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2020年12月英语四级阅读3篇【本文概要】我们不需要考虑自己能够走多快，只要知道自己在不断努力向前就行。

停止自己的脚步其实就是自己在为别人让路，同行一条路会让路变得窄，但你的退出却为别人提供了前行的光明大道。

以下为“2020年12月英语四级阅读3篇”，！【篇一】2020年12月英语四级阅读3篇In New York City one day, a businesswoman got into a taxi. Because it was rush hour and she was hurrying for a train, she suggested a route. “I’ve been a cabby(车夫) for 15 years!” the driver yelled. “You think I don’t know the best way to go?”The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t meant to offend him, but the driver kept yelling. She finally realized he was too upset to be reasonable. So she did the unexpected. “You know, you’re right,” she told him. “It must seem dumb for me to assume you don’t know the bestway through the city. “Taken aback, the driver flashed his rider a confused look in the rear-view mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “until I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me. “When you encounter people like th is cab driver, there’s an irresistible urge to dig in your heels. This can lead to prolonged arguments, soured friendships, lost career opportunities and broken marriages. As a clinical psychiatrist, I’ve discovered one simple but extremely unlikely principle that can prevent virtually any conflict or other difficult situation from becoming a recipe for disaster.The key is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the truth in what that person is saying. Find a way to agree. The result may surprise you.Sulkers Steve’s 14-year-old son, Adam, had been irritable for several days. When Steve asked why, Adam snapped, “Nothing’s wrong! Leave me alone!” and stalked off to his room.We all know people like this. When there’s problem, they may sulk(生闷气) or act angry and refuse to talk.So what’s the solution? First, Steve needs to ask himself why Adam won’t talk. Maybe the boy is worried about something that happened at school. Or he might be angry at his dad but afraid to bring it up because Steve gets defensive whenever he is criticized. Steve can pursue these possibilities the next time they talk by saying, “I noticed you’re upset, and I think it would help to get the problem out in the open. It may be hard because I haven’t always listened very • 58 •well. If so, I feel bad because I love you and don’t want to let you down. “If Adam still refuses to talk, Steve can take a different tack: “I’m concerned about what’s going on with you, but we can talk things over later, when you’re more in the mood. “This strategy allows both sides to win: Steve doesn’t have to compromise on the principle that ultimately the problem needs to betalked out and resolved. Adam saves face by being allowed to withdraw for a while.Noisy critics. Recently, I was counselling a businessman named Frank who lends to be overbearing(专横的) when he’s upset. Frank told me that I was too absent-minded with money and that he shouldn’t have to pay at each of our sessions. He wanted to be billed monthly.I felt annoyed because it seemed Frank always had to have things his way. I explained that I had tried monthly billing, but it hadn’t worked because some patients didn’t pay. Frank argued that he had impeccable (无可挑剔的) credit and knew much more about credit and billing than I did.Suddenly I realized I was missing Frank’s point. “You are right,” I said. “ I’m being defensive. We should focus on the problems in your life and not worry so much about money. “Frank immediately softened and began talking about what was really bothering him, which were some personal problems. The nexttime we met, he handed me a check for 20 sessions in advance!There are times, of course, when people are unreasonably abusive and you may need to just walk away from the situation. But if the problem is one that you want solved, it’s important to allow the other person to keep some self-esteem. There’s nearly always a grain of truth in the other person’s point of view. If you acknowledge this, he or she will be less defensive and more likely to listen to you.Complainers. Brad is a 32-year-old Detroit chiropractor (按摩师) who recently described his frustration with a patient of his: “I ask Mr. Barry, ‘How are you doing?’ and he dumps out his whole life story-his family problems and his financial difficulties. I give him advice, but he ignores everything I tell him. “Brad needs to recognize that habitual complainers usually don’t want advice. They just want someone to listen and understand. So Brad might simply say : “sounds like a rough week, It’s no fun to have unpaid bills, people nagging you, and this pain besides. “ The complainer will usually run out of gas and stop complaining. The secret is not to give advice. Just agreeing and validating a person’s point of view will makethat person feel better.Demanding friends. Difficult people aren’t always -, angry or just complaining. Sometimes they are difficult because of the demands they place upon us. Maybe a friend puts you on the spot with a request to run an errand for him while he’s out of town. If you have a crowded schedule, you may agree but end up angry and resentful. Or if you say no in the wrong way, your friend may feel hurt and unhappy. The problem is that, caught off guard, you do n’t know how to deal with the situation in a way that avoids bad feelings.One method I’ve found helpful is “punting”. You’re punting when you tell the person you need to think about the request and that you’ll get back about it. Say a colleague calls and pressures me to give a lecture at his university. I’ve learned to say, “I’m flattered that you thought of me. Let me check my schedule, and I’ll call you back. “This gives me time to deal with any feelings of guilt if I have to say no. Suppose I decide it is better to decline; punting allow me to plan what I will say when I call back, “I appreciate being asked,” I might indicate, “but I find I’m over-committed right now. However, I hope you’llthink of me in the future. “Responding to difficult people with patience and empathy can be tough, especially when you feel upset. But the moment you give up your need to control or be right, the other person will begin relaxing and start listening to you. The Greek philosopher Epictetus understood this when he said nearly 2, 000 years ago, “If someone criticizes you, agree at once. Mention that if only the other person knew you well, there would be more to criticize than that !”Real communication results from a spirit of respect for yourself and for the other person. The benefits can be amazing.【篇二】2020年12月英语四级阅读3篇Scotland is a unique and austere1 place, laden2 with history, where you can find aristocratic palaces and castles, as well as the traditional parade in national costumes. It has some of the most beautiful cities in Europe, a living testimony of a proud and splendid past.In order to see the true soul of Scotland today, what forgedthe character of this splendid region, we have to go towards the northern regions, to the Grampia Mountains.Beautiful and unspoiled, it was difficult to farm. The Scots subdued the environment with simple spades and strong arms.The history of this ancient struggle, and its people’s ancient love affair with the hard land, is enclosed within the walls of the Angus Folk Museum. You are able to get a feel of the typical rural atmosphere of times past from the everyday artifacts displayed here .From coastal Aberdeen in towards the interior of the Grampian Mountains there runs the Castle Trail, a road that touches on many fortresses, which are witness of continual revolts against the dominion of neighboring England in Scottish history.Perhaps the most uplifting moment for Scottish autonomy is the one experienced inside this ancient abbey of Arbroath, where, in 1320; the Declaration of Independence was celebrated, at the instigation of King Robert the Bruce. He carried out the plan for autonomy drawn up3 by the great popular hero William Wallace, to whom cinema has dedicated the wonderful fil m” Brave Heart”, the winner of five Oscars.Glamis Castle is often remembered for being the residence of King Macbeth and Queen ElizabethⅡin her childhood. Among the most assiduous guests here are the inevitable ghosts, created by ancient popular beliefs.The true flag of Scotland is tartan, its brightly colored plaid patterns which are used to distinguish the various clans. Over the last few decades this fabric has made a comeback and is part of the daily life of this country.【篇三】2020年12月英语四级阅读3篇With its primeval forests, mighty snowcapped peaks, gigantic fjords and grumbling volcanoes, it’s no wonder the makers of The Lord Of The Rings films decided to shoot the trilogy in New Zealand.Rugged ranger-types can relive The Fellowship Of The Ring by scaling forbidding mountain passes or crossing volcanic moonscapes towards the cracks of doom2. For more adrenaline3 highs there’s an unbeatable4 choice of good value activities, from white water rafting and jet boat rides to bungee-jumping5 and skydiving.For more homely Hobbit6 types, NZ has many other attractions to enjoy ― rambling countryside, a glorious coastline and plenty of sedate places to sit and enjoy the amazing views. And then there ‘s the terrific cuisine and wine.With two weeks or more, a good way to see the country is to start in Auckland on the North Island, then drive to Wellington, crossing by ferry to the South Island. Take in the breathtaking scenery around Queenstown before flying home from Christchurch.Th ere’s too much to see beyond Auckland and too much to justify spending too much time in the city. So head south to Waitomo. Hiding beneath the hilly area are the haunting Waitomo Glowworm Caves. Drift in silence in the dark on the subterranean lake and gaze up at the spectacular living lightshow.An ideal romantic destination is Fernside, a restored historic house about an hour north of Wellington with large colonial-era bedrooms offing luxury bed, breakfast, lunch and dinner.时间：2021年3月26日页码：第11页共11页About midway down the South Island stands Mount Cook, the highest peak in the country at 3, 764m, surrounded by giant glaciers.11。

