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2019年12月六级阅读答案

2019年12月六级阅读答案长篇阅读部分主要考察考生对于题干中关键词的理解以及关键词在文章中的同义替换的掌握，考生在做题时需注意不要只借助一个定位词去确定位置，下面给大家带来一些关于2019年12月六级阅读答案，希望对大家有所帮助。

PassageOne:第一篇难度较大，定位较容易，但找到定位句后，需要准确理解句意才能找出正确答案，切忌以点盖面46.B：根据题干the best school定位到第一段第二句The best seek to alleviate the external pressures on their pupils while equipping them better to understand and handle the world outside-at once sheltering them and broadening their horizons.Protect students from social pressures 同义替换alleviate the external pressures on their pupils;equipping them better to understand and handle the world outside同义替换 enable them to face the world.47.B：They widen the gap between priviledged and disadvantaged students根据school field trips定位到第二段The discrepancy is startlingly apparent. 差异显而易见，这质的差异根据文章即学生之间的贫富差异，其中the gap between privileged and disadvantaged students同义替换discrepancy;widen同义替换startlingly apparent因此B为正确选项48.D) Activities involving all students on campus.根据题干build community spirit定位至第三段倒数第二句和最后一句some schools have shown remarkable determination and ingenuity in ensuring that all their pupils are able to take up opportunities that may be truly life-changing. They should beapplauded. Methods such as whole-school fundraising, with the proceeds(收益) pooled, can help to extend opportunities and fuel community spirit.文中谈及学校努力确保所有学生都参与进来，且全校筹款等方法将收益汇总起来，可以帮助扩大机会并激发社区精神。

2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：Passage One答案及解析

2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：PassageOne答案及解析Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passageProfessor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the fut ure of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species.”Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history,” Hawking said, “which,let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring. “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,” he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this newtechnological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one –industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization.”Huw Price, the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university’s Centre for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems or humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn’t taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting,” she said, “but it has limitations, which present grace dangers given uncritical use.”The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressedtheir concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilization.B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.46. B. It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.【定位】依据题干Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence定位到第一段第一句【解析】“either the best, or the worst thing…”，要么是的，要么是最坏的，与选项B对应。

2019年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第一套）

2019年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第一套）2019年12月大学英语六级考试真题及答案（第一套）Part Ⅰ Writing (30 minutes) Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of having a sense of community responsibility. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【参考范文】There is no doubt that community responsibility plays an indispensable role in personal development, for instance, in the workplace.There are several factors accounting for this perspective and the following are the most typical ones. First and foremost, a strong sense of community responsibility is helpful to develop harmonious interpersonal relationships. As we all know, we are very likely to spend more time with our colleagues than our families after entering the workplace. Therefore, the sound working atmosphere and interpersonal relationships among employees are crucial to both physical and mental pleasure. In addition, community responsibility can improve efficiency. In the fast-paced modern society, time is money and efficiency holds the key to saving time. As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. So great importance should be attached to the cultivation of the sense of community responsibility and we will eventually benefit from it.From what has been mentioned above, we can come to the conclusion that the sense of community responsibility is a kind of good personal quality, which deserves our attention.【参考译文】毫无疑问，集体责任在个人发展中起着不可或缺的作用，例如在工作场所。

2019年6月英语六级考试真题试卷附答案(完整版第1套)

Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on th e importance of team spirit and communication in the workplace. You shoul d write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.______________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ __________Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)听力音频MP3文件，点击进入听力真题页面Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation an d the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). The n mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) A six-month-long negotiation.B) Preparations for the party.C) A project with a troublesome client.D) Gift wrapping for the colleagues.2. A) Take wedding photos.B) Advertise her company.C) Start a small business.D) Throw a celebration party.3. A) Hesitant.B) Nervous.C) Flattered.D) Surprised.4. A) Start her own bakery.B) Improve her baking skill.C) Share her cooking experience.D) Prepare for the wedding.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They have to spend more time studying.B) They have to participate in club activities.C) They have to be more responsible for what they do.D) They have to choose a specific academic discipline.6. A) Get ready for a career.B) Make a lot of friends.C) Set a long-term goal.D) Behave like adults7. A) Those who share her academic interests.B) Those who respect her student commitments.C) Those who can help her when she is in need.D) Those who go to the same clubs as she does.8. A) Those helpful for tapping their potential.B) Those conducive to improving their social skills.C) Those helpful for cultivating individual interests.D) Those conducive to their academic studies.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each pas sage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the question s will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the be st answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresp onding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) They break away from traditional ways of thinking.B) They are prepared to work harder than anyone else.C) They are good at refining old formulas.D) They bring their potential into full play.10. A) They contributed to the popularity of skiing worldwide.B) They resulted in a brand-new style of skiing technique.C) They promoted the scientific use of skiing poles.D) They made explosive news in the sports world.11. A) He was recognized as a genius in the world of sports.B) He competed in all major skiing events in the world.C) He won three gold medals in one Winter Olympics.D) He broke three world skiing records in three years.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They appear restless.B) They lose consciousness.C) They become upset.D) They die almost instantly.13. A) It has an instant effect on your body chemistry.B) It keeps returning to you every now and then.C) It leaves you with a long lasting impression.D) It contributes to the shaping of your mind.14. A) To succeed while feeling irritated.B) To feel happy without good health.C) To be free from frustration and failure.D) To enjoy good health while in dark moods15. A) They are closely connected.B) They function in a similar way.C) They are too complex to understand.D) They reinforce each other constantly.