六级作文Writing.docx

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六级作文Writing

六级作文Writing】

题目：

Directions：

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthesaying Thebestpreparationfortomorrowisdoingyourbesttoday. Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

范文：

Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatthebestpreparationfortomorrowisdoingyourbesttoday.Toputinanotherword,itiswiseforustoseizethemomentandsparenoeffortstofinishthecurrenttask.

Ontheonehand,actionsplayakeyroleinthecourseofachievinggoals.Asaconsequence,itisimperativethatweshouldtakepromptactionstoaccomplishafutureaim.Ontheotherhand,wearesupposedtoattachdueimportancetotheefficiency,whichexertsacriticalimpactonpersonalgrowthandfuturecareer.Asaresult,improvingtheefficiencyiswhatwecannotneglect.

Inaword,effectiveandefficientactionsmustbetakenbyeveryindividualforthesakeofachievinggreatdreams.Ifwecanmakeprogresslittlebylittle,thedreamwillcometrueinthenearfuture.

【六级听力Listening】

Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension （25 minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

 Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

M:

Tonight,wehaveaveryspecialguest

（1） Mrs.AnnaSanchezisathreetimeOlympicchampionandauthor ofthenewbook TotheEdge Mrs.Sanchez,thankyouforjoiningus.

W:

Thankyouforhavingme.M:

Let’sstartwithyourbook.WhatdoesthetitleTotheEdgemean?

Whatareyoureferringto?

W:

（2） Thebookisabouthowscienceandtechnologyhashelpedpushhumanstotheedgeoftheirphysicalabilities.Iarguethatinthepast20years,wehavehadthebestathletestheworldhaseverseen.

M:

Butisthisafaircomparison?

Howdoyouknowhow,say,afootballplayerfrom50yearsagowouldcomparetoonetoday?

W:

Well,youareright.Thatcomparisonwouldbeperhapsimpossibletomake.Butthepointismoreaboutourknowledgetodayofhumanbiochemistry,nutrition,andmechanics.（3） Ibelievethatwhileourbodieshavenot changedinthousandsofyears.Whathaschangedisthescientificknowledge.Thishasallowedathletestopushthelimitsofwhatwaspreviouslythoughtpossible.

M:

That’sinteresting.Pleasetellusmoreabouttheseperceivedlimits.

W:

Theworldisseensportsrecordsbeingbrokenthatcouldonlybebrokenwiththeaidoftechnology.Whetherthisbethespeedofatennisserveorthefastesttimeinahundredmeterdashor200meterswimmingrace.

M:

（4） Isthereanyconcernthattechnologyisgivingsomeathletesanunfairadvantageoverothers?

W:

Thatisaninterestingquestion.Andonethathastobeconsideredverycarefully.Skis,forexample,wentfrombeingmadeofwoodtoametalalloywhichallowsforbettercontrolandfasterspeed.Thereisnostoppingtechnologicalprogress.But,asIsaid,eachsituationshouldbeconsideredcarefullyonacasebycasebasis.

Question1:

WhatdowelearnaboutAnnaSanchez?

Question2:

Whatisthewoman’sbookmainlyabout?

Question3:

Whathaschangedinthepastthousandsofyears?

Question4:

Whatistheman’sconcernabouttheuseoftechnologyinsportscompetitions?

ConversationTwo

W:

I’veworkedininternationaltradeallmylife.Myfatherdidsotobeforme.So1guessyoucouldsayitrunsinthefamily.

M:

Whatproductshaveyouworkedwith?

W:

Allsorts,really.I’veimportedtextiles,machinery,toys,solarpanels,allkindsofthingsovertheyears.Trendsanddemandcomeandgo.（5） Sooneneedstobeveryflexibletosucceedinthisindustry.

M:

Iseewhatgoodsareyoutradingnow?

W:

InowimportfurniturefromChinaintoItalyandfoodsfromItalyintoChina.（6）Ievenusethesamecontainer.It’saveryefficientwayofconductingtrade.

M:

Thesamecontainer.Youmeanyouowna40footcargocontainer?

W:

Yeah,that’sright.（7）IhaveawarehouseinGenoaoverItalyandanotherinShanghai.IsourcemidcenturymodernfurniturefromdifferentfactoriesinChina.It’sverygoodvalueformoney.IcollectitallinmywarehouseandthendispatchitlomyotherwarehouseinItaly.OverthereIdothesame,butwithItalianfoodsinsteadoffurniture,thingslikepasta,cheese,wine,chocolates.AndIsendallthattomywarehouseinChinainthesamefreightcontainerIuseforthefurniture.

M:

SoIpresumeyousellbothlinesofproductswholesaleineachrespectivecountry.

W:

Ofcourse.Ipossessanetworkofclientsandpartnersinbothcountries.That’sthemainbenefitofhavingdonethisforsolong.I’vemadegreatbusinesscontactsovertime.