2020年6月大学英语六级长篇阅读练习题

2020年6月大学英语六级长篇阅读练习题（1）10 Ways Obama Could Fight Climate Change[A] One of the biggest surprises of President Barack Obama's inaugural address,on Monday was how much he focused on fighting climate change, spending more time on that issue than any other. "We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," Obama said. The President pointed out that recent severe weather supplied an urgent impetus for energy innovation and staked the nation's economic future on responding to a changing climate. "We cannot cede to other nations the technology that will power new jobs and new industries--we must claim its promise," Obama said. '" That's how we will maintain our economic vitality and our national treasure--our forests and waterways; our croplands and snowcapped (山顶积雪的) peaks. That is how we will preserve our planet, commanded to our care by God. " so what could the President reasonably do to deliver on that vow? Here are ten of their suggestions:Sunset coal with new incentives and regulations.[B] "Provide incentives to phase out the oldest, most polluting power plants," said Robert Jackson, a climate scientist at Duke University. It's already happening, to some degree, as more of the nation transitions to natural gas. Earth scientist Bill Chameides, dean of Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and a former chief scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, urges the administration to use its Clean, Air Act authority to promulgate (颁布)carbon regulations for existing power plants like it has for new ones: "Doing that will force fuel switching from coal to natural gas. "Invest federal stimulus money in nuclear power.[C] It's hardly a perfect fuel, as accidents like Japan's Fukushima fallout have shown, but with safety precautions new nuclear plants can meaningfully offset dirtier types of energy, supporters say."Nuclear is the only short-to medium-term way to really get away from fossil fuels," said Peter Raven. President emeritus of the Missouri Botanical Garden. He said the damage done by relentless global warming will far exceed the damage done by faults in the nuclear system.Kill the Keystone pipeline.[D] The controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline is up for review again by the White House this year. "The font thing he should do to set the tone to a lowercarbon economy is to reject the Keystone pipeline, “said Raymond Pierrehum Bert, a geophysical scientist at the University of Chicago. The pipeline was never going to be a major driver of global emissions, but Pierre humbert and some other environmentalists say that by killing it the President would send a clear message about America's intent to ramp down fossil fuels.Protect the oceans by executive order.[E] Land use is complicated, but large swaths of oceans can be protected by executive order. Just as President George W. Bush designated the world's largest marine monument northwest of Hawaii in 2006. Obama could single-handedly protect other areas. National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle said the President should focus on parts of the Arctic that are under U. S. control, putting them off limits to energy production, commercial fishing, and mineral exploration. Marine sanctuaries (禁捕区) won't stop climate change, but they can give marine species a better chance of adapting to it by reducing the other man-made threats the animals face.Experiment with capturing carbon.[F] Huge untapped reserves of natural gas and oil make it unlikely that the U. S. will transition away from fossil fuels in the immediate future. Instead, said Wallace Broecker, geology professor at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, we should attack the atmosphere's carbon surplus directly. "Obama could make available funds to build and test prototype air capture units" to capture and store CO2, said Broecker. Removing some carbon from the atmosphere could buy valuable time as policy makers and scientists explore more permanent solutions.Grow government research for new energy sources.[G] The Department of Energy has a nimble program that's tasked with innovative energy research—the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. The ARPA-E funds research in biofuels, transmission,and battery storage, with an annual budget of $ 275 million. Last year, DOE officials requested at least $ 75 million more. Increasing funding for ARPA-E, said Rare Pomerance, former deputy assistant secretary of state for environment and development and currently an environmental consultant, "you get new technologies that undercut coal, oil, and gas. " Plus, he said, yon get a competitive advantage if American researchersuncover the next big idea in new energy.Tax carbon.[H] Congress would have to agree, but many climate experts say that the most meaningful way to tackle emissions is to set a price on carbon. "We should be asking people to pay the cost of putting carbon into the atmosphere as they buy the fuel," said Josh Willis, climate scientist and oceanographer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. To gain political support for the idea, Obama would probably have to show that the tax wonld help accelerate technology, grow new industries, and pay down the deficit.Dial back the federal government's energy use.[I] With more than I. 8 million employees, $ 500 billion in annual purchasing power, and 500,000 buildings to operate, the federal government has been a leader in reducing energy use since Obama signed a 2009 executive order to cut waste. "I would urge him to keep using the power of government to promote energy conservation," said Syndonia Bret-Harte, an Arctic biologist who studies climate change at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.Build a scientific clearinghouse for climate information.[J] "I advocate for building a better information system on what is happening and why," said Kevin Tren berth, head of the Climate Analysis Section at the U. S. National Center for Atmospheric Research. That involves compiling observations related to climate change from around the world and using the data to refine climate modeling. Think of it as a one-stop, user-friendly website that clearly demonstrates how weather data from around the globe are influenced by broader shifts in the planet's climate.Keep talking. Despite a consensus among top scientists, the world still needs some convincing on climate change.[K] A CNN poll last week found that just 49 percent of Americans agree that global warming is real and is due to human activities. "The most important thing the President can do is to build on his inaugural comments to heighten the sense of urgency about rapid climate destabilization and clarify its connection to virtually every other issue on the national agenda," said David Orr, environmental studies professor at Oberlin College. That means using the bully clergymen to show how a more volatile climate affects everything from agriculture totransportation to 21st-century warfare.46. The urge to promulgate carbon regulations is aimed at pushing power plants to replace coal by natural gas.47. Marine sanctuaries should be preserved because they help sea species adapt to climate alteration.48. The government should take the responsibility to raise Americans' awareness about climate change.49. Many climate experts believe that the most effective way to lower emission is to tax on carbon.50. Nuclear supporters argue that nuclear system failures are less challenging than global warming.51. Recent extreme weather made President Obama feel it is urgent to address climate change.52. Keystone pipeline should be rejected because it is a signal to reduce fossil fuels.53. Since Obama signed a 2009 executive order to cut waste, the federal government has taken the lead in saving energy.54. Lower carbon emission will be most likely to happen if research in new energy resources succeeds.55. Compared with turning to new energy, America prefers carbon capture and store as a temporary measure.2020年6月大学英语六级长篇阅读练习题（2）How to Make Attractive and Effective PowerPoint PresentationsA) Microsoft PowerPoint has dramatically changed the way in which academic and business presentations are made. This article outlines few tips on making more effective and attractive PowerPoint presentations.The TextB) Keep the wording clear and simple. Use active, visual language. Cut unnecessary words—a good rule of thumb is to cut paragraphs down to sentences, sentences into phrases, and phrases into key words.Limit the number of words and lines per slide. Try the Rule of Five-five words per line, five lines per slide. If too much text appears on one slide, use the AutoFit feature to split it between two slides. Click within the placeholder to display the AutoFit Options button (its symbol is two horizontal lines with arrows above and below), then click on the button and choose Split Text between Two Slides from the submenu.C) Font size for titles should be at least 36 to 40, while the text body should not be smaller than e only two font styles per slide—one for the title and the other for the text. Choose two fonts that visually contrast with each other. Garamond Medium Condensed and Impact are good for titles, while Garamond or Tempus Sans can be used for the text body.D) Embed the fonts in your presentation, if you are not sure whether the fonts used in the presentation are present in the computer that will be used for the presentation. To embed the fonts: (1) On the File menu, click Save As. (2) On the toolbar, click Tools, click Save Options, select the Embed TrueType Fonts check box, and then select Embed characters in use only.E) Use colors sparingly; two to three at most. You may use one color for all the titles and another for the text body. Be consistent from slide to slide. Choose a font color that contrasts well with the background.F) Capitalizing the first letter of each word is good for the title of slides and suggests a more formal situation than having just the first letter of the first word capitalized. In bullet point lines, capitalize the first word and no other words unless they normally appear capped. Upper and lower case lettering is more readable than all capital letters. Moreover, current styles indicate that using allcapital letters means you are shouting. If you have text that is in the wrong case, select the text, and then click Shift+F3 until it changes to the case style that you like. Clicking Shift+F3 toggles the text case between ALL CAPS, lower case, and Initial Capital styles.G) Use bold or italic typeface for emphasis. Avoid underlining, it clutters up the presentation.Don’t center bulleted lists or text. It is confusing to read. Left align unless you have a good reason not to. Run “spell check” on your show when finished.The BackgroundH) Keep the background consistent. Simple, light textured backgrounds work well. Complicated textures make the content hard to read. If you are planning to use many clips in your slides, select a white background. If the venue of your presentation is not adequately light-proof, select a dark-colored background and use any light color for text. Minimize the use of “bells and whistles” such as sound effects, “flying words” and multiple transitions. Don’t use red in any fonts or backgrounds. It is an emotionally overwhelming color that is difficult to see and read.The ClipsI) Animations are best used subtly; too much flash and motion can distract and annoy viewers. Do not rely too heavily on those images that were originally loaded on your computer with the rest of Office. You can easily find appropriate clips on any topic through Google Images. While searching for images, do not use long search phrases as is usually done while searching the web-use specific words.J) When importing pictures, make sure that they are smaller than two megabytes and are in a .jpg format. Larger files can slow down your show. Keep graphs, charts and diagrams simple, if possible. Use bar graphs and pie charts instead of tables of data. The audience can then immediately pick up the relationships.The PresentationK) If you want your presentation to directly open in the slide show view, save it as a slide show file using the following steps. Open the presentation you want to save as a slide show. On the File menu, click Save As. In the Save astype list, click PowerPoint Show. Your slide show file will be saved with a ppt file extension. When you double-click on this file, it will automatically start your presentation in slide show view. When you’re done, PowerPoint automatically closes and you return to the desktop. If you want to edit the slide show file, you can always open it from PowerPoint by clicking Open on the File menu.L) Look at the audience, not at the slides, whenever possible. If using a laser pointer, don’t move it too fast. For examp le, if circling a number on the slide, do it slowly. Never point the laser at the audience. Black out the screen (use “B” on the keyboard) after the point has been made, to put the focus on you. Press the key again to continue your presentation.M) You can use the shortcut command [Ctrl]P to access the Pen tool during a slide show. Click with your mouse and drag to use the Pen tool to draw during your slide show. To erase everything you’ve drawn, press the E key. To turn off the Pen tool, press [Esc] once.MiscellaneousN) Master Slide Set-Up: The “master slide” will allow you to make changes that are reflected on every slide in your presentation. You can change fonts, colors, backgrounds, headers, and footers at the “master slide” level. First, go to the “View” menu. Pull down the “Master” menu. Select the “slide master” menu. You may now make changes at this level that meet your presentation needs.1. The ways in which academic and business presentations are made have been changed by Microsoft PowerPoint.2. When making the PowerPoint, the wording of the text should not be complicated.3. In each slide, the font styles for the title and the text should contrast with each other.4. A more formal situation is capitalizing the first letter of the first word.5. Centering bulleted lists or text can not help to read.6. Sound effects should be used as less frequently as possible.7. When importing pictures, make sure that they are smaller than two megabytes.8. When making the presentation, you should look at the audience as possible as you can.9. Pressing the E key can help you to erase everything you've drawn.10. In order to meet your presentation needs, you can make changes at the “slide master”level.2020年6月大学英语六级长篇阅读练习题（3）Paper--More than Meets the EyeA) We are surrounded by so much paper and card that it is easy to forget just how complex it is. There are many varieties and grades of paper materials, and whilst it is fairly easy to spot the varieties, it is far more difficult to spot the grades.B) It needs to be understood that most paper and card is manufactured for a specific purpose, so that whilst the corn-flake packet may look smart, it is clearly not something destined for the archives. It is made to look good, but only needs a limited life span. It is also much cheaper to manufacture than high grade card.C) Paper can be made from an almost endless variety of cellulose-based material which will include many woods, cottons and grasses or which papyrus is an example and from where we get the word "paper". Many of these are very specialized, but the preponderance of paper making has been from soft wood and cotton or rags, with the bulk being wood-based.Paper from WoodD) In order to make wood into paper it needs to be broken down into fine strands. Firstly by powerful machinery and then boiled with strong alkalies such as caustic soda, until a fine pulp of cellulose fibers is produced. It is from this pulp that the final product is made, relying on the bonding together of the cellulose into layers. That, in a very small nutshell, is the essence of paper making from wood. However, the reality is rather more complicated. In order to give us our white paper and card, the makers will add bleach and other materials such as china clay and additional chemicals.E) A further problem with wood is that it contains a material that is not cellulose. Something called lignin. This is essential for the tree since it holds the cellulose fibres together, but if it is incorporated into the manufactured paper it presents archivists with a problem. Lignin eventually breaks down and releases acid products into the paper. This will weaken the bond between the cellulose fibers and the paper will become brittle and look rather brown and careworn. We have all seen this in old newspapers and cheap paperback books. It has been estimated that most paper back books will have a life of not greaterthan fifty years. Not what we need for our archives.F) Since the lignin can be removed from the paper pulp during manufacture, the obvious question is "why is it left in the paper?" The answer lies in the fact that lignin makes up a considerable part of the tree. By leaving the lignin in the pulp a papermaker can increase his paper yield from a tree to some 95%. Removing it means a yield of only 35%. It is clearly uneconomic to remove the lignin for many paper and card applications.G) It also means, of course, that lignin-free paper is going to be more expensive, but that is nevertheless what the archivist must look for in his supplies. There is no point whatsoever in carefully placing our valuable artifacts in paper or card that is going to hasten their demise. Acid is particularly harmful to photographic materials, causing them to fade and is some cases simply vanish!H) So, how do we tell a piece of suitable paper or card from one that is unsuitable? You cannot do it by simply looking, and rather disappointingly, you cannot always rely on the label. "Acid-free" might be true inasmuch as a test on the paper may indicate that it is a neutral material at this time. But lignin can take years before it starts the inevitable process of breaking down, and in the right conditions it will speed up enormously.I) Added to this, as I have indicated earlier, paper may also contain other materials added during manufacture such as bleach, china clay, chemical whiteners and size. This looks like a bleak picture, and it would be but for the fact that there are suppliers who will guarantee the material that they sell. If you want to be absolutely sure that you are storing in, or printing on, the correct material then this is probably the only way.J) Incidentally, acids can migrate from material to material. Lining old shoe boxes with good quality acid-free paper will do little to guard the contents. The acid will get there in the end.Paper from RagK) Paper is also commonly made from cotton and rag waste. This has the advantage of being lignin-free, but because there is much less cotton and rag than trees, it also tends to be much more expensive than wood pulp paper. You will still need to purchase from a reliable source though, since even rag paperand card can contain undesirable additives.L) A reliable source for quality rag papers is a recognized art stockiest. Many water color artists insist on using only fine quality rag paper and board.M) The main lesson to learn from this information is that you cannot rely on purchasing archival materials from the high street. The only safe solution is to purchase from specialist suppliers. It may cost rather more, but in the end you will know that your important and valuable data and images have the best home possible.1. The corn-flake packet is cheaper than high grade card.2. There are a lot of materials which can be used for making paper, but the superiority ones are soft wood, cotton and rags.3. During the whole manufacturing process, the final product is made froma pulp of cellulose fibres.4. In order to make white paper and card, the makers will add bleach.5. Liguin is essential for the tree but it will make paper easy to break.6. Many paper producers will preserve lignin during manufacture, because leaving the lignin will make more paper from a tree.7. Acid is particularly harmful to photographic materials.8. If the lignin is removed from the paper, the paper will be more expensive.9. Although free of lignin, paper made from cotton and rag waste can also cost more money than wood pulp paper because there is much less cotton and rag than trees.10. What we can learn from "Paper from Rag" is that you had better buy archival materials from specialist suppliers.2020年6月大学英语六级长篇阅读练习题（4）Definitions of ObesityA: How does one define when a person is considered to be obese and not just somewhat overweight? Height-weight tables give an approximate guideline as to whether one is simply overweight or has passed into the obese stage.B: The World Health Organization recommends using a formula that takes into account a person's height and weight. The "Body Mass Index" (BMI) is calculated by dividing the person's weight in kilograms by the square of their height in meters, and is thus given in units of kg/m2. A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is considered to be the healthiest. A BMI of between 25 and 29.9 is considered to be overweight, while a BMI of over 30 is considered to be obese.C: However, it is recognized that this definition is limited as it does not take into account such variables as age, gender and ethnic origin, the latter being important as different ethnic groups have very different fat distributions. Another shortcoming is that it is not applicable to certain very muscular people such as athletes and bodybuilders, who can also have artificially high BMIs. Agencies such as the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) in the USA and the International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) are starting to define obesity in adults simply in terms of waist circumference.Health Effects of ObesityD: Over 2000 years ago, the Greek physician Hippocrates wrote that "persons who are naturally very fat are apt to die earlier than those who are slender". This observation remains very true today. Obesity has a major impact on a person's physical, social and emotional well-being. It increases the risk of developing diabetes mellitus type 2 ("mature onset diabetes") and also makes Type 2 diabetes more difficult to control. Thus weight loss improves the levels of blood glucose and blood fats, and reduces blood pressure. The association between obesity and coronary heart disease is also well-known.CancerE: Furthermore, in 2001 medical researchers established a link between being overweight and certain forms of cancer, and estimated that nearly 10,000 Britons per year develop cancer as a result of being overweight. This figure was made up of 5,893 women and 3,220 men, with the strongest associations beingwith breast and colon cancers. However, it is thought that being overweight may also increase the risk of cancer in the reproductive organs for women and in the prostate gland for men.F: The link between breast cancer and nutritional status is thought to be due to the steroid hormones oestrogen and progesterone, which are produced by the ovaries, and govern a woman's menstrual cycle. Researchers have found that the more a woman eats, or the more sedentary her lifestyle, the higher are the concentrations of progesterone. This link could explain why women from less affluent countries have lower rates of breast cancer. Women from less affluent nations tend to eat less food and to lead lifestyles which involve more daily movement. This lowers their progesterone level, resulting in lower predisposition to breast cancer.G: The Times newspaper, in 2002 reported that obesity was the main avoidable cause of cancer among non-smokers in the Western world!AgingH: Research published by St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK in 2005 showed a correlation between body fat and aging, to the extent that being obese added 8.8 years to a woman's biological age. The effect was exacerbated by smoking, and a non-overweight woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years added 7.4 years to their biological age. The combination of being obese and a smoker added at least ten years to a woman’s biological age, and although the study only involved women, the lead researcher Professor Tim Spector believes the finding would also apply to men.I: The aging effect was determined by measuring the length of telomeres, tiny "caps" on the ends of chromosomes, which help protect the DNA from the ageing process. Indeed, telomeres have been dubbed the "chromosomal clock" because, as an organism ages, they become progressively shorter, and can be used to determine the age of the organism. Beyond a certain point, the telomere becomes so short that it is no longer able to prevent the DNA of the chromosome from falling apart. It is believed that excess body fat, and the chemicals present in tobacco smoke release free radicals which trigger inflammation. Inflammation causes the production of white blood cells which increases the rate of erosion of telomeres.DementiaJ: Recent research (2005) conducted in the USA shows that obesity in middle age is linked to an increased risk of dementia, with obese people in their40s being 74% more likely to develop dementia compared to those of normal weight. For those who are merely overweight, the lifetime risk of dementia risk was 35% higher.K: Scientists from the Aging Research Centre at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have been able to take information such as age, number of years in education, gender, body mass index, blood pressure level, physical activity and genetic factors, assigning each a risk score. They then used this information to devise a predictive test for dementia. This test will enable people at risk, for the first time, to be able to affect lifestyle changes which will reduce their risk ofcontracting dementia.Other ProblemsL: The world-wide upsurge in obesity, particularly in children, is of major economic concern, liable to drain economies. Of further concern is that research conducted in Australia and published in 2006, shows that up to one third of breech pregnancies were undetected by the traditional "palpation" examination, the danger being greatest for those women who are overweight or obese—a growing proportion of mothers. This means that such women are not getting the treatment required to turn the baby around in time for the birth, and in many cases require an emergency Caesarean section.M: This is a true health-care crisis, far bigger than Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and ultimately, even bigger than AIDS.1. You can judge whether one is simply overweight or has passed into the obese stage according to the height-weight table.2. Using the "Body Mass Index"to define a person's weight ideal is limited, because it does not takes into account many variables such as age, gender and ethnic origin.3. A person's emotional well-being would be affected by obesity.4. Obesity has something to do with cancer in the prostate gland for man.5. Women from less affluent nations tend to have much less breast cancer.6. A non-overweight woman who smokes 20 cigarettes a day for 20 years added7.4 years to her biological age.7. The excess body fat, like the chemicals present in tobacco smoke, can lead to inflammation.8. Obese people in middle age run an increased risk of dementia .9. The predictive test for dementia will help people to affect lifestyle changes that will reduce their risk of contracting dementia.10. The world-wide upsurge in obesity, particularly in children, will possibly drain economies.。