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks f ollowed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. Af ter you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choic es marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Shee t 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) They differ in their appreciation of music.B) They focus their attention on different things.C) They finger the piano keys in different ways.D) They choose different pieces of music to play.17. A) They manage to cooperate well with their teammates.B) They use effective tactics to defeat their competitors.C) They try hard to meet the spectators’ expectations.D) They attach great importance to high performance.18. A) It marks a breakthrough in behavioral science.B) It adopts a conventional approach to research.C) It supports a piece of conventional wisdom.D) It gives rise to controversy among experts.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) People’s envy of slim models.B) People’s craze for good health.C) The increasing range of fancy products.D) The great variety of slimming products.20. A) They appear vigorous.B) They appear strange.C) They look charming.D) They look unhealthy.21. A) Culture and upbringing.B) Wealth and social status.C) Peer pressure.D) Media influence.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) The relation between hair and skin.B) The growing interest in skin studies.C) The color of human skin.D) The need of skin protection.23. A) The necessity to save energy.B) Adaptation to the hot environment.C) The need to breathe with ease.D) Dramatic climate changes on earth.24. A) Leaves and grass.B) Man-made shelter.C) Their skin coloring.D) Hair on their skin.25. A) Their genetic makeup began to change.B) Their communities began to grow steadily.C) Their children began to mix with each other.D) Their pace of evolution began to quicken.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are require d 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 yo ur choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line throug h the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a__ 26__, to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar__ 27__ up.The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkin s, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potato es for vegetable, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghet ti for vegetables has been__ 28__ by clean-eating experts.But now a__29__ review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that n ot only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help pe ople drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found t hat pasta had been unfairly demonized (妖魔化) because it had been__30__ in with other, more fat-promoting carbohydrates."The study found that pasta didn't__31__ to weight gain or increase in body fat," said lead author Dr John Sieven piper. "In__32__ the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an__33__ effect on body weight outcomes when it is consumed as part of a health y dietary pattern." In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss. So __ 34__ to concerns, perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet.Those involved in the__35__ trials on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carb ohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kil ogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.A) adverse B) championed C) clinical D) contract E) contribute F) intima te G) lumped H) magnified I) minimum J) radiating K) ration L) shooting M) subscribe N) systematic O) weighingSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statemen ts attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the pa ragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a le tter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sh eet 2.The best Retailers Combine Bricks and ClicksA) Retail profits are falling sharply. Stores are closing. Malls are emptying. Th e depressing stories just keep coming. Reading the earnings announcements of large retail stores like Macy's, Nordstorm, and Target is about as uplifting as a tour of an intensive care unit. The internet is apparently taking down yet another industry. Brick and mortar stores (实体店) seem to be going the way of the yellow pages. Sure enough, the Census B ureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.B) But before you dump all of your retail stocks, there are more facts you sh ould consider. Looking only at that 15.2 percent "surge" would be misleadin g. It was an increase that was on a small base of 6.9 percent. Even when a ti ny number grows by a large percentage terms, it is often still tiny.C) More than 20 years after the internet was opened to commerce, the Cens us Bureau tells us that brick and mortar sales accounted for 92.3 percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016. Their data show that only 0.8 percent of retail sales shifted from offline to online between the beginning of 2015 a nd 2016.D) So, despite all the talk about drone (无人机) deliveries to your doorstep, all the retail executives expressing anxiety o ver consumers going online, and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming th at Amazon has a "huge antitrust problem," the Census data suggest that phys ical retail is thriving. Of course, the closed stores, depressed executives, a nd sinking stocks suggest otherwise. What's the real story?E) Many firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble. The retail in dustry is getting "reinvented," as we describe in our new book Matchmarkers . It's standing in the path of what Schumpeter called a gale (大风) of creative destruction. That storm has been brewing for some time, an d as it has reached gale force, most large retailers are searching for a respon se. As the CFO of Macy's put it recently, "We're frankly scratching our heads."F) But it's not happening as experts predicted. In the peak of the dot. com b ubble, brick and mortar retail was one of these industries the internet was going to kill—and quickly. The dot. com bust discredited most predictions of that sort and in the years that followed, conventional retailers' confidence in the future increased as Census continued do report weak online sales. And then the gale hit.G) It is becoming increasingly clear that retail reinvention isn't a simple battl e to the death between bricks and clicks. It is about devising retail models th at work for people who are making increasing use of a growing array of inter net-connected tools to change how they search, shop, and buy. Creative retai lers are using the new technologies to innovate just about everything stores d o from managing inventory, to marketing, to getting paid.H) More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep, Apple's massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and A mazon's small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night. Not to mention the large number of creative new r etailers, like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in crea tive ways.I) Retail reinvention is not a simple process, and it's also not happening on w hat used to be called "Internet Time." Some internet-driven changes have ha ppened quickly, of course. Craigslist quickly overtook newspaper classified ad s and turned newspaper