M:

Howmanytimesdoyouship?

W:

1did12shipmentslastyear,18thisyear,andIhopetogrowtoaround25nextyear.That’sbothwaysthereandbackagain.DemandforauthenticItalianfoodinChinaisgrowingrapidly.Andsimilarly,salesofaffordable,yetstylishwoodenfurniturearealsoincreasinginItaly.（8）Furnitureismarginallymoreprofitable,mostlybecauseitenjoyslowercustomsduties.

Question5:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkisrequiredtobesuccessfulininternationaltrade?

Question6:

Whatdoesthewomansayisspecialaboutherwayofdoingtrade?

Question7:

WhatdoesthewomanhaveinbothItalyandChina?

Question8:

Whatdoesthewomansaymakesfurnituremarginallymoreprofitable?

SectionB

Directions:

 Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.Thenmark thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Toomanypeopleviewtheirjobsasadayprison,whichtheyareparoledeveryFriday,saysJoelGoodman,founderofthehumorproject,ahumorconsultinggroupinSaratogaspring,NewYork.（9） Humorunlocksthe officeprisonbecauseitletsadultsbring.Someoftheirchildlikespirittothejob,accordingtoHowardPollio,professorofpsychologyattheuniversityofTennesseeKnoxville.Andofficewithhumorbreaksisanofficewithsatisfiedandproductiveemployees.（10） PolioconductedastudythatprovedhumorcanhelpworkersExcelat routineproductiontasks.Employeesperformbetterwhentheyhavefun.Inlargecorporationswithahierarchyofpower,thereisoftennooutletforstress.Everycompanyneedsundergroundwaysofpokingfunattheorganization,saysLynnandMark,aspeakeronworkplacehumorforsaintMary’shealthcenterinsaintLouis.

KodakRochester,NewYorkbranch,discoveredawayforits20000employeestouncorktheirbottledupresentments.There1000squarefoothumorroomfeaturesatoystore.Amongtherooms,manystressreducinggadgets,themainattractionisabossdollwithdetachablearmsandlegs.（11） Employeescantakethedollapartaslongatheyputitsarmsandlegsbuckinplace.

SandyCohan,ownerofagraphicprintproductionbusiness,createdthequoteboardtodocumentthebizarrephrasespeoplesaywhenunderstrictdeadlines,whenyou’reondistress,yousaystupidthings,saysCohen.Nowwejustlookateachotherandsaythat’soneforthequoteboard.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question9.Whatdoesthepassagesayabouthumorintheworkplace?

Question10.WhatdoesthestudybyHowardPolioshow?

Question11.Whatcancodexemployeesdointhehumorroom?

PassageTwo

（12）Publicinterestwasarousedbythelatestdiscoveryofachangedgeneinobesemice. ThenewswasmadeknownbyRockefelleruniversitygeneticistJeffreyFriedman.Theresearchersbelievethisgeneinfluencesdevelopmentofahormonethattellsorganismhowfatorfullitis（13） Thosewithhechangedgenemaynotsense whentheyhaveeatenenoughoriftheyhavesufficientfattytissue.andthuscan’ttellwhentostopeating.

Theresearchersalsoreportedfindingagenenearlyidenticaltothemouseobesitygeneinhumans.Theoperationofthisgeneinhumanshasnotyetbeendemonstrated,however.（14）Stillprofessionalslikeuniversity ofVermontpsychologistEysterRossBloomreactedenthusiastically.Thisresearchindicatesthatpeoplereallyarebornwithatendencytohaveacertainweight,justastheyaretohaveaparticularskincolororheight.Actually,behavioralgeneticistsbelievethatlessthanhalfofthetotalweightvariationisprogrammedinthegenes,whileheightisalmostentirelygeneticallydetermined.WhateverrolegenesplayAmericansaregettingfatter.

Asurveybythecenterfordiseasecontrolfoundthatobesityhasincreasedgreatlyoverthelast10years.（15）SuchrapidchangeunderlinestheroleofenvironmentalfactorsliketheabundanceofrichfoodsinAmericans overeating.Thecenterfordiseasecontrolhasalsofoundthatteensarefarlessphysicallyactivethantheywereevenadecadeago.Exceptingthatweightispredetermined,canrelieveguiltforoverweightpeople.Butpeople’sbeliefthattheycannotcontroltheirweightcanitselfcontributet0obesity.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question12.Whatdoesthespeakersayhasarousedpublicinterest?

Question13.Whatdowelearnaboutthechangedgene?

Question14.WhatdoesuniversityofVermontpsychologistEysterRossBloomsay?

Question15.WhataccountsforAmericansobesityaccordingtoasurveybythecenterfordiseasecontrol?

SectionC

Directions:

 Inthissection, youwillhearthreerecordingsoflectureso