王长喜六级考试标准阅读60篇

王长喜-六级考试标准阅读160篇第一篇(Unit one Passage 1)I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and year-round sun. You may think people in such a glamorous, fun-filled place are happier than others. If so, you have some mistaken ideas about the nature of happiness.Many intelligent people still equate happiness with fun. The truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common. Fun is what we experience during an act. Happiness is what we experience after an act. It is a deeper, more abiding emotion.Going to an amusement park or ball game, watching a movie or television, are fun activities that help us relax, temporarily forget our problems and maybe even laugh. But they do not bring happiness, because their positive effects end when the fun ends.I have often thought that if Hollywood stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do with fun. These rich, beautiful individuals have constant access to glamorous parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything that spells “happines s”. But in memoir after memoir, celebrities reveal the unhappiness hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken marriages, troubled children and profound loneliness.Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he’s honest, he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure and excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing features.Similarly, couples that choose not to have children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness. They can dine out ever they want and sleep as late as they want. Couples with infant children are luc ky to get a whole night’s sleep or a three-day vacation. I don’t know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations we can ever come to. It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those rich and glamorous people we were so sure are happy because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all.1.Which of the following is true?A.Fun creates long-lasting satisfaction.B.Fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness.C.Happiness is enduring whereas fun is short-lived.D.Fun that is long-standing may lead to happiness.2.To the author, Hollywood stars all have an important role to play that is to __.A.rite memoir after memoir about their happiness.B.tell the public that happiness has nothing to do with fun.C.teach people how to enjoy their lives.D.bring happiness to the public instead of going to glamorous parties.3.In the author’s opinion, marr iage___.A.affords greater fun.B.leads to raising children.C.indicates commitment.D.ends in pain.4.Couples having infant children___.A.are lucky since they can have a whole night’s sleep.B.find fun in tucking them into bed at night.C.find more time to play and joke with them.D.derive happiness from their endeavor.5.If one get the meaning of the true sense of happiness, he will__.A.stop playing games and joking with others.B.make the best use of his time increasing happiness.C.give a free hand to money.D.keep himself with his family.第一篇答案：CBCDB第二篇(Unit one Passage 2)Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labor. Men worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families, while women cooked the meals and took care of the home and the children. These roles were firmly fixed for most people, and there was not much opportunity for women to exchange their roles. But by the middle of this century, men’s and women’s roles were becoming less firm ly fixed.In the 1950s, economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the 1960s a new force developed called the counterculture. The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals. The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare, men began to share child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact, some young men and women moved to communal homes or farms where the economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition, many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Vietnam.In terms of numbers, the counterculture was not a very large group of people. But its influence spread to many parts of American society. Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns. Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on “overtime” work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families. Some doctors, lawyers, and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.In the 1970s, the feminist movement, or women’s liberation, produced additional economic and social changes. Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers. Most of them still took traditional women’s jobs as public school teaching, nursing, and secretarial work. But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations: police work, banking, dentistry, and construction work. Women were asking for equal work, and equal opportunities for promotion.Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women. Naturally, there are difficulties in adjusting to these transformations.1.Which of the following best express the main idea of Paragraph 1?A.Women usually worked outside the home for wages.B.Men and women’s roles were easily exchanged in the past.C.Men’s roles at home were more firmly fixed than women’s.D.Men and women’s roles were usually quite separated in the past.2.Which sentence best expresses the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.The first sentence.B.The second and the third sentences.C.The fourth sentence.D.The last sentence.3.In the passage the author proposes that the counterculture___.A.destroyed the United States.B.transformed some American values.C.was not important in the United States.D.brought people more leisure time with their families.4.It could be inferred from the passage that___.A.men and women will never share the same goals.B.some men will be willing to exchange their traditional male roles.C.most men will be happy to share some of the household responsibilities with their wives.D.more American households are headed by women than ever before.5.The best title for the passage may be ___.A.Results of Feminist MovementsB.New influence in American LifeC.Counterculture and Its consequenceD.Traditional Division of Male and Female Roles.第二篇答案DCBCB第三篇(Unit one Passage 3)Recent research has claimed that an excess of positive ions in the air can have an ill effect on people’s physical or psychological health. What are positive ions? Well, the air is full of ion s, electrically charged particles, and generally there is a rough balance between the positive and the negative charged. But sometimes this balance becomes disturbed and a larger proportion of positive ions are found. This happens naturally before thunderstorm, earthquakes when winds such as the Mistral, Hamsin or Sharav are blowing in certain countries. Or it can be caused by a build-up of static electricity indoors from carpets or clothing made of man-made fibres, or from TV sets, duplicators or computer display screens.When a large number of positive ions are present in the air many people experience unpleasant effects such as headaches, fatigue, irritability, and some particularly sensitive people suffer nausea or even mental disturbance. Animals are also affected, particularly before earthquakes, snakes have been observed to come out of hibernation, rats to flee from their burrows, dogs howl and cats jump about unaccountably. This has led the US Geographical Survey to fund a network of volunteers to watch animals in an effort to foresee such disasters before they hit vulnerable areas such as California.Conversely, when large numbers of negative ions are present, then people have a feeling of well-being. Natural conditions that produce these large amounts are near the sea, close to waterfalls or fountains, or in any place where water is sprayed, or forms a spray. This probably accounts for the beneficial effect of a holiday by the sea, or in the mountains with tumbling streams or waterfalls.To increase the supply of negative ions indoors, some scientists recommend the use of ionisers: small portable machines, which generate negative ions. They claim that ionisers not only clean andrefresh the air but also improve the health of people sensitive to excess positive ions. Of course, there are the detractors, other scientists, who dismiss such claims and are skeptical about negative/positive ion research. Therefore people can only make up their own minds by observing the effects on themselves, or on others, of a negative rich or poor environment. After all it is debatable whether depending on seismic readings to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than watching the cat.1.What effect does exceeding positive ionization have on some people?A.They think they are insane.B.They feel rather bad-tempered and short-fussed.C.They become violently sick.D.They are too tired to do anything.2.In accordance with the passage, static electricity can be caused by___.ing home-made electrical goods.B.wearing clothes made of natural materials.C.walking on artificial floor coverings.D.copying TV programs on a computer.3.A high negative ion count is likely to be found___.A.near a pound with a water pump.B.close to a slow-flowing river.C.high in some barren mountains.D.by a rotating water sprinkler.4.What kind of machine can generate negative ions indoors?A.Ionisers.B.Air-conditioners.C.Exhaust-fansD.Vacuum pumps.5.Some scientists believe that___.A.watching animals to anticipate earthquakes is more effective than depending on seismography.B.the unusual behavior of animals cannot be trusted.C.neither watching nor using seismographs is reliable.D.earthquake第三篇答案BCDAA第四篇(Unit one Passage 4)A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics, and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology. In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors—or of people very different from our own—can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offer us a deeper understanding than can be found in most history books.In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May 1808, he criticized the Spanishgovernment for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros—as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martines—depicted these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible. Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is) its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Islamic belief that statues are unholy.1.More can be learned about a culture from a study of art history than general history because art history__.A.show us the religious and emotions of a people in addition to political values.B.provide us with information about the daily activities of people in the past.C.give us an insight into the essential qualities of a time and a place.D.all of the above.2.Art is subjective in that__.A.a personal and emotional view of history is presented through it.B.it can easily rouse our anger or sadness about social problems.C.it will find a ready echo in our hearts.D.both B and C.3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A.Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.B.History books often reveal the compilers’ po litical views.C.Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.D.All the above mentioned.4.The passage is mainly discussing__.A.the difference between general history and art history.B.The making of art history.C.What can we learn from art.D.The influence of artists on art history.5.In may be concluded from this passage that__.A.Islamic artists have had to create architectural decorations with images of flowers or geometric forms.B.History teachers are more objective than general history.C.It is more difficult to study art history than general history.D.People and stories from the Bible were painted on churches and other buildings in order to popularize the Bible.第四篇答案：DDDCA第五篇(Unit 2 Passage 1)If the old maxim that the customer is always right still has meaning, then the airlines that ply theworld’s busiest air route between London and Paris have a flight on their hands.The Eurostar train service linking the UK and French capitals via the Channel Tunnel is winning customers in increasing numbers. In late May, it carried its one millionth passenger, having run only a limited service between London, Paris and Brussels since November 1994, starting with two trains a day in each direction to Paris and Brussels. By 1997, the company believes that it will be carrying ten million passengers a year, and continue to grow from there.From July, Eurostar steps its service to nine trains each way between London and Paris, and five between London and Brussels. Each train carries almost 800 passengers, 210 of them in first class. The airlines estimate that they will initially lose around 15%-20% of their London-Paris traffic to the railways once Eurostar starts a full service later this year (1995), with 15 trains a day each way. A similar service will start to Brussels. The damage will be limited, however, the airlines believe, with passenger numbers returning to previous levels within two to three years.In the short term, the damage caused by the 1 million people-levels traveling between London and Paris and Brussels on Eurostar trains means that some air services are already suffering. Some of the major carriers say that their passenger numbers are down by less than 5% and point to their rivals-Particularly Air France-as having suffered the problems. On the Brussels route, the railway company had less success, and the airlines report anything from around a 5% drop to no visible decline in traffic.The airlines’ optimism on retur ning traffic levels is based on historical precedent. British Midland, for example, points to its experience on Heathrow Leeds Bradford service which saw passenger numbers fold by 15% when British Rail electrified and modernized the railway line between London and Yorkshire. Two years later, travel had risen between the two destinations to the point where the airline was carrying record numbers of passengers.1.British airlines confide in the fact that__.A.they are more powerful than other European airlines.B.their total loss won’t go beyond a drop of 5% passengers.C.their traffic levels will return in 2-3 years.D.traveling by rail can never catch up with traveling by air.2.The author’s attitude towards the drop of passengers may be described as__.A.worried.B.delightedC.puzzled.D.unrivaled.3.In the passage, British Rail (Para 6) is mentioned to__.A.provide a comparison with Eurostar.B.support the airlines’ optimism.C.prove the inevitable drop of air passengers.D.call for electrification and modernization of the railway.4.The railway’s Brussels route is brought forth to show that__.A.the Eurostar train service is not doing good business.B.the airlines can well compete with the railway.C.the Eurostar train service only caused little damage.D.only some airlines, such as Air France, are suffering.5.The passage is taken from the first of an essay, from which we may well predict that in thefollowing part the author is going to__.A.praise the airlines’ clear-mindedness.B.warn the airlines of high-speed rail services.C.propose a reduction of London/Paris flights.D.advise the airlines to follow British Midland as their model.第五篇答案：CABCB第六篇(Unit 2 Passage 2)Without regular supplies of some hormones our capacity to behave would be seriously impaired; without others we would soon die. Tiny amounts of some hormones can modify moods and actions, our inclination to eat or drink, our aggressiveness or submissiveness, and our reproductive and parental behavior. And hormones do more than influence adult behavior; early in life they help to determine the development of bodily form and may even determine an individual’s behavioral capacities. Later in life the changing outputs of some endocrine glands and the body’s changing sensitivity to some hormones are essential aspects of the phenomena of aging.Communication within the body and the consequent integration of behavior were considered the exclusive province of the nervous system up to the beginning of the present century. The emergence of endocrinology as a separate discipline can probably be traced to the experiments of Bayliss and Starling on the hormone secretion. This substance is secreted from cells in the intestinal walls when food enters the stomach; it travels through the bloodstream and stimulates the pancreas to liberate pancreatic juice, which aids in digestion. By showing that special cells secret chemical agents that are conveyed by the bloodstream and regulate distant target organs or tissues. Bayliss and starling demonstrated that chemical integration could occur without participation of the nervous system. The term “hormone” was first used with reference to secretion. Starling derived the term from the Greek hormone, meaning “to excite or set in motion. The term “endocrine” was introduced s hortly thereafter “Endocrine” is used to refer to glands that secret products into the bloodstream. The term “endocrine” contrasts with “exocrine”, which is applied to glands that secret their products though ducts to the site of action. Examples of exocrine glands are the tear glands, the sweat glands, and the pancreas, which secrets pancreatic juice through a duct into the intestine. Exocrine glands are also called duct glands, while endocrine glands are called ductless.1.What is the author’s main purpos e in the passage?A.To explain the specific functions of various hormones.B.To provide general information about hormones.C.To explain how the term “hormone” evolved.D.To report on experiments in endocrinology.2.The passage supports which of the following conclusions?A.The human body requires large amounts of most hormones.B.Synthetic hormones can replace a person’s natural supply of hormones if necessary.C.The quantity of hormones produced and their effects on the body are related to a person’s age.D.The short child of tall parents very likely had a hormone deficiency early in life.3.It can be inferred from the passage that before the Bayliss and Starling experiments, most people believed that chemical integration occurred only___.A.during sleep.B.in the endocrine glands.C.under control of the nervous system.D.during strenuous exercise.4.The word “liberate” could best be replaced by which of the following?A.EmancipateB.DischargeC.SurrenderD.Save5.According to the passage another term for exocrine glands is___.A.duct glandsB.endocrine glandsC.ductless glandsD.intestinal glands.第六篇答案：BDCBA第七篇(Unit 2 Passage 3)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical adventures, but created what mig ht be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendous heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern science and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probably depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier discoverers found so invaluable and hardly comparable.Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous field of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately charted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natural resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and minerals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and many other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitation of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batteries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air services by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the Antarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over the 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown that the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen wastes. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they survived the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installations are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even affirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of years has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordinary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different climates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food supplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later generations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for thewhole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human life and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the Antarctic?A.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniques?A.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.3.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.4.What kind of metals and minerals can we find in the Antarctic?A.Magnetite, coal and ores.B.Copper, coal and uranium.C.Silver, natural gas and uranium.D.Aluminum, copper and natural gas.5.What is planned for the continent?A.Building dams along the coasts.B.Setting up several summer resorts along the coasts.C.Mapping the coast and whole territory.D.Setting up permanent bases on the coasts.第六篇答案：BDCBA第七篇(Unit 2 Passage 3)The discovery of the Antarctic not only proved one of the most interesting of all geographical advent ures, but created what might be called “the heroic age of Antarctic exploration”. By their tremendou s heroism, men such as Shakleton, Scott, and Amundsen caused a new continent to emerge from the shadows, and yet that heroic age, little more than a century old, is already passing. Modern scienc e and inventions are revolutionizing the endurance, future journeys into these icy wastes will probabl y depend on motor vehicles equipped with caterpillar traction rather than on the dogs that earlier disc overers found so invaluable and hardly comparable.Few realize that this Antarctic continent is almost equal in size to South America, and enormous fiel d of work awaits geographers and prospectors. The coasts of this continent remain to be accurately c harted, and the maping of the whole of the interior presents a formidable task to the cartographers who undertake the work. Once their labors are completed, it will be possible to prospect the vast natur al resources which scientists believe will furnish one of the largest treasure hoards of metals and min erals the world has yet known, and almost inexhaustible sources of copper, coal, uranium, and man y other ores will become available to man. Such discoveries will usher in an era of practical exploitat ion of the Antarctic wastes.The polar darkness which hides this continent for the six winter months will be defeated by huge batt eries of light, and make possible the establishing of air-fields for the future inter-continental air servi ces by making these areas as light as day. Present flying routes will be completely changed, for the A ntarctic refueling bases will make flights from Australia to South America comparatively easy over t he 5,000 miles journey.The climate is not likely to offer an insuperable problem, for the explorer Admiral Byrd has shown t hat the climate is possible even for men completely untrained for expeditions into those frozen waste s. Some of his parties were men who had never seen snow before, and yet he records that they surviv ed the rigors of the Antarctic climate comfortably, so that, provided that the appropriate installation s are made, we may assume that human beings from all countries could live there safely. Byrd even a ffirms that it is probably the most healthy climate in the world, for the intense cold of thousands of y ears has sterilize this continent, and rendered it absolutely germfree, with the consequences that ordi nary and extraordinary sickness and diseases from which man suffers in other zones with different cl imates are here utterly unknown. There exist no problems of conservation and preservation of food s upplies, for the latter keep indefinitely without any signs of deterioration; it may even be that later ge nerations will come to regard the Antarctic as the natural storehouse for the whole world.Plans are already on foot to set up permanent bases on the shores of this continent, and what so few years ago was regarded as a “dead continent” now promises to be a most active center of human li fe and endeavor.1.When did man begin to explore the Antarctic?A.About 100years ago.B.In this century.C.At the beginning of the 19th century.D.In 1798.2.What must the explorers be, even though they have modern equipment and techniques?A.Brave and toughB.Stubborn and arrogant.C.Well-liked and humorous.D.Stout and smart.3.The most healthy climate in the world is___.A.in South America.B.in the Arctic Region.C.in the Antarctic Continent.D.in the Atlantic Ocean.。