economics upside down. But many widely anticipate d changes weren't quick, and some haven't really started. With the benefit o f hindsight (后见之明), it looks like the internet will transform the economy at something like th e pace of other great inventions like electricity. B2B commerce, for example, didn't move mainly online by 2005 as many had predicted in 2000, nor eve n by 2016, but that doesn't mean it won't do so over the next few decades.J) But the gale is still blowing. The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent yea rs, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning. People can shop more efficiently online and the refore don't need to go to as many stores to find what they want. There's a s urplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why st ores are downsizing and closing.K) The rise of the mobile phone has recently added a new level of complexit y to the process of retail reinvention. Even five years ago most people faced a choice. Sit at your computer, probably at home or at the office, search and browse, and buy. Or head out to the mall, or Main Street, look and shop, and buy. Now, just about everyone has a smartphone, connected to the internet a lmost everywhere almost all the time. Even when a retailer gets a customer t o walk in the store, she can easily see if there's a better deal online or at anot her store nearby.L) So far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all th is is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals. Many are having the same problem that newspapers have had. Even if they get online traffic, they struggle to make e nough money online to compensate for what they are losing offline.M) A few seem to be making this work. Among large traditional retailers, Wa lmart recently reported the best results, leading its stock price to surge, whil e Macy's, Target, and Nordstorm's dropped. Yet Walmart's year-over-year onli ne sales only grew 7 percent, leading its CEO to lament (哀叹),"Growth here is to slow." Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon field the one-click patent, the online retail shopping and buying ex perience is filled with frictions. A recent study graded more than 600 internet retailers on how easy it was for consumers to shop, buy, and pay. Almost half of the sites didn't get a passing grade and only 18 percent got an A or B.N) The turmoil on the ground in physical retail is hard to square with the Ce nsus data. Unfortunately, part of the explanation is that the Census retail d ata are unreliable. Our deep look into those data and their preparation revea led serious problems. It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales. It is certain that the Census procedures, which lump t he online sales of major traditional retailers like Walmart with "non-store ret ailers" like food trucks, can mask major changes in individual retail categorie s. The bureau could easily present their data in more useful ways, but they ha ve chosen not to.O) Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won't disappear any time soon. Th e big questions are which, if any, of the large traditional retailers will still be on the scene in a decade or two because they have successfully reinvented t hemselves, which new players will operate busy stores on Main Streets and maybe even in shopping malls, and how the shopping and buying experiencewill have changed in each retail category. Investors shouldn't write off brick and mortar. Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run th ose stores now is another matter.36. Although online retailing has existed for some twenty years, nearly half of the internet retailers still fail to receive satisfactory feedback from consumers , according to a recent survey.37. Innovative retailers integrate internet technologies with conventional r etailing to create new retail models.38. Despite what the Census data suggest, the value of physical retail's stock s has been dropping.39. Internet-driven changes in the retail industry didn't take place as quickly as widely anticipated.40. Statistics indicate that brick and mortar sales still made up the lion's sh are of the retail business.41. Companies that successfully combine online and offline business models may prove to be a big concern for traditional retailers.42. Brick and mortar retailers' faith in their business was strengthened whe n the dot. com bubble burst.43. Despite the tremendous challenges from online retailing, traditional retai ling will be here to stay for quite some time.44. With the rise of online commerce, physical retail stores are like to suffer the same fate as the yellow pages.45. The wide use of smartphone has made it more complex for traditional r etailers to reinvent their business.Section CDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by s ome questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four ch oices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and ma rk the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the c entre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificia l intelligence (AI) will be "either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity", and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicate d to researching the future of intelligence as "crucial to the future of our ci vilisation and our species".Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Futur e of Inteelgence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institut e that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research."We spend a great deal of time studying history," Hawking said,"which, let's face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it's a welcome chan ge that people are studying instead the future of intelligence."While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, risin g concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to high light the positives that AI research can bring."The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge," he said."We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplif ied by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we wil l be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last o ne—industrialisation. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, succes s in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation."Huw Price, the centre's academic director and the Bertrand Russell professo r of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university's Cent re for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential p roblems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University o f Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she s aid, the topic wasn't taken seriously, even among AI researchers."AI is hugely exciting," she said,"but it has limitations, which present grave dangers given uncritical use."The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dang ers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the tec hnology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also ex pressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could d o to humanity.46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilisation.B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?A) It would accelerate the progress of AI research.B) It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.D) It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?A) The shift of research focus from the past to the future.B) The shift of