroushighschoolteachers.
C)Theycouldreadasmanyas10000essaysinasingleminute.
D)Theycouldgradehigh-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteacher.
18.A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.
B)Itdosespoorlyonfrequency,high-volumetasks.
C)Ithastorelyonhugeamountsofpreviousdata.
D)Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings.
Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Theengineeringproblemswithsolarpower.
B)Thegenerationofsteamwiththelatesttechnology.
C)Theimportanceofexploringnewenergysources.
D)Thetheoreticalaspectsofsustainableenergy.
20.A)Drivetrainswithsolarenergy.
B)Upgradethecity’strainfacilities.
C)Buildanewten-kilometrerailwayline.
D)Cut-downthecity’senergyconsumption.
21.A)Buildatankforkeepingcalciumoxide.
B)Findanewmaterialforstoringenergy.
C)Recoversuper-heatedsteam.
D)Collectcarbondioxidegas.
22.A)Thelackofsupervisionbyboththenationandlocalgovernment.
B)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomicscrisisathomeandabroad.
C)Thepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.
D)Thepoorrelationbetweennationalheathandsocialcareservices.
Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Itwasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.
B)Itmainlycaterstotheneedofprivileged.
C)Itcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.
D)Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.
24.A)Theirlongerlifespans.
B)Fewerhomehelpersavailable.
C)Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.
D)Moreofthemsufferingseriousillness.
25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealthservices.
B)Theyhavelongbeendiscriminatedagainst.
C)Theyarevulnerabletoillnessanddiseases.
D)Theyhavecontributedagreatdealtosociety.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
SurfingtheInternetduringclassdoesn'tjuststealfocusfromtheeducator,italsohurtsstudentswho'realreadystrugglingto26thematerial.AnewstudyfromMichiganStateUniversity,though,arguesthatallstudents--includinghighachievers--seeadeclineinperformancewhentheybrowsetheInternetduringclassfornon-academicpurposes.
TomeasuretheeffectsofInternet-baseddistractionsduringclassresearchers27500studentstakinganintroductorypsychologyclassatMichiganStateUniversity.ResearchersusedACTscoresasameasureofintellectual28.Becausepreviousresearchhasshownthatpeoplewithhighintellectualabilitiesarebetterat29outdistractions,researchersbelievedstudentswithhighACTscoreswouldnotshowa30decreaseinperformanceduetotheiruseofdigitaldevices.ButstudentswhosurfedthewebduringclassdidworseontheirexamsregardlessoftheirACTscores,suggestingthateventheacademicallysmarteststudentsareharmedwhenthey’redistractedinclass.
Collegeprofessorsareincreasingly31alarmbellsabouttheeffectssmartphoneslaptops,andtabletshaveonacademicperformance.
One2013studyofcollegestudentsfoundthat80%ofstudentsusetheirphonesorlaptopsduringclass,withtheaveragestudentcheckingtheirdigitaldevice11timesina32class.Aquarterofstudentsreportthattheiruseofdigitaldevicesduringclasscausestheirgradesto33.Professorssometimesimplementpoliciesdesignedto34students'useofdigitaldevices,andsomeinstructorsevenconfiscatetabletsandphones.Inaworldwherepeopleareincreasinglydependentontheirphones,though,suchstrategiesoftenfail.Oneinternationalstudyfoundthat84%ofpeoplesaytheycouldn'tgoadaywithouttheirsmartphones.Untilstudentsareableto35thepullofsocialnetworking,texting,andendlesslysurfingtheweb,theymaycontinuetostruggleintheirclasses.
A)aptitude
B)eradication
C)evaluated
D)evaporated
E)filtering
F)grasp
G)legacy
H)minimize
I)obscure
J)obsess
K)raising
L)resist
M)significant
N)suffer
O)typical
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
ResilienceIsAboutHowYouRecharge,NotHowYouEndure
[A]Asconstanttravelersandparentsofa2-year-old,wesometimesfantasizeabouthowmuchworkwecandowhenoneofusgetsonaplane,undistractedbyphones,friends,ormovies.Weracetogetallourgroundworkdone:
packing,goingthroughsecurity,doingalast-minuteworkcall,callingeachother,thenboardingtheplane.T