2020年9月19日大学英语六级考试答案

2020年9月19日大学英语六级考试答案写作（3套）第一套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Wealth of the mind is the only true wealth.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.There is a widespread saying that wealth of the mind is the only true wealth.Simple as the saying is, it informs us that spiritual richness should be attached great importance to.With the development of economy, people in increasing numbers become better off. However, money doesn’t necessarily ensure happiness or well-being. Therefore, in order to gain wealth of the mind, we should lay great emphasis on meaningful things. For instance, lifelong learning, by occupying people’s time so constructively, make people contented, with no time for boredom. Little by little, enriching oneself has become the source of happiness and contentment and that’s when one gains true wealth of the mind.Therefore, by some means or other we must come to know how to enrich our mind. It is necessary for us students to adopt a healthy and meaningful life style by improving ourselves constantly. Only in this way can we obtain true wealth in life.第二套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “What is worth doing is worth doing well.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.What Is Worth Doing Is Worth Doing WellThe saying “What is worth doing is worth doing well” tells us that if you decide to do something, then you have to to it well and to the best of your ability, which means paying attention to every little detail of the thing that you are doing to make sure it is done properly.Some people are against the idea, saying that when it comes to implementing an idea, things that are worth doing are worth doing poorly, because many things don’t get done at all for the reason that the concern for perfection trumps the practice of “just do it”. As for me, there are many reasons for doing things well. Firstly, taking the time to learn how to do things well, even though it may be slower at first, will allow you to be more proficient in the future. Secondly, doing things well is an attitude which is important for your life development. Right attitude matters most, but not the result.So, if you t hink something is worth doing, just try to do it well. You’ll finally get a sense of accomplishment for a job well done, and make further improvement.第三套Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying “Beauty of the soul is the essential beauty.” You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Beauty of the soul is the essential beautyThere is a famous saying that beauty of the soul is the essential beauty. It tells us that man’s spiritual beauty is much more important than his outer beauty.Spiritual beauty is something to which a person needs to pay attention, because, as he gets on with his life, all deeds and actions are drawn from that inner beauty. Spiritual beauty is the reflection of one's cultivation, self-restraint and bearing. Appearance is just some external representation, such as people's clothing, family background, education. Having a good degree, you may find a decent job, but without the fortitude, the good job will eventually leave you. Therefore, only the spiritual beauty is worth pursuing and cherishing.All in all, everyone should have a pair of eyes to find beauty and love beauty. Beauty is not in your appearance, not in your identity, but in your soul.听力（1套）1.A)She can devote all her life to pursing her passion.2.D)Science education and scientific research.3.A)A better understanding of a subject.4.B)By making full use of the existing data.5. B) They have no special meanings.6. C) She dreamed of a plane crash.7. D) They can have an impact as great as rational thinking8. C) They reflect their complicated emotions.9. A) Radio waves.10. B) It may have micro-organisms living in it.11. D) Shed light on possible life in outer space.12. A) He found there had been little research on their language.13. D) He acted as an intermediary between Copeland and the villagers.14. C) Laborious15. B) Their sense of sharing and caring.16 .A) They tend to be silenced into submission.17. D) One who rebels against the existing social orser.18. C) They served as a driving force for progress.19. B) It is impossible for us to be immune from outside influence.20. D) Recognize the negative impact of his coworkers.21. A) They are quite susceptible to suicide.22. B) Few people can describe it precisely.23. C) It is a well-protected government secret.24. A) People had little faith in paper money.25. C) A gold standard for American currency阅读（3套）第一套选词填空Overall, men are more likely than women to make excuses.LCHBE JFNKA26. L) realms27. C) heavily28. H) mastering29. B) fatigue30. E) hospitalized31. J) obsessed32. F) labeled33. N) ruin34. K) potential35. A) contrary信息匹配Six Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual EducationHCJDM EBPGN36. A study found that there are similar changes in brain structure between those who are bilingual from birth and those who start learning a second language later.H But Gigi Luk at Harvard cites at least one brain-imagine study on adolescents that shows similar changes in brain structure structure when compared with those who are bilingual from birth,Do these same advantages benefit a child who begins learning a second language in kindergarten in-stead of as a baby?37. Unlike traditional monolingual programs, bilingual classrooms aim at developing students' ability to use two languages by middle school.C Traditional programs for English-language learners,… Dual-language classrooms38. A study showed that dual-language students did significantly better than their peers in reading English texts.J About 10 percent of students in the Port-land,39. About twenty years ago, bilingual practice was strongly discouraged, especially in California.D The trend flies in the face of some of the culture wars of two decades ago,40. Ethnically and economically balanced bilingual classrooms are found to be helpful for kids to get used to social and cultural diversity. M American public school classrooms as a whole are becoming more segregated by race and class Du-al-language programs can be an exception.41. Researchers now claim that earlier research on bilingual education was seriously flawed.E Some of the insistence on English-first was founded on research produced decades ago,42. According to a researcher, dual-language experiences exert a lifelong influence on one's brain.B Again and again, researchers have found," bilingualism is an experience that shapes our brain for life,”43. Advocates of bilingual education argued that it produces positive effects though they may be limited.P A review of studies published last year found that cognitive advantages failed to appear in 83 per-cent of published studies,44. Bilingual speakers often do better than monolinguals in completing certain tasks because they can concentrate better on what they are doing.G People who speak two languages often outperform monolinguals on general measures of executive function.45. When their native language is used, parents can become more involved in their children's education.N Several of the researchers also pointed out that仔细阅读Passage One开头It is not controversial to say that an unhealthy diet causes bad health.46-50 BABDC46. Why is the obesity problem in Britain so difficult to solve?B) People disagree as to who should do what.47. What can we learn from the past experience in tackling public health emergencies?A) Governments have a role to play.48. What does the author imply about some critics of bans and taxes concerning unhealthy drinks?B) They have not come up with anything more constructive.49. Why does the author stresses the relationship between poor health and inequality?D) To justify government intervention on solving the obesity problem.50. When will government action be effective?C) When individuals have the incentive to act accordingly.Passage Two开头Home to virgin reefs, rare sharks and vast members of exotic fish, the Coral sea is a unique haven of biodiversity off the northeastern coast of Australia.ACADC51. What do we learn from the passage about the Coral Sea?A）It is exceptionally rich in marine life.52. What does the Australian government plan to do according to Tony Burke?D）Complete the series of marine reserves around its coast.53. What is scientists’ argument about the Coral Sea proposal?A）The government has not done enough for marine protection. 54. What does marine geologist Robin Beaman say about the Coral Sea plan?D） It is a tremendous joint effort to protect the range of marine habitats.55. What do critics think of the Coral Sea plan?C） It will protect regions that actually require little protection.第二套选词填空开头 It was perhaps when my parentsCHEML OJAIK26. C) dawned27. H) logistical28. E) insight29. M) saturated30. L) rarely31. O) undoubtedly32. J) outcomes33. A) bond34. I) magically35. K) patterns信息匹配开头How Telemedicine Is Transforming HealthcareDHEBK OGFIN36. An overwhelming majority of family physicians are willing to use telemedicine if they are duly paid.D) None of this is to say that telemedicine37. Many employers are eager to provide telemedicine service as a benefit to their employees because of its convenience.。