research from theory to implementation.C) The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.D) The increasing awareness of mankind's past stupidity.49. What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?A) It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.B) It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.C) Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.D) Super-intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.50. What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?A) They are much influenced by the academic community.B) They are most likely to benefit from AI development.C) They share the same concerns about AI as academics.D) They believe they can keep AI under human control.Passage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups (初创公司) want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback from the peo ple who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country's largest owner of retirement communities, has been inviting a few select entrepreneu rs just to move in for a few days, show off their products and hear what the r esidents have to say.That's what brought Dayle Rodriguez,28, all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in To rrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup's product, SentabTV, enables older adult s who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control."It's nothing new, it's nothing too complicated and it's natural because lots o f people have TV remotes," says Rodriguez.But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. I nstead, Rodriguez solicits residents' advice on what he should get on his chee seburger and how he should spend the afternoon. Playing cards was on the a genda, as well as learning to play mahjong (麻将).Rodriguez says it's important that residents here don't feel like he's selling th em something. "I've had more feedback in a passive approach," he says. "Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch," all work better "th an going through a survey of question. When they get to know me and to tru st me, knowing for sure I'm not selling them something—there'll be more hon est feedback from them."Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale's 1,100 senior living communities. Other new products in the program have inclu ded a kind of full-blow dryer and specially designed clothing that allows peopl e with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.Mary Lou Busch,93, agree to try the Sentab system. She tells Rodriguez that it might be good for someone, but not for her."I have the computer and FaceTime, which I talk with my family on," she expl ains. She also has an iPad and a smartphone."So I do pretty much everything I need to do."To be fair, if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic (害怕技术的) seniors, he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community. Thi s one is located in the heart of Southern California's aerospace corridor. Man y residents have backgrounds in engineering, business and academic circles.But Rodriguez says he's still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale community: "People are more tech-proficient than we thought." And besides, where else would he learn to play mahjong?51. What does the passage say about the startups?A) They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.B) They want to have a share of the seniors' goods market.C) They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.D) They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.52. Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale to ______.A) have an interview with potential customersB) conduct a survey of retirement communitiesC) collect residents' feedback on their productsD) show senior residents how to use IT products53. What do we know about SentabTV?A) It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.B) It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.C) It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.D) It is a communication system via TV instead of a computer.54. What does Rodriguez say is important in promoting products?A) Winning trust from prospective customers.B) Knowing the likes and dislikes of customers.C) Demonstrating their superiority on the spot.D) Responding promptly to customer feedback.55. What do we learn about the seniors in the Brookdale community?A) Most of them are interested in using the Sentab.B) They are quite at ease with high-tech products.C) They have much in common with seniors elsewhere.D) Most of them enjoy a longer life than average people.Part IV Translation (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage f rom Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2. 中国幅员辽阔，人口众多，很多地方人们都说自己的方言。

2019年英语六级考试真题及答案完整版(第一套)

2019年6月英语六级真题及答案(第1套)Part ⅠWriting (30 minutes)Directions：For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of team spirit and communication in the workplace. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【答案】Outstanding leaders always give top priority to team building. They know a cohesive team composed of great communicators plays an irreplaceable role in enhancing the operational efficiency and productivity of an enterprise. Just as they say, many hands make light work.Team members will only become highly motivated to fulfill their own duties when they stand united in the pursuit of a common goal and communicate smoothly. Moreover, mutual respect, support and encouragement in a team helps foster a sense of belonging, maintain harmony in the workplace and thus improve job satisfaction. Consider the tech giant Alibaba, whose huge success, as its CEO Jack Ma acknowledges, benefits considerably from joint efforts and efficient coordination among both clerks and departments, driving the corporation to handle arduous tasks, confront tough challenges and even pull through severe crises.In short, team spirit and effective communication are conducive to employee and business performance alike. Any leader who has an ambition to run a successful business, therefore, must create a corporate culture that emphasizes teamwork and communication skills.Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B) , C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) A six-month-long negotiation.B) Preparations for the party.C) A project with a troublesome client.D) Gift wrapping for the colleagues.【答案】C2. A) Take wedding photos.B) Advertise her company.C) Start a small business.D) Throw a celebration party.【答案】A3. A) Hesitant.B) Nervous.C) Flattered.D) Surprised.【答案】B4. A) Start her own bakery.B) Improve her baking skill.C) Share her cooking experience.D) Prepare for the wedding.【答案】AQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) They have to spend more time studying.B) They have to participate in club activities.C) They have to be more responsible for what they do.D) They have to choose a specific academic discipline.【答案】C6. A) Get ready for a career.B) Make a lot of friends.C) Set a long-term goal.D) Behave like adults【答案】D7. A) Those who share her academic interests.B) Those who respect her student commitments.C) Those who can help her when she is in need.D) Those who go to the same clubs as she does.【答案】B8. A) Those helpful for tapping their potential.B) Those conducive to improving their social skills.C) Those helpful for cultivating individual interests.D) Those conducive to their academic studies.【答案】DSection BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long passages. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. A) They break away from traditional ways of thinking.B) They are prepared to work harder than anyone else.C) They are good at refining old formulas.D) They bring their potential into full play.【答案】A10. A) They contributed to the popularity of skiing worldwide.B) They resulted in a brand-new style of skiing technique.C) They promoted the scientific use of skiing poles.D) They made explosive news in the sports world.【答案】B11. A) He was recognized as a genius in the world of sports.B) He competed in all major skiing events in the world.C) He won three gold medals in one Winter Olympics.D) He broke three world skiing records in three years.【答案】CQuestions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. A) They appear restless.B) They lose consciousness.C) They become upset.D) They die almost instantly.【答案】D13. A) It has an instant effect on your body chemistry.B) It keeps returning to you every now and then.C) It leaves you with a long lasting impression.D) It contributes to the shaping of your mind.【答案】A14. A) To succeed while feeling irritated.B) To feel happy without good health.C) To be free from frustration and failure.D) To enjoy good health while in dark moods【答案】D15. A) They are closely connected.B) They function in a similar way.C) They are too complex to understand.D) They reinforce each other constantly.【答案】ASection CDirections: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. A) They differ in their appreciation of music.B) They focus their attention on different things.C) They finger the piano keys in different ways.D) They choose different pieces of music to play.【答案】B17. A) They manage to cooperate well with their teammates.B) They use effective tactics to defeat their competitors.C) They try hard to meet the spectators’ expectations.D) They attach great importance to high performance.【答案】D18. A) It marks a breakthrough in behavioral science.B) It adopts a conventional approach to research.C) It supports a piece of conventional wisdom.D) It gives rise to controversy among experts.【答案】CQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. A) People’s envy of slim models.B) People’s craze for good health.C) The increasing range of fancy products.D) The great variety of slimming products.【答案】D20. A) They appear vigorous.B) They appear strange.C) They look charming.D) They look unhealthy.【答案】B21. A) Culture and upbringing.B) Wealth and social status.C) Peer pressure.D) Media influence.【答案】AQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A) The relation between hair and skin.B) The growing interest in skin studies.C) The color of human skin.D) The need of skin protection.【答案】A23. A) The necessity to save energy.B) Adaptation to the hot environment.C) The need to breathe with ease.D) Dramatic climate changes on earth.【答案】B24. A) Leaves and grass.B) Man-made shelter.C) Their skin coloring.D) Hair on their skin.【答案】C25. A) Their genetic makeup began to change.B) Their communities began to grow steadily.C) Their children began to mix with each other.D) Their pace of evolution began to quicken.【答案】APart Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)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 blank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words on the blank more than once.Pasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a 26, to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar 27 up.26. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】I27. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】LThe low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables,fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been 28 by clean-eating experts.28. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】BBut now a 29 review and analysis of 30 studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized（妖魔化） because it had been 30 in with other, morefat-promoting carbohydrates.29. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】N30________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】G“The study found that pasta didn’t 31 to weight gain or increase in body fat," said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper. “In 32 the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an 33 effect on body weight outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern.” In fact, analysis actually showed a small weight loss 34 to concerns. Perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy diet.31. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimum J) radiating K) rationL) shooting M) subscribe N) systematic 0) weighing 【答案】E32. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimum J) radiating K) rationL) shootingM) subscribe N) systematic 0) weighing 【答案】O33. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimum J) radiating K) rationL) shooting M) subscribe N) systematic 0) weighing 【答案】A34. ________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】DThose involved in the 35 trials on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.35.________A) adverseB) championedC) clinicalD) contraryE) contributeF) intimateG) lumpedH) magnifiedI) minimumJ) radiatingK) rationL) shootingM) subscribeN) systematic0) weighing【答案】CSection BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Best Retailers Combine Bricks and Clicks[A] Retail profits are falling sharply. Stores are closing. Malls are emptying. The depressing stories just keep coming. Reading the earnings announcements of large retail stores like Macy's, Nordstrom, and Target is about as uplifting as a tour of an intensive care unit. The Internet is apparently taking down yet another industry. Brick and mortar stores （实体店）seem to be going the way of the yellow pages. Sure enough, the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.[B] But before you dump all of your retail stocks, there are more facts you should consider. Looking only at that 15.2 percent “surge” would be misleading. It was an increase that was on a small base of 6.9 percent. Even when a tiny number grows by a large percentage terms, it is often still tiny.[C] More than 20 years after the Internet was opened to commerce, the Census Bureau tells us that brick and mortar sales accounted for 92.3 percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016. Their data show that only 0.8 percent of retail sales shifted from offline to online between the beginning of 2015 and 2016.[D] So, despite all the talk about drone（无人机）deliveries to your doorstep, all the retail executives expressing anxiety over consumers going online, and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming that Amazon has a “huge antitrust problem,”the Census data suggest that physical retail is thriving. Of course, the closed stores, depressed executives, and sinking stocks suggest otherwise. What’s the real story?[E] Many firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble. The retail industry is getting reinvented, as we describe in our new book Matchmakers. It’s standing in the path of what Schumpeter called a gale（大风）of creative destruction. That storm has been brewing for some time, and as it has reached gale force, most large retailers are searching for a response. As the CFO of Macy’s put it recently, “We’re frankly scratching our heads.”[F] But it’s not happening as experts predicted. In the peak of the bubble, brick-and-mortar retail was one of those industries the Internet was going to kill-and quickly. The bust discredited most predictions of that sort. And in the years that followed, conventional retailers’ confidence in the future increased as Census continued to report weak online sales. And then the gale hit.