2020年9月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及参考答案汇总（2套）

2020年9月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及参考答案汇总（2套）2020年9月大学英语六级考试阅读真题及答案【选词填空第1套】26.L.realms27.C.heavily28.H.mastering29.B. fatigue30.E.hospitalized31.J. obsessed32.F. labeled33.N. ruin34.K.potential35.A.contrary【选词填空第2套】26.D. hierarchy27.H. logistical28.E. insight29.M. saturated30.L. rarely31.O. undoubtedly32.J. outcomes33.A. bond34.l. magically35.K. patterns【信息匹配第1套】How Telemedicine Is Transforming Healthcare36.D段落第一句None of this is to say that telemedicine37.H段落第一句Many health plans and employers haverushed38.E段落第一句What's more,for all the rapid growth39.B段落第一句Doctors are linking up with40.K段落第一句Who pays for the services?41.O段落第一句To date,17 states have joined42.G段落第一句Do patients trade quality for convenience?43.F段落第一句Some critics also question whether44.I段落第一句But critics worry that such45.N段落第一句Is the state-by-state regulatory system【信息匹配第2套】Six Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual Education36.H.段落第一句Do these same advantages benefit a child who begins learninga second language in kindergarten in-stead of as a baby?37.C段落第一句Traditional programs for English-language learners,38.J段落第一句About 10 percent of students in the Port-land,39.D段落第一句The trend flies in the face of some of the culture wars of two decades ago,40.M段落第一句American public school classrooms as a whole are becoming more segregated by race and class Du-al-language programs can be an exception.41.E段落第一句Some of the insistence on English-first was founded on research produced decades ago,42.B段落第一句Again and again,researchers have found, "bilingualism is an experience that shapes our brain for life,43.P段落第一句A review of studies published last year found that cognitive advantages failed to appear in 83 per-cent of published studies,44.G段落第一句People who speak two languages oftenoutperform monolinguals on general measures of executive function.45.N段落第一句Several of the researchers also pointed out that,【仔细阅读第1套】46-50 (Sleeplessness)46.C They are deeply impressed by Danielle Steel's dailywork schedule.47.A She could serve as an example of industriousness.48.A They are questionable.49.C It may symbolise one's importance and success.50.B The general public should not be encouraged to follow it.51-55 (Organic farming)51.B Organic farming may be exploited to solve the global food problem.52.D It is not that productive.53.C Inequality in food distribution.54.B It is not conducive to sustainable development.55.D Organic farming does long-term good to the ecosys-tem.【仔细阅读第2套】46-50(Public health)46.B People disagree as to who should do what.47.A Governments have a role to play.48.B They have not come up with anything more construc-tive.49.D To justify government intervention in solving the obesity problem.50.C When individuals have the incentive to act according-ly.51-55 (The Coral Sea，proposal）51.A It is exceptionally rich in marine life.52 .D Complete the series of marine reserves around its coast.53 .A The government has not done enough for marine protection54 .D lt is a tremendous joint effort to protect the range of marine habitats55 .C It will protect regions that actually require little pro-tection。

2020年7月大学英语六级考试试题(完整版)

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Section ADirections: In ihh section, you wilt hear two long cont^rsaiions. At the end of each conization. you will hear four questions. Rnth the coni^crsaiMn and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear a que.ion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA), B) . C) and D), Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A) She is a great athlete. C) She is a famous scientist.B)She is a famed speaker. D) She is a noted inventor2.A) How knowledge of human biochemistry has been evolving.B)How nutrition helps athletcs, performance in competitions.C)How scientific training enables athletes to set new records.D)I low technology has helped athletes to scale new heights.3.A) Our physical structures. C) Our biochemical process.B)Our scientific knowledge. D) Our concept of nutrition.4.A) It may increase the expenses of sports competitions.B)It may lead to athletes9 ovcr-rcliancc on equipment.C)It may give an unfair advantage to some athletes.D)It may change the nature of sports competitions.Questions 5 to 8 arc based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A) Experience. C) Family background.B)Flexibility. D) Business connections.6.A) Buying directly from factories.B)Shipping goods in bulk by sea.C)Having partners in many parts of the world.D)Using the same container back and forth.7.A) Warehouses.B)Factories. C)Investors.D)Retailers.6 • 16 • 2C) Lower import duties. D) Lower shipping costs.Section B Directions ： In this section , you will hear two parages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Roth the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. .After you heara question, you must choose the bexl answer from the jour choicer marked .4 ) , R).C) and 1)}. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sh&€t 1 ui/h a single line throughlhe centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard*9. A) It helps employees to reduce their stress.B) It prevents employees from feeling bored.C) H strengthens harmony among employees.D) It helps employees to view things positively.10. A) Weekends arc conducive to reducing stress.B) Humor is vital to interpersonal relationships.C) All workers experience some emotional stress.D) Humor can help workers excel at routine tasks.ILA) Smash the toys to release their bottled-up resentments.B) Take the boss doll apart as long as they reassemble it.C) Design and install stress-reducing gadgets,D) Strike at the boss doll as hard as they like.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) lhe recent finding of a changed gene in obese mice.B) A breakthrough in understanding gene modification.C) A newly discovered way fbr people to lose weight.D) The self-repairing ability of a gene in obese mice.13. A) It renders an organism unable to fight diseases.B) It prevents the mice's fatty tissues from growing.C) It helps organisms adapt to environmental changes.D) It renders mice unable lo sense when to stop 槌ling,8. A) Trendy style.B) Unique design.6 • 314. A) Human beings have more obesity genes than most mice do.B) Half of a person's total weight variaiion can be controlled.C) People are bom with a tendency to have a certain weight.D) The function of the obesity genes is yet to be explored.15. A) The worsening of natural environment.B) The abundant provision of rich foods.C) The accelerated pace of present-day life.D) The adverse impact of the food industry.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or Jour(juestwns. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you mtist choosethe best answer from thr Jimr choices marked 4 ) , B) , C) and D). Then mark lhecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through lhe centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) Similarity in interests.B) Mental stimulation.17. A) The willingness to offer timely help.B) The joy Ibund in each other's company.18. A) Failure to keep a promise.B) Lack of frankness. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) Along the low-lying Colorado River.B) At the Dinosaur National Monument.C) Along the border of the U.S. and Canada.D) At museums of natural history in large cities.20. A) Volcanic explosions could bring whole animal species to extinction.B) Some natural disaster killed a whole herd of dinosaurs in the area.C) The pit should be carefully preserved fbr the study of dinosaurs.D) The whole region must have been struck by a devastating flood.21. A) They floated down an eastward flowing river.B) They lay buried deep in the sand for millions of years.C) Openness. D) Compassion. C) Personal bonds. D) Emotional lactors. C) Feelings of bcirayal. D) Loss of contact.C)They were skeletons of dinosaurs inhabiting the locality.D)They were remains of dinosaurs killed in a volcanic explosion.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A) Indulging in seeking leisure and material comfort.B)Attaching too much importance to independence.C)Failing to care fbr parents in the traditional way.D)Leaving their parents on the verge of starvation.23.A) They have great difficulty living by themselves.B)They have little hope of getting any family care,C)They have fond memories of their good old days.D)They have a sense of independence and autonomy.24.A) People in many parts of the world preferred small-sized families.B)There have been extended families in most parts of the world.C)Many elderly people were unwilling to take care of their grandchildren.D)So many young Americans refused to live together with their parents.25.A) Leave their younger generations alone.B)Avoid being a burden to their children.C)Stay healthy by engaging in joyful activities.D)View things from their children 1 s perspective.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this aectu)n, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list 时choices given in a word bank ftdlowing the passg也Read the throufjh carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bunk is identified by a letter. Please mark the corre^pcmdirtff letter Jor each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the eerUre. You may nnt use any nf the words in the hank nu)re lluin once.The United Nations issued a report last week warning that humans are destroying nature at such a rate that life on Earth is at risk. When the report came out. it naturally 26 headlines. But obviously it didn't hijack the news agenda in the manner of a major terrorist attack or 27 of war.The report from lhe Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is clear on what's al 28 and what needs to change. IPBES chair Robert Watson says the " 29 evidence"6 • 4presents an a ominous (凶兆的)picture**. ° The health of ecosystems on which wc and all other species depend is 30 more rapidly than ever/* Robert Watson said. * Wc are 3】the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide." I he report says it's not too late if we make u transformative change"—fundamental, system-wide reorganization—at every level from local to global, and we need to focus on how lo make that happen.First, don't indulge in despair, because despair leads to inertia and doing nothing means certain 32 , Every action to save nature will improve our collective and personal futures and the only way to respond to a threat of this scale is with 33 action rooted in headstrong optimism. Second, we need relentless focus, just like when paramedics (救护人员)arrive on a scene and use the concept of ^triage (伤员鉴别分类)"to ensure the most 34 cases get treated first. Saving the natural world needs that kind of thinking. We don't have the 35 to do everything at once. We need to make hard choices,Section BDirections: In this seclu)n, you are going lo read a passage with len slalemenh allached lo it. Each statement contains in/ormalion git^n in one of the paragraphs. Identify lhe paragraph from which lheinfonnaiion is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is markedwith a letter. Answer lhe tfucslions by marking the co,泌ponding leilrr on Answer Sheet 2Children Understand Far More About Other Minds Than Long BelievedA)Until a few decades ago, scholars believed that young children know very little, if anything, about whatothers arc thinking, Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget, who is credited with (bunding the scientific study of children's thinking, was convinced that preschool children cannot consider what goes on in the minds of others. The interviews and experiments he conducted with kids in the middle of the 20th century suggested that they were trapped in their subjective viewpoints,incapable of imagining what others think, feel or believe.B)Much of lhe subsequent research on early childhood thinking was highly influenced by Piaget's ideas.Scholars sought to refine his theory and empirically confirm his views. But it became increasingly clear6 • 5that Piaget seemed to have gravely underestimated the intcllcciual powers of very young kids before they can make themselves understood by speech. Researchers began to devise ever more ingenious ways of figuring out what goes on in the minds of babies, and the resulting picture of their abilities shows subtle variations. Consequently, the old view of children s egocentric (自我中心的)nature and intellectual weaknesses has increasingly fallen out of favor and become replaced by a more generous position that sees a budding sense not only of the physical world but also of other minds, even in the 44 youngest young.MC)Historically, children didn't receive much respect for their mental powers. Piaget not only believed thatchildren were u egocentric M in the sense that they were unable to differentiate between their own viewpoint and that of others; he was also convinced that their thinking was characterized by systematic errors and confusions. When playing with others, they don't cooperate because they do not realize there are different roles and perspectives. He was convinced that children literally cannot ° get their act together": instead of playing cooperatively and truly together, they play side by side, with little regard for others. And when speaking with others, a young child supposedly cannot consider the listenefs viewpoint but u talks to himself without listening to othersD)Piaget and his followers maintained that children go through something like a dark age of intellectualdevelopment before slowly and gradually becoming enlightened by reason and rationality as they reach school age. Alongside this enlightenment develops an ever growing understanding of other persons, including their attitudes and views of the world.E)Today, a very diflcrcni picture of children's mental development emerges. Psychologists continually revealnew insights into the depth of young children's knowledge of the world, including their understanding of other minds. Recent studies suggest that even infants arc sensitive to others' perspectives and beliefs.F)Part of the motivation to revise some of Piagets conclusions stemmed from an ideological shift about lheorigin of human knowledge that occurred in the second half of the 20th century. It became increasingly unpopular to assume that a basic understanding of the world can be built entirely from experience. This was in pari prompted by theorist Noam Chomsky, who argued that something as complex as lhe rules of grammar cannot be picked up from exposure to speech, but is supplied by an inborn language faculty.0 Others followed suit and defined liirthcr "core areas M in which knowledge allegedly cannot be pieced together from experience but must be possessed at birth. One such area is our knowledge of others' minds.Some even argue that a basic knowledge of others' minds is not only possessed by human infants, but must be evolutionanly old and henceshared by our nearest living relatives, the great apes.G)To prove that infants know more in this realm than had been acknowledged, researchers needed to comeup with innovative ways of showing it. A big part of why we now recognize so much more of k】ds' intellectual capacities is the development of much more sensitive research tools than Piaget had at his disposal.6 • 6H)Instead of engaging babies in dialog or having them execute complex motor tasks, the newer methodscapitalize on behaviors that have a firm place in infants* natural behavior repertoire: looking, listening, sucking, making facial expressions, gestures and simple manual actions. The idea of focusing on these “small behaviors" is that they give kids the chance to demonstrate their knowledge implicitly and spontaneously without having to respond to questions or instructions. For example, children might look longer at an event that they did not expect to happen, or they might show facial expressions indicating that they have sympathetic concern for others. When researchers measure these less demanding, and often involuntary, behaviors, they can detect a sensitivity to others' mental states at a much younger age than with the more taxing methods that Piaget and his followers deployed.I)In the 1980s, these kinds of implicit measures became customary in developmental psychology. But it tooka while longer before these tools were employed to measure children's grasp of the mental lives of others.J)In a set of experiments, my colleagues at the University of Southern California and I found evidence that babies can even anticipate how others will feel when their expectations arc disappointed. We acted out several puppet (木饵)shows in front of two-year-old children. In these puppcl shows, a protagonist (Cookie Monster) left his precious belongings (cookies) on stage and laicr relumed to fetch them. What the protagonist did not know was that an antagonist had come and messed with his possessions. The children had witnessed these acts and attentively watched the protagonist rclum. Wc recorded children's facial and bodily expressions. Children bit their lips, wrinkled their nose or wiggled(扭动)in their chair when the protagonist came back, as if they anticipated the bewilderment and disappointment he was about to experience. Importantly, children showed no such reactions and remained calm when the protagonist had seen the events himself and thus knew what to expect. Our study reveals that by the tender age of two. kids not only track what others believe or expect; they can even foresee how others will feel when they discover reality.K)Studies like this reveal that there is much more going on in small kids' and even infants, minds than was previously believed. With the explicit measures used by Piaget and successors, these deeper layers of kids' understanding cannot be accessed. The new investigative tools demonstrate that kids know more than they can say: when we scratch beneath the surface, we line! an emergingunderstanding of relations and perspectives that Piaget probably did not dream of.L)Despite these obvious advances in the study of young children's thinking, it would be a grave mistake to dismiss the careful and systematic analyses compiled by Piaget and others before the new tests dominated the scene because the original methods revealed essential facts about how children think that the new methods cannot uncover.M)There's no consensus in today's science community about how much we can infer from a look, a facial expression or a hand gesture. These behaviors clearly indicate a curiosity about what goes on in the mind of others, and probably a set of early intuitions coupled with a willingness to learn more. They pave the way to6 • 7richer and more explicit forms of understanding of lhe minds of others. Bui they can in no way replace lhe child's growing ability to articulate and refine her understanding of how people behave and why.36.Piaget believed that small children could not collaborate with others while playing.37.The author and his colleagues' study shows two-year-olds may be able to predict other people s feelings.38.In (he latter half of the last century, fewer and fewer people believed (he basis for our understanding ofthe world is wholly empirical.39.Research conducted by Jean Piaget in lhe last century suggested babies were insensitive to others' thinking.40.Our improved understanding of babies intellectual power is attributable to better research tools.41.It Jias been found in recent research that even sirnll babies are sensitive to other people's points of view.42.Scientists are still debating what inference can be drawn from certain physical expressions of a child.43.The newer research meihods Ibcus on infants' simple behaviors instead of requiring them lo answerquestions.44.With the progress in psychology, the traditional view of children's self-centered nature and limitedthinking abilities has become less and less inilucnliaL45.Even though marked advances have been made, it is wrong to dismiss Piagefs fundamental contributionsto the sludy of kids' cognitive abilities.Section CDirections: There are 2 parages in this section. Each passage M followed by some (fuestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A) , B) , C) and /)). You shoulddecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrou/jh the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on lhe rollowing passage.People often discuss the dangers of too much stress, but lately a very different view of stress is gaining popularity: this view of stress, held by members of the positive stress movement, argues that stress might actually be beneficial. The positive stress movement is made up of people such as Zachary Rapp who are looking fbr an edge in a compclitive world, and Rapp's routine is a good example of followers of the movement.6 • 8He wakes up most mornings at dawn, goes tor a run, sips black coffee while ripping through emails, and then steps into a freezing cold shower. This is a routine designed to reduce the stress of running simultaneously three different health and biotechnology companies for 18 hours a day.Although Rapp's practices may sound extreme, he is part of a growing movement, consisting largely of tech industry workers who claim that such radical tactics will help them live better and longer. Inspired by influential figures in different fields, including entertainers, athletes, entrepreneurs and scientists, positive stress practitioners seek out some combination of extreme temperatures, restrictive diets, punishing exercise routines and general discomfort.Rapp argues that positive stress keeps him balanced. In addition to ninning and freezing showers, Rapp uses ice baths, hot yoga, and unconventional eating practices such as eliminating dairy, sugar, alcohol and various other foods high tn carbohydrates. He believes that these practices, which put stress on his body, actually make him feel less stress from work. However, Rapp docs not credit anyone in particular for his choices: he said he sianed using these methods in college, where he goi into the habit of taking ice baths to recover from sports. He got back into ii while trying to get his three companies off the ground.Rapp works long hours and sleeps only five to seven hours a night but he said he only gets sick once a year. For him, the difference between day-to-day stress, like the kind wc feel when moving apartments, and positive stress is that the latter involves pushing lhe body to extremes and forcing it to build up a tolerance.One thought leader in the positive stress world is Dutch extreme athlete Wim llof t who earned the name 44 ice man" fbr his ability to withstand severe cold using deep breathing exercises. Hofs ideas have become popular among tech industry elites and, thanks to Hof, cold showers arc now a trend; indeed, some even call it a form of therapy.But it is important to note that not everyone agrees with these practitioners; indeed, some medical professionals argue that positive stress is not for everyone, and that it might even be dangerous for people who are unhealthy or older.46.What do we learn about followers of the positive stress movement?A)They are usually quite sensitive to diflerent types of stress.B)They hold a different view on stress from the popular one.C)They derive much pleasure from living a very hectic life.D)They gain a competitive edge by enjoying good health.47.What do followers of the positive stress movement usually do to put their ideas into practice?A)They keep changing lheir living habits.B)They network with influential figures.C)They seek jobs in tech industries.D)They apply extreme tactics.48.What does Zachary Rapp say about his unconventional practices?6 • 9A)They help him combat stress ironi work.B)They enable him to cut down living expenses.C)They enable him to recover from injuries and illnesses.D)They help him get three companies enlisted all at once.49.What can be inferred from the passage about day-to-day stress?A)Il is harmful to one's physical and mental health.B)It does not di tier in essence from positive stress.C)It is something everybody has to live with.D)It does not help build up one's tolerance.50.What do some medical professionals think of positive stress?A)Ils true cfleet remains lo be verified.B)Its side cflcct should not be ignored.C)Its effect varies considerably from person to person.D)Its practitioners should not take it as a to mi of therapy.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 arc based on the following passage.Is hunting good or bad lor the environment? Like so many hot button issues, the answer to this question depends upon who you ask. On the one hand, some say, nothing could be more natural than hunting, and indeed just about every animal species—including humans—has been either predator or prey at some point in its evolution. And, ironic as it sounds, since humans have wiped out many animal predators, some see hunting as a nalural way to reduce the herds of prey animals that now reproduce beyond 山c environments carrying capacity.On the other hand, many environmental and animal advocates see hunting as savage, arguing that it is morally wrong to kill animals, regardless of practical considerations. According to Glenn Kirk of the California-based The Animals' Voice, hunting u causes immense suflcring to individual wild animals…"and is " irrationally cruel because unlike nalural predation(抻食).hunters kill ibr pleasure...” He adds that, despite hunters' claims that hunting keeps wildlife populations in balance, hunters* license fees are used io M manipulate a few game species into overpopulation at the expense of a much larger number of non-gamc species, resulting in the loss of biological diversity, genetic integrity and ecological balance."Beyond moral issues> others contend that hunting is not practical. According to the Humane Society of the United Stales, the vast majority of hunted species—such as waterfowl, rabbits, upland birds and mourning doves—" provide minimal nutrilion and do not require population control.*Author Gaiy E. Vamer suggests in his book. In Aa/zzrr s /nterests. that some types of hunting may be morally justifiable while others may not be. Hunting " designed to secure the aggregate welfare of the urget6 •10species, the integrity of its ecosystem, or both"—what Varner terms therapeutic hunting"—is defensible, while subsistence and sport hunting—both of which only benefit human beings—is not.Regardless of one's individual stance, fewer Americans hunt today than in recent history. Data gathered by lhe U.S. Fish & Wildlifb Service in 2006 show that only five percent of Americans— some 12.5 million individuals—consider themselves hunters today, down from nine percent in 2001 and 15 percent in 1996.Public support for hunting, however, is on the rise. A 2007 survey by Responsive Management Inc. found that eighty percent of respondents agreed that ° hunting has a legitimate place in modem society/ and the percentage of Americans indicating disapproval of hunting declined from 22 percent in 1995 to 16 percent in 2007.Perhaps matching the trend among the public, green leaders arc increasingly advocating cooperation between hunters and environmental groups: After all, both deplore urban sprawl and habitat destruction.51.What docs the author say sounds ironic?A)Some predators may often lum out to be prey of other predators.H) Hunting may also be a solution to the problem caused by hunting.C)The species of prey animals continue to vary despite humans' hunting.D)The number of prey animals keeps rising despite env ironmen lai change.52.What does Glenn Kirk think of charging hunters license tees?A)It keeps game population under control.B)It turns hunting into a sport of the rich.C)It leads to ecological imbalance.D)It helps stop killing for pleasure.53.What is the argument of the Humane Society of the United States against hunting?A)Overpopulation is not an issue for most hunted animals.B)Hunting deprives animal populations of their food sources.C)Many birds and small animals are being irrationally killed.D)Hunting is universally acknowledged as a savage behavior.54.When is hunting morally justifiable according to Gary E. Varner?A)When it benefits animals and their ecosystem.B)When it serves both human and animal interests.C)When it is indispensable to humans* subsistence.D)When it stabilizes the population of animal species.55.What concept are green leaders trying to promote?A)Eficctive protection of animal habitats.B)Strict control over urban development.C)Coordinated ellbrts of hunters and environmentalists.6 •11D) A compromise between development and animal protection.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions：For this part f you arr allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.《三国演义》(The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)是中国一部普名的历史小说，写于「四世纪。