[G] It is becoming increasingly clear that retail reinvention isn’t a simple battle to the death between bricks and clicks. It is about devising retail models that work for people who are making increasing use of a growing array ofInternet-connected tools to change how they search, shop, and buy. Creative retailers are using the new technologies to innovate just about everything stores do from managing inventory, to marketing, to getting paid.[H] More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep, Apple’s massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon’s small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night. Not to mention the large number of creative new retailers, like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in creative ways.[I] Retail reinvention is not a simple process, and it’s also not happening on what used to be called “Internet Time.” Some Internet-driven changes have happened quickly, of course. Craigslist quickly overtook newspaper classified ads and turned newspaper economics upside down. But many widely anticipated changes weren’t quick, and some haven’t really started. With the benefit of hindsight （后见之明），it looks like the Internet will transform the economy at something like the pace of other great inventions like electricity. B2B commerce, for example, didn’t move mainly online by 2005 as many had predicted in 2000, nor even by 2016, but that doesn't mean it won’t do so over the next few decades.[J] But the gale is still blowing. The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn’t been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning. People can shop more efficiently online and therefore don’t need to go to as many stores to find what they want. There’s a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.[K] The rise of the mobile phone has recently added a new level of complexity to the process of retail reinvention. Even five years ago most people faced a choice. Sit at your computer, probably at home or at the office, search and browse, and buy. Or head out to the mall, or Main Street, look and shop, and buy. Now, just about everyone has a smartphone, connected to the Internet almost everywhere almost all the time. Even when a retailer gets a customer to walk in the store, she can easily see if there’s a better deal online or at another store nearby.[L] So far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals. Many are having the same problem that newspapers have had. Even if they get online traffic, they struggle to make enough money online to compensate for what they are losing offline.[M] A few seem to be making this work. Among large traditional retailers, Walmart recently reported the best results, leading its stock price to surge, while Macy’s, Target, and Nordstrom’s dropped. Yet Walmart’s year-over-year online sales only grew 7 percent, leading its CEO to lament （哀叹），“Growth here is too slow.”Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one-click patent, the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions. A recentstudy graded more than 600 Internet retailers on how easy it was for consumers to shop, buy, and pay. Almost half of the sites didn’t get a passing grade and only 18 percent got an A or B.[N] The turmoil on the ground in physical retail is hard to square with the Census data. Unfortunately, part of the explanation is that the Census retail data are unreliable. Our deep look into those data and their preparation revealed serious problems. It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales. It is certain that the Census procedures, which lump the online sales of major traditional retailers like Walmart in with “non-store retailers” like food trucks, can mask major changes in individual retail categories. The bureau could easily present their data in more useful ways, but they have chosen not to.[O] Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won’t disappear any time soon. The big questions are which, if any, of the large traditional retailers will still be on the scene in a decade or two because they have successfully reinvented themselves, which new players will operate busy stores on Main Streets and maybe even in shopping malls, and how the shopping and buying experience will have changed in each retail category. Investors shouldn't write off brick and mortar. Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run those stores now is another matter.36. Although online retailing has existed for some twenty years, nearly half of the Internet retailers still fail to receive satisfactory feedback from consumers, according to a recent survey.【答案】M37. Innovative retailers integrate Internet technologies with conventional retailing to create new retail models.【答案】G38. Despite what the Census data suggest, the value of physical retail’s stocks has been dropping.【答案】D39. Internet-driven changes in the retail industry didn't take place as quickly as widely anticipated.【答案】I40. Statistics indicate that brick and mortar sales still made up the lion’s share of the retail business.【答案】C41. Companies that successfully combine online and offline business models may prove to be a big concern for traditional retailers.【答案】H42. Brick and mortar retailers’ faith in their business was strengthened when the bubble burst.【答案】F43. Despite the tremendous challenges from online retailing, traditional retailing will be here to stay for quite some time.【答案】O44. With the rise of online commerce, physical retail stores are likely to suffer the same fate as the yellow pages.【答案】A45. The wide use of smartphones has made it more complex for traditional retailers to reinvent their business.【答案】KSection CDirections: 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 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Professor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity”, and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species".Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history," Hawking said, ''which, let’s face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence."While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring. “ The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge,” he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—industrialisation. And surely we will aim to finally eradicatedisease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilisation."Huw Price, the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university’s Centre for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn’t taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting," she said, ''but it has limitations, which present grave dangers given uncritical use.”The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilisation.B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.【答案】B47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?A) It would accelerate the progress of AI research.B) It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.D) It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.【答案】C48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?A) The shift of research focus from the past to the future.B) The shift of research from theory to implementation.C) The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.D) The increasing awareness of mankind’s past stupidity.【答案】A49. What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?A) It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.B) It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.C) Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.D) Super-intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.【答案】D50. What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?A) They are much influenced by the academic community.B) They are most likely to benefit from AI development.C) They share the same concerns about AI as academics.D) They believe they can keep AI under human control.【答案】CPassage TwoQuestions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $ 30 billion by next year, and startups （初创公司）want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country’s largest owner of retirement communities, has been inviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few days, show off their products and hear what the residents have to say.That’s what brought Dayle Rodriguez, 28, all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in Torrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup’s product, SentabTV, enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control.“It’s nothing new, it’s nothing too complicated and it’s natural because lots of people have TV remotes,” says Rodriguez.But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. Instead, Rodriguez solicits residents’ advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the afternoon. Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong （麻将）.Rodriguez says it’s important that residents here don’t feel like he’s selling them something. “I’ve had more feedback in a passive approach,” he says. “Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch,” all work better “than going through a survey of questions. When they get to know me and to trust me, knowingfor sure I’m not selling them something—there’ll be more honest feedback from them.”Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale’s 1,100 senior living communities. Other new products in the program have included a kind of full-body blow dryer and specially designed clothing that allows people with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.Mary Lou Busch, 93, agreed to try the Sentab system. She tells Rodriguez that it might be good for someone, but not for her.“I have the computer and FaceTime, which I talk with my family on,” she explains. She also has an iPad and a smartphone. “So I do pretty much everything I need to do.”To be fair, if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic （害怕技术的） seniors, he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community. This one is located in the heart of Southern California’s aerospace corridor. Many residents have backgrounds in engineering, business and academic circles.But Rodriguez says he’s still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale community: “People are more tech-proficient than we thought.”And besides, where else would he learn to play mahjong?51. What does the passage say about the startups?A) They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.B) They want to have a share of the seniors’ goods market.C) They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.D) They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.【答案】B52. Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale to_______ .A) have an interview with potential customersB) conduct a survey of retirement communitiesC) collect residents’ feedback on their productsD) show senior residents how to use IT products【答案】C53. What do we know about SentabTV?A) It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.B) It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.C) It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.。

(完整版)2019年12月英语六级真题及答案(卷一)

2019年12月英语六级真题及答案（卷一）作文第一篇: sense of social responsibility:Living in an age when the economy is rapidly developing and the commercial environment becomes increasingly complicated, we have to realize that a sense of ss social responsibility plays such an important role that it defines what we are and determines how many accomplishments humans can achieve in the future.The reasons why sense of social responsibility is so important can be listed as follows. On the one hand, a sense of social responsibility can inherently restrain SSproducers' behavior, which can tremendously reduce the possibility of producing fake or even harmful commodities. Without a sense of social responsibility, some producers might do great harm to the whole society. Take Sanlu milk powder as an example. It was such an irresponsible enterprise that it added tripolycyanamide to its milk powder, which tragically led to many babies'developmental disorders and ruined many families' happiness. On the other hand, as a member of the society, we Iposhould also be responsible for what we do to others as well as the whole social environmentAs far as I'm concerned, a sense of social responsibility is to our society what sunshine is to humans. Although we can survive for a while without sunshine, but our phealthy and long-lasting development can never shine without sun, just as our society can never thrive without a sense of social responsibility.选词填空(第一套):卷一:选词填空空气污染和交通26: K...died prematurely from...27: C ..will determine the everyday...28: N become synonymous with air...29: M ...simply switching to electric...30: D ..run them is generated,31: I tiny airborn particles as...?32:H are opting for33: J ...reached its peak and...34: O..with this trend，35: L can simply double...信息匹配(第一套):卷一:信息匹配How much protein do you really need?36:c段落首句:Theu.s. . government's' recommended daily allowanceRDA37:E段落首句: If you are considering supplement，read the list of38:A段落首句: The marketing is tempting: Get stronger muscles and healthier bodies39:F段落首句: But there are certain situations that do warrant extra protein5540:M段落首句: There have been some indications that extra protein makes the41:G段落首句: Vegans can benefit from protein supplements since they do not eat42:B段落首句: For starters，protein is critical for every cell in our body43:H段落首句: In fact，along with her colleague Connie Bales，44:D段落首句: So if it's' so easy to get your protein in food45:L段落首句: But can people overdo protein?仔细阅读(第一套):46-50:态度的重要性一笑而过pass一笑而过46:)It determines how we respond to our immediate environment 47: A)Their idols'behaviors48: A)They may not suggest how a person is going to behave49: D)They lack willpowers550:B)Starting to act in way that embodies one's' aspirations51-55:保护南极51: C)It was carried out too close to the habitats of penguins and whales 52: B)To establish conservation areas in the Antarctic regior53: A)Opting to operate away from the suggested conservation arcas 54: D)Sustain fishing without damaging the Antarctic ecosystem pas 55: C)A provider of the needed expertis翻译梅花位居中国十大名花之首,源于中国南方,已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。

2019六级长篇精选阅读匹配练习试题包括答案一.doc