2020年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案

2020年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案2020年12月英语六级阅读真题及答案第一套：第二套第三套选词填空As it is，sleep is so undervalued that getting by on fewer hours has become a badge on Plus， we live in a culture that（36） to the late neighter， from 24 hour grocery store to ? shopping site that never close。

It’s no surprise，then， that more than half of American adults get the 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye every night as （37）by sleep experts。

Whether or not we can catch up on sleep on the weekend，say- is a hotly （38） among sleep researchers。

The latest evidence suggests that while it isn’t （39）， it might ? when Liu， the UCLA sleep researcher and professor of medicine， brought （40） sleep-rest people into the lab for a weekend of sleep during which they lagged about 10 hours per night。

showed （41）in the ability of insulin（胰岛素）to process blood sugar。

That suggests up sleep may undo some but not all of the damage that sleep （42） causes， which is encouraging ? given how many adults don’t get the hours they need each night。

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2020年9月英语六级答案解析听力答案【Section A】Conversation One1.Why does the woman say she can be so energetic?A) She can devote all her life to pursuing her passion.2.What has the woman been engaged in?A) Science education and scientific research.3.What does the woman say about the benefit teaching brings to her?B) A better understanding of a subject.4.How does the woman say new scientific breakthroughs can be made possible?D) By making full use of the existing data.Conversation Two5.What do both speakers think of dreams?C) They have no special meanings.6.Why didn't the woman's grandmother take her scheduled flight?D) She dreamed of a plane crash.7.What does the woman say about people's emotions?A) They can have an impact as great as rational thinking.8.What did psychologist Sigmund Freud say about adults' dreams?B) They reflect their complicated emotions.【Section B】Passage One9. What did scientists first use to discover Lake Vostok in the 1970s?B) Radio waves.10. What do scientists think about Lake Vostok?C) It may have micro-organisms living in it.11. What do the scientists hope their discoveries will do?C) Shed light on possible in outer space.Passage Two12. Why did James Copeland want to study the American Indian tribe Tarahumara?A) He found there had been little research on their language.13. How did Gonzalez help James Copeland?D) He acted as an intermediary between Copeland and the villagers.14. What does the speaker say about James Copeland's trip to the Tarahumaras' village?B) Laborious.15. What impresses James Copeland about the Tarahumara's tribe?A) Their sense of sharing and caring.【Section C】Recording One16. What usually happens when people are accused of being radical?A) They tend to be silenced into submission.17. What is the speaker's definition of a radical?D) One who rebels against the existing social order.18. What does the speaker think of most radicals in the American history?C) They served as a driving force for progress.Recording Two19. What does the speakers say about us as human beings?B) It is impossible for us to be immune from outside influence.20. What does the speaker say Fred should do first to improve his quality of life?D) Recognize the negative impact of his coworkers.21. What does the speaker say about psychiatrists?A) They are quite susceptible to suicide.Recording Three22. What does the speaker say about the American dollar bill?B) Few people can describe it precisely.23. What does the speaker say about the exact composition of the American dollar bill?C) It is a well-protected government secret.24. Why did the new American government mint only coins for common currency?A) People had little faith in paper money.25. What have generations of American politicians argued for?C) A gold standard for American currency.选词填空第一套26.L.realms28 H.mastering29.B.fatigue30.E.hospitalized31.J.obsessed32 beled33 N.ruin34.K.potential35.A.contrary第二套26.D.hierarc27.H.logistical28.E.insight29.M saturated30.L rarely31.O.undoubtedly33.A.bond34.1.magically35.K.patterns信息匹配第一套How Telemedicine Is Transforming Healthcare36.D 段落第一句 None of this is to say that telemedicine37.H 段落第一句 Many health plans and employers have rushed38.E 段落第句What's more.for all the rapid growth39.B.段落第一句 Doctors are linking up with40.K 段落第一句 Who pays for the services?41.O 段落第一句 To date，17 states have joined42.G 段落第一句 Do patients trade quality for convenience?43.F 段落第一句 Some critics also question whether44.l 段落第一句 But critics worry that such45.N 段落第一句 Is the state-by-state regulatory system第二套Six Potential Brain Benefits of Bilingual Education36 H 段落第一句 Do these same advantages benefit a child who begins learning a second language in kindergarten in stead of as a baby?37.C 段落第一句 Traditional programs for English-anguage learners38.J 段落第一句 About10 percent of students in the Port land39.D 段落第一句 The trend flies in the face of some of the culture wars of two decades ago，40.M 段落第一句 American public school classrooms as a whole are becoming more segregated by race and class Du-al-language programs can be an exception.41.E 段落第一句 Some of the insistence on English-first was founded on research produced decades ago42.B 段落第一句 Again and again，researchers have found，bilingualism is an experience that shapes our brain for life43.P 段落第一句 A review of studies published last year found that cognitive advantages failed to appear in 83 per-cent of published studies，44.G 段落第一句 People who speak two languages often outperform monolinguals on general measures of executive function45.N 段落第一句 Several of the researchers also pointed out that，仔细阅读第一套46-50(sleeplessness)46.c They are deeply impressed by danielle Steels dailyWork schedule47.A She could serve as an example of industriousness48.A They are questionable49.C It may symbolise one's importance and success50.B The general public should not be encouraged tofollow it.51-55(Organic farming)51.B Organic farming may be exploited to solve the globalfood problem52.D It is not that productive53.C Inequality in food distribution54.B It is not conducive to sustainable development55.D Organic farming does long-term good to the ecosys-tem第二套46-50(Public health)46.B People disagree as to who should do what.47.AGovernments have a role to play.48.B They have not come up with anything more constructive49.D To justify government intervention in solving theobesity problem50.C When individuals have the incentive to act according-ly.51-55(The Coral Sea proposal)51.A It is exceptionally rich in marine life52.D Complete the series of marine reserves around its coast53.A The government has not done enough for marine protection54.D It is a tremendous joint effort to protect the range of marine habitats55.C It will protect regions that actually require little pro-tection翻译第一套《水浒传》(Water Margin是中国文学四大经典小说之一。