2019 六级长篇阅读匹配练习题及答案(一) Section BDirections ： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to-it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph ismarked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Six Steps to Tackling Your Student Loans[A] Any payment is a good debt payment, but a strategy canbe useful too-even if your strategy means opening the envelope.Open the envelope[B]This is the hardest thing to do. The bills come with the "Sallie Mae" or "Discover" logo on them and you toss them aside, hoping to deal with them when you feel less besieged ( 围攻 ). You know you started owing some amount- $20,000, $50,000, $100,000 —and that the interest is piling up, butyou don't know exactly how much or how. When faced with heavy debt, many people try to avoid seeing the numbers.[C]This doesn't work, even psychologically. Anyone who haslet credit-card bills or mortgage bills pile up, 1reopened,knows that avoiding the envelope does not reduce your anxiety; it increases it. As those envelopes multiply, they take over your psychological state. In horror movies, it's like the monster in the room behind the door. You don't know what itlooks like, but it keeps you scared and immobile. So,open the envelope.[D] Or, even better, log in online. All student loanproviders have a web site where you can see what you owe,your interest rates, and your payment schedules. SallieMae.com is no-frills, but still allows you to see your loans on onescreen, including your interest rates. Discover. corn alsohas a pretty basic site. Citibank has a more complex site.Get used to logging into these sites pretty often; ff you need motivation, think of it as visiting your money while it's inprison.[E] The websites all have one thing in common：they let you see how much you owe, and what your interest is, and theymake it easy to pay-but they don't let you see how much yourdebt load is growing. This is a major motivating factor inpaying down your loans. Identify your loans[F]Are your loans held by the federal government--usuallythrough Sallie Mae--or through "private" lenders like Citibankor Discover? if you don't know who holds your loans, you canfind out here, at the National Student Loan Data System.[G]Why do you need to know who holds your loans? This willmake a difference to your payment options and your interestrates, if you have a federal loan, for instance, yourinterest rate is probably very low, around 32% ; ff you haveprivate loans, the interest rates are likely to be much higher,around 48%. Federal loans also give you options likerequesting forbearance (延期还贷) ff you're out of work or ifyour income is too low-handy for the times when you're down on your luck.Start seeing your debt in new ways[H]The websites of lenders are often limited and onlyhave basic information. To really tackle your student loans,it can often be useful to visualize how much progressyou're making. There are several ways to do that.[I]One really useful new free site is Tuition. io, whichgathers information for all your loans in one place. You cansee your debt in colorful charts, play around with repayment plans, and, once you start paying your loans, you can see the numbers start to fall. That can be very motivating.[J]For the same effect that you can customize yourself, trya Google Docs spreadsheet. There's a template that already exists for paying down loans; it has the unpromising title of "Loan amortization schedule by Vertex42. corn" but it hasvery handy calculators built in so that you can tweak your monthly payments to see how much progress you can make if you increase or decrease your payments in any given month. If you don't like that template, just create a Google Docs spreadsheet with the categories you need ： date; loanname/number; loan interest rate; starting loan amount( including how much you owe on that date) ; payment amount you made on that date; ending loan amount after that payment. After you have enough entries, you can start creating graphs; there are few things more satisfying than seeing that graph move downward as you pay off your debt.[K] If you want to see your loans in a larger context ofyour whole financial picture, LearnVest is a great mobile app for iPhone. It gathers all your information income, loans, credit card debt by linking to your accounts. It serves up useful graphs on your net worth, comparing your assets to what you owe -and there's nothing more motivating than seeing a "minus" sign next to your financial picture. LearnVest"also lets you track your spending, which may make it easierto see where to cut down on expenses so that you can put more into your loan payments. LearnVest also has a good website full of useful advice .Don't be afraid to scare yourself [L] Student loans can often be scary and that's Why you should slay them. The more you see how much you owe, and how fast your interest is rising, the more motivated you can be to fight back by paying those loans. One staffer, after she saw how much money she was wasting on interest payments, increased her student loan payments by $ 75 a month.[M]It can also be tempting to believe that your student debtis so big that nothing you do can ever make a dent in it.That's completely untrue. Only paying your loans will shrink them. It will take years, true. It will take even longer ifyou don't pay, or pay the minimum. There's only one outcome of shirking your loans ： ending up with bigger loans. Then you're in an even bigger bind. No one is going to save you from student loans. Action counts.Choose a strategy[N] Any payment is a good payment, but a strategy can be very useful too. There are two aspects to loans ：principal and interest .Principal is how much you've borrowed ,and theinterest is what you're paying every month for the privilege ofhaving borrowed that money. Your goal is to pay down asmuch of the principal as possible. Your chief enemy here isinterest ： it grows fast, and makes the principal recede more distantly.[O]So make sure you know the rank of your loans, in orderfrom smallest to largest, and lowest interest to highestinterest. Do whatever is possible to reduce the interest; asour columnist Helaine Olen points out, Sallie Mac offers youa 0. 25% reduction in your loan interest if you sign up foran automatic debit (借方) plan--just make sure the money isalways going to be in your account. If you don't want to dothat, follow Helaine's other piece of advice ： you're smarter to pay off the loans with the higher interest rate flint.This will create the biggest impact. Another popular strategyis the "snowball" method, where you pay the most on thesmallest debt owed. So if you have a $20,000 loan and a$10,000 loan, the "snowball" method means you will startpaying more towards the $10,000 loan. You'll see it disappear faster. These two methods don't always go together; so trywhat feels comfortable. The important thing is to see andtrack your progress.[P]If your income isn't enough, consider other methods ofproducing money ： side projects, odd jobs, or selling thingsyou don't need on eBay or Craigslist. For those whose parentscan afford it, working out a joint payment plan can makesense. One graduate we know struck a savvy (精明的) deal with his parents ： if he made the minimum student loan paymentevery month, they would contribute $100 toward his studentloans. That's $100 he doesn't have to cut from his own budget.As a benefit, making bigger payments will help you pay down the principal of the loan, since the minimum payments often only end up reducing your interest, which balloons back later. Even $ 50 more a month can help.[Q]Here's an example ： if you have a $ 20,000 loan, with a 4.2% interest, rate, you will end up paying an extra $ 2,814in interest alone over six and a half years. If you increase your payment by only $ 50 a month, you'll cut that interestby $ 500 ; ff you can find a way to pay $ I00 more a month, you'll save nearly $ 800 in interest. That's $ 800 more inthe bank, and $ 800 less wanted on pointless interest payments.Take it in stride[R]Most Americans owe some form of debt; learning how to handle it is a lifelong process. Most of all, don't beat yourself up if you