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2020年7月大学英语六级cet6考试真题及答案六级作文主题：The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today对明天做好的准备就是今天做到最好。

听力真题原文：恐龙遗址恐龙遗址The partial skeletons of more than 20 dinosaurs and scattered bones of about 300 more have been discovered in Utah and Colorado at what is now the dinosaur natural monument. Menu of the best specimens may be seen today at museums of natural history in the largest cities in the United States and Canada. This dinosaur pit is the largest and best-preserved deposit of dinosaurs known today. Many people get the idea from the massive bones in the pit wall that some disaster such as a volcanic explosion or a sudden flood killed a whole herd of dinosaurs in this area. This could have happened but it probably did not. The main reasons for thinking otherwise are the scattered bones and the thickness of the deposit. In other deposits where the animals were thought to have died together， the skeletons were usually complete and often all the bones were in the proper places， rounded pieces of fossil bone have been found here. These fragments got their smooth round shape by rolling along the stream bottom. In a mass killing， the bones would have been left on the stream or lake bottom together at the same level. But in this deposit， the bones occur throughout a zone of sand stone about 12 feet thick. The mixture of swamp dwellers and dryland types also seems to indicate that the deposit is a mixture from different places. The pit area is a large dinosaur graveyard， not a place where they died. Most of the remains probably floated down on eastward flowing river until they were left on a shallow sandbar. Some of them may have come from far away dryland areas to the west， perhaps they drowned trying to cross the small stream or were washed away during floods. Some of the swamp dwellers may have got stuck in the very sandbar that became their grave， others may have floated for miles before being stranded， even today similar events take place. When floods come in the spring， sheep， cattle and deer are often trapped by rising waters and often drown. Their dead bodies float down-stream until the flood recedes and leaves them stranded on the bar or shore where they lie， half buried in sand until they decay. Early travelers on the Missouri river reported that shores and bars often lined with the decaying bodies of buffalo that have died during spring floods /XQuestion 19： Where can many of the best dinosaur s specimens be found in North America?Question 20： What occurs to many people when they see the massive bones in the pit wall?Question 21： What does the speaker suggest about the large number of dinosaur bones in the pit?听力篇章原文：基因遗传Passage 2Public interest was aroused by the latest discovery of the changed gene in obese life. The news was made by Rockefeller University geneticist Jeffery Friedman. The researchers believe this gene influences development of a hormone that tells the organism how fat or full it is. Those was the changed gene may not sense when they have eaten enough or if they have sufficient fatty tissue. And thus，you can't tell when to stop eating.The researchers also reported finding a gene nearly identical to the mouse obesity gene in humans. The operation of this gene in humans has not yet been demonstrated. however. Still， professionals like University of Vermont psychologist Esther Rothblum， reacted enthusiastically：”This research indicate that people really are born with the tendency to have a certain weight just as they are to have a particular skin color or height”.Actually， behavioral geneticists believe that less than half of total weight variation is programmed in the genes， while height is almost entirely genetic determined. Whatever role genes play，Americans are getting fatter. A survey by the Center for Disease Control found obesity has increased greatly over the last ten years. Such rapid change underlines the role of environmental factors like the abundance of rich foods in Americans' overeating. The Center for Disease Control has also found that teens are far less physically active than they were even a decade ago. Accepting that weight is predetermined can relieve guilt for overweight people. But people’s belief that they cannot control their weight can itself contribute to obesity.Q12： What does the speaker say has aroused public interest?Q13： What do we learn about the changed gene?Q14： What does the University of Vermont psychologist Esther Rothblum say? Q15： What accounts for Americans' obesity according to a survey by the Center of Disease Control?听力真题原文：友谊Recording 1Qualities of a relationship such as openness， compassion and mental stimulation are of concern to most of us regardless of sex， but - judging from the questionnaire response， they are more important to women than to men. Asked to consider the ingredients of close friendship， women rated these qualities above all others. Men assigned a lower priority to them in favor of similarity in interests， selected by seventy-seven percent of men， and responsiveness in a crisis， chosen by sixty-one percent of male respondents. Mental stimulation， ranked third in popularity by men as well as women， was the only area of over-lap. Among men， only twenty-eight percent named openness as an important quality; caring was picked by just twenty -three percent.It is evident by their selections that when women speak of close friendships， they are referring to emotional factors， while men emphasize the pleasure they find in a friend's company. That is，when a man speaks of 'a friend'， he is likely to be taking about someone he does things with - a teammate，a fellow hobbyist， a drinking buddy. These activities are the fabric of the friendship; it is a 'doing' relationship in which similarity in interests is the key bond. This factor was a consideration of less than eleven percent of women. Women opt for a warm， emotional atmosphere where communication flows freely; activity is mere background.Lastly， men， as we have seen， have serious questions about each other's loyalty. Perhaps this is why they placed such strong emphasis on responsiveness in a crisis - 'someone I can call on for help.' Women， as their testimonies indicate， are generally more secure with each other and consequently are more likely to treat this issue lightly. In follow-up interviews this was confirmed numerous times as woman after woman indicated that 'being there when needed was taken for granted.'As for the hazards of friendship， more than a few relationships have been shattered because of cutthroat competition and feelings of betrayal. This applies to both men and women， but unequally. In comparison， nearly twice as many men complained about these issues as women. Further， while competition and betrayal are the main thorns to female relationship， men are plagued in almost equalamounts by two additional issues： lack of friendship and a fear of appearing unmanly. Obviously，for a man， a good friend is hard to find.Question 16： What quality do men value most concerning friendship according to a questionnaire response?Question 17： What do women refer to when speaking of close friendships?Question 18： What may threaten a friendship for both men and women?听力真题原文：家庭关系Recording 3主题：家庭关系I would like particularly to talk about the need to develop a new style of aging in our new society.Young people in this country have been accused of not caring for their parents， the way they would have in the old country. And this is true， but it is also true that old people have been influenced by an American ideal of independence and autonomy. So， we live alone， perhaps on the verge of starvation， in time without friends， but we are independent. This standard American style has been forced on every ethnic group， although there are many groups for whom the ideal is not practical. It is a poor ideal and pursuing it does a great deal of harm.This ideal of independence also contains a tremendous amount of unselfishness. In talking to today's young mothers， I have asked them what kind of grandmothers they think they are going to be. I hear devoted， loving mother say that when they are through raising their children， they have no intention of becoming grandmothers. They were astonished to hear that in most of the world throughout most of its history， families have been three- or four-generation families， living under the same roof. We have over-emphasized the small family unit - father， mother， small children. We think it is wonderful if Grandma and Grandpa， if they're still alive， can live alone.We have reached the point where we think the only thing we can do for our children is to stay out of their way. And the only thing we can do for our daughter-in-law is to see as little of her as possible. Old people's nursing homes， even the best run， are filled with older people who believe the only thing they can do for their children is to look cheerful when they come to visit. So， in the end，older people have to devote all their energies to 'not being a burden.'Were beginning to see what a tremendous price we've paid for our emphasis on independence and autonomy. We've isolated old people and we've cut off the children from their grandparents. One of the reasons we have as bad a generation gap today as we do is that grandparents have stepped out. Young people are being deprived of the thing they need most - perspective， to know why their parents behave so peculiarly and why their grandparents say the things they do.Q22 What have young Americans been accused of?Q23 What does the speaker say about old people in the United States?Q24 What is astonishing to the young mothers interviewed by the speaker?O25 What does the speaker say older people tried their best to do?听力真题原文：幽默”Too many people view their jobs as a five-day prison from which they are paroled6every Friday ，”says Joel Goodman ， founder of The Humor Project ， a humor-consulting group in Saratoga Springs， New York. Humor unlocks the office prison because it lets adults bring some of their childlike spirit to the job.According to Howard Pallio， professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee，Knoxville ， an office with humor breaks is an office with satisfied and productiveemployees. Pollio conducted the study that proved humor can help workers excel at routine production tasks. Employees perform better when they have fun .In large corporations with a hierarchy of power， there is often no outlet for stress，“Every company needs underground ways of poking fun at the organization，”says Lynn N Mark ， the speaker on workplace humor for St . Mary's Health Center inSt. Louis . 7Kodak's Rochester New York branch discovered a way for its 20 000 employees to uncork their bottled-up resentments . Their 1 000 square foot ”Humor Room”features a “toy store”. ”Among the room's many stress-reducing gadgets， the main attraction is a boss doll with detachable arms and legs. Employees can take the doll apart， as long as they put its arms and legs back in place.Sandy Cohen， owner of a graphic print-production business， created ”The QuoteBoard” to document the bizarre phrases people say when under strictdeadlines. ”When you’re under stress， you say stupid things，”says Cohen，“now we just look at each other and say that’s one for the Quote Board!”9. What does the passage say about humor in the workplace?10. What does the study by Howard Pollio show?11. What can Kodak's employees do in the Humor Room?六级听力长对话真题：体育Conversation 1M： Tonight， we have a very special guest. Mrs. Anna Sanchez is a three-time Olympic champion and author of the new book To the Edge. Mrs. Sanchez， thank you for joining us.W： Thank you for having me.M： Let's start with your book. What does the title ”To the Edge” mean? What are you referring to?W： The book is about how science and technology has helped push humans to the edge of their physical abilities. I argue that in the past 20 years， we have had the best athletes the world has ever seen.M： But is this a fair comparison? How do you know how， say， a football player from 50 years ago would compare to one today?W： Well. You are right. That comparison would be perhaps impossible to make. But the point is more about our knowledge today of human biochemistry， nutrition and mechanics. I believe that while our bodies have not changed in thousands of years， what has changed is the scientific knowledge. This has allowed athletes to push the limits of what was previously thought possible.M： That's interesting. Please tell us more about these perceived limits.W： The world is seeing sports records being broken that could only be broken with the aid of technology. Whether this be the speed of a tennis serve or the fastest time in a hundred-meter dash or a two-hundred-meter swimming race.M： Is there any concern that technology is giving some athletes an unfair advantage over others?W： That is an interesting question and one that has to be considered very carefully. Skis， for example， went from being made of wood to a metal alloy， which allows for better control and faster speed. There is no stopping technological progress but， as I said， each situation should be considered carefully on a case-by-case basis.Questions 1-4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Question 1： What do we learn about Anna Sanchez?Question 2： What is the woman's book mainly about?Question 3： What has changed in the past thousands ofyears?Question 4： What is the man's concern about the use of technology in sports competitions?六级听力长对话真题原文：国际贸易Conversation 2W： l've worked in international trade all my life. My father did so too before me. So， I guess you could say it rounds in the family.M： What products have you worked with?W： All sorts， really. l've imported textiles， machinery， toys， solar panels， all kinds of things over the years. Trends and mind come and go， so one needs to be very flexible to succeed in this industry.73M： I see. What goods are you trading now?W： I now import furniture from China into Italy. And foods from Italy into China. I even use the same container. It's a very efficient way of conducting trade.M： The same container? You mean you own a 40-foot cargo container?W： Yeah， that's right. I have a warehouse in Genova， Italy and another in Shanghai. I source mid-century modern furniture from different factories in China. It's very good value for money. I collect it all in my warehouse and then dispatch it to my other warehouse in Italy. Over there I do the same， but with Italian foods instead of furniture. Things like pasta， cheese， wine， chocolates，and I send all that to my warehouse in China in the same free container I use for the fumiture.M： So， I presume you sell both lines of products wholesale in each respective country. W： Of course， I possess a network of clients and partners in both countries. That's the main benefit of having done this for so long. l've made great business contacts over time.M： How many times do you ship?W： I did 12 shipments last year， 18 this year， and I hope it'll grow to around 25 next year. That's both ways， there and back again. Demand for authentic Italian food in China is growing rapidly，and similarly， sales of affordable yet stylish wooden furniture are also increasing in Italy. Furniture is marginally more profitable， mostly because it enjoys lower customs duties.Questions 5-8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Questions 5： What does the woman think is required to be successful in international trade?Question 6： What does the woman say is special about her way of doing trade?Question 7： What does the woman have in both Italy and China?Question 8： What does the woman say makes furniture marginally more profitable?英语六级听力答案：友谊听力答案：长对话2(国际贸易)英语六级听力答案：长对话1(体育)听力篇章答案：幽默英语六级听力答案：恐龙遗址听力篇章答案：基因遗传六级听力答案：家庭关系翻译真题：三国演义《三国演义》写于14世纪，是中国著名的历史小说。

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2020年6月英语六级考试阅读真题及答案2020年6月英语六级考试阅读真题及答案Section ADirection： In this section, there is a short passage with 5 questions or incomplete stamens. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. Please write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.Question 47 to 51 are based on the following passageHighly proficient musicianship is hard won. Althoughit’s often assumed musical ability us inherited, there’s abundant evidence that this isn’t the case. While it seems that at birth virtually everyone has perfect pitch, the reasons that one child is better than another are motivation and practice.Highly musical children were sung to more as infants and more encouraged to join in song games as kids than less musical ones, long before any musical ability could have been evident. Studies of classical musicians prove that the best ones practiced considerably more from childhood onwards than ordinary orchestral players, and this is because their parents were at them to put in the hours from a very young age.The same was true of children selected for entry to specialist music schools, compared with those who were rejected. The chosen children had parents who had very actively supervised music lessons and daily practice fromyoung ages, giving up substantial periods of leisure time to take the children to lessons and concerts.The singer Michael Jackson’s story, although unusually brutal and extreme, is illumination when considering musical prodigy(天才). Accounts suggest that he was subjected to cruel beatings and emotional torture ,and that he was humiliated (羞辱) constantly by his father, What sets Jackson’s family apart is that his father used his reign of terror to train his children as musicians and dancers.On top of his extra ability Michael also had more drive. This may have been the result of being the closest of his brothers and sisters to his mother. “He seemed different to me from the other children —special,”Michael’s mother said of him. She may not have realized that treating her son as special may have been part of the reason be became like that.All in all, if you want to bring up a Mozart or Bach, the key factor is how hard you are prepared to crack the whip. Thankfully, most of us will probably settle for a bit of fun on the recorder and some ill-executed pieces of music-on the piano from our children.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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It’s that they’re better. “In some cases the quality requirements are so exacting that even if you wanted to have a human do the job, you couldn’t,” Burnstein says.Same goes for surgeons, who’re using robotic systems to perform an ever-growing list of operations—not because the machines save money but because, thanks to the greater precision of robots, the patients recover in less time and have fewer complications, says Dr. Myriam Curet.Surgeons may survive the robot invasion, but others at the hospital might not be so lucky, as iRobot, maker of the Roomba, a robot vacuum cleaner, has been showing off Ava, which could be used as a messenger in a hospital. And once you’re home, recovering, Ava could let you talk to your doctor, so there’s no need to send someone to your house. That “mobile telepresence” could be useful at the office. If you’re away on a trip, you can still attend a meeting. 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2020年7月六级阅读理解解析一、背景介绍1.1 2020年7月六级考试概况2020年7月份的大学英语六级考试共有四部分，分别为听力、阅读、写作和翻译，是我国大陆高校学生参加的英语水平考试之一，是用来测试大学生英语水平的一项标准化考试。

二、阅读理解解析2.1 文章一2.1.1 文章主题文章一主要围绕着环保与可持续发展展开讨论，内容涉及了环境污染和全球气候变化等方面。

2.1.2 题目解析题目主要考察考生对文章中具体细节的理解能力，包括事实细节、词汇理解、主旨概括等。

2.1.3 解题技巧在解答此类题目时，考生需要仔细阅读文章内容，理清文章结构，挖掘文章中的关键信息，尤其是要注意文章所涉及的专业术语和短语的理解。

2.2 文章二2.2.1 文章主题文章二主要讨论了科技与社会发展的关系，探讨了科技对经济、教育、医疗等领域的影响。

2.2.2 题目解析此类题目难度较大，考察考生对文章的整体把握能力，需要考生具备熟练的阅读理解能力和逻辑思维能力。

2.2.3 解题技巧在应对此类题目时，考生需要培养对长篇文章的快速阅读和理解能力，勤加练习，提高自身的阅读速度和理解能力。

三、备考建议3.1 阅读训练3.1.1 平时多读英文文章、报纸、杂志，提高阅读速度和理解能力。

3.1.2 积累生词，扩大词汇量，提升对文章的理解能力。

3.1.3 注重阅读技巧的训练，如速读、精读、略读等，增强对文章结构和内容的把握能力。

3.2 模拟练习3.2.1 定期进行模拟考试，尽可能还原真实考试环境，增强应试能力。

3.2.2 对模拟考试中的答题结果进行分析，找出自身在阅读理解方面的薄弱环节，有针对性地进行强化训练。

3.3 知识储备3.3.1 充分利用课堂教学时间，加强对相关知识点的学习和掌握。

3.3.2 阅读与当前社会热点相关的文章，提高对时事和科技前沿的了解，增强对文章内容的理解深度。

四、总结4.1 在备考阅读理解部分时，考生需要注重平时的积累和训练，提高英语水平和阅读理解能力，合理规划学习时间，持续进行训练和提升，方能在考试中取得更好的成绩。

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Toget 48 benefit from walking, aim for 45 minutes a day, an average of five days a week.Strength training is another important 49 of physical activity. Its purpose is to build and 50 bone and muscle mass, both of which shrink with age. In general, you will want todo strength training two or three days a week, 51 recovery days between sessions.Finally, flexibility and balance training are 52important as the body ages. Aches and pains are high on thelist of complaints in old age. The result of constant muscle tension and stiffness of joints, many of them are 53 , and simple flexibility training can 54 these by making muscles stronger and keeping joints lubricated (润滑 ). Some of this you do whenever you stretch. If you watch dogs and cats,you’ll get an idea of how natural it is. The general 55 is simple： whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to 56 stretch it in an opposite position.A) allowing F) helping K) preventB) avoidable G) increasingly L) principleC) briefly H) lowest M) provokeD) component I) maintain N) seriouslyE) determined J) maximum O) topic参考答案47. H. lowest48. J. maximum49. D. component50. I. maintain51. A. allowing52. G. increasingly53. B. avoidable54. K. prevent55. L. principle56. C. brieflySectionBDirections： There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.Junk food is everywhere. We’re eating way too much of it. Most of us know what we’re doing and yet we do it anyway.So here’s a suggestion offered by two researchers at the Rand Corporation： Why not take a lesson from alcohol control policies and apply them to where food is sold and how it’s displayed?“Many policy measures to control obesity(肥胖症)assume that people consciously and rationally choose what and how much they eat and therefore focus on providing informationand more access to healthier foods,” note the two researchers.“In contrast,” the researchers continue, “many regulations that don’t assume people make rational choices have been successfully applied to control alcohol, a substance — like food — of which immoderate consumption leads to serious health problems.”The research references studies of people’s behavior with food and alcohol and results of alcohol restrictions, and then lists five regulations that the researchers think might be promising if applied to junk foods. Among them：Density restrictions：licenses to sell alcohol aren’t handed out unplanned to all comers but are allotted(分配)based on the number of places in an area that already sell alcohol. These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.Similarly, the researchers say, being presented with junk food stimulates our desire to eat it. So why not limit the density of food outlets, particularly ones that sell foodrich in empty calories And why not limit sale of food in places that aren’t primarily food storesDisplay and sales restrictions： California has a rule prohibiting alcohol displays near the cash registers in gass tations, and in most places you can’t buy alcohol at drive-through facilities. At supermarkets, food companies pay to have their wares in places where they’re easily seen. One could remove junk food to the back of the store and ban them from the shelves at checkout lines. The other measures include restricting portion sizes, taxing and prohibiting special price deals for junk foods, and placing warninglabels on the products.57. What does the author say about junk food?A) People should be educated not to eat too much.B) It is widely consumed despite its ill reputation.C) Its temptation is too strong for people to resist.D) It causes more harm than is generally realized.58. What do the Rand researchers think of many of the policy measures to control obesity?A) They should be implemented effectively.B) They provide misleading information.C) They are based on wrong assumptions.D) They help people make rational choices.59. Why do policymakers of alcohol control place density restrictions?A) Few people are able to resist alcohol’s temptations.B) There are already too many stores selling alcohol.C) Drinking strong alcohol can cause social problems.D) Easy access leads to customers’ over-consumption.60. What is the purpose of California’s rule about alcohol display in gas stations?A) To effectively limit the density of alcohol outlets.B) To help drivers to give up the habit of drinking.C) To prevent possible traffic jams in nearby areas.D) To get alcohol out of drivers’ immediate sight.61. What is the general guideline the Rand researchers suggest about junk food control?A) Guiding people to make rational choices about food.B) Enhancing people’s awareness of their own health.C) Borrowing ideas from alcohol control measures.D) Resorting to economic, legal and psychological means.参考答案57.C 58.C 59.D 60.D 61.CSection C Passage OneQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy(破产)protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.Although many attribute Kodak’s downfall to “complacency(自满) ,” that explanation doesn’t acknow-ledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.It wasn’t that Kodak was blind to the future, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it. By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late.Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses.Although Kodak anticipated the inevitable rise of digital photography, its corporate(企业的) culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.Kodak’s downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the marketfor photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodak’s decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent footholdin the marketplace.62. What do we learn about Kodak?A) It went bankrupt all of a sudden.B) It is approaching its downfall.C) It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.D) It is playing a dominant role in the film market.63. Why does the author mention Kodak’s invention of the first digital camera?A) To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.B) To show its effort to overcome complacency.C) To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.D) To show its will to compete with Japan’s Fuji photo.64. Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?A) They find it costly to give up their existing assets.B) They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.C) They are unwilling to invest in new technology.D) They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.65. What does the author say Kodak’s history has become?A) A burden.B) A mirror.C) A joke.D) A challenge.66. What was Kodak’s fatal mistake?A) Its blind faith in traditional photography.B) Its failure to see Fuji photo’s emergence.C) Its refusal to sponsor the 1984 Olympics.D) Its overconfidence in its corporate culture.参考答案62. B.63. A.64. D.65. A.66. C.。

2020年6月四级阅读真题及答案

2020年6月四级阅读真题及答案2020年6月四级阅读真题及答案Section ADirections： In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.Global warming is a trend toward warmer conditions around the world. Part of the warming is natural; we have experienced a 20,000 -year -long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice 36 away. However, we have already reached temperatures that are in 37 with other minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are 38 to a predicted worldwide increase in temperatures 39 between 1℃ and 6℃ over the next 100 years. The warming will be more 40 in some areas, less in others, and some places may even cool off. Likewise, the 41 of this warming will be very different depending on where you are—coastal areas must worry about rising sea levels, while Siberia and northern Canada may become more habitable (宜居的) and 42 for humans than these areas are now.The fact remains, however, that it will likely get warmer, on 43 , everywhere. Scientists are in general agreement that the warmer conditions we have been experiencing are at leastin part the result of a human-induced global warming trend. Some scientists 44 that the changes we are seeing fall within the range of random (无规律的) variation—some years are cold, others warm, and we have just had an unremarkable string of warm years 45 —but that is becoming an increasingly rare interpretation in the face of continued and increasing warm conditions.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

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2020年大学英语六级考试标准阅读(19)
Western airliner manufacturers seem to be tripping over themselves in their eagerness to sign collaborative agreements with Asian partners as a low-cost route to developing new airliners. Their potential Asian partners seem to be tripping over themselves to sign such agreements， as a low-cost route to acquiring new airliner technology. If they are not careful the two sides will end up tripping over each other： the one by selling its birth-right for short-term gain， the other by trying to break into a market which isn't big enough to sustain it.
Technology transfer works in a growing market， where the aspirations of the new entrant receiving that technology can
be met through expansion. The airliner market is not such a device.
Even the most optimistic projections of airliner sales
for the next 20 years show that airliner manufacture can only be profitable if a small number of aircraft builders share
the available sales. It follows that if new manufacturers
come into the market and take sales， their sales must come from substitution， not expansion.
Given the complexity of today's airliners， it is
unlikely that any new entrant will have both the financial
and technical resources to come into the market without the involvement of an established manufacturer. In the short term，such involvement may not be to the exclusive benefit of the new entrant： most of the established manufacturers are searching for ways to reduce costs of manufacture.
In the short term， it can be of benefit to an
established Western manufacturer to have either components of complete air – frames made or assembled in lower-wage economics such a China， Taiwan or Korea， while retaining
the design， development and marketing of aircraft for itself. It would be a very unwise Western manufacturer which did not heed the fact that these developing economies are acquiring skills （ like computing ） at least as quickly as they are acquiring skills in metallbashing.
The danger comes when the new entrant no longer needs the established Western partner because it has acquired the technical and intellectual ability to design and build its
own aircraft. An Asian partner may well find itself in the happy position of having the low-cost labour base， the high-cost technology base and the vital financial base to build a new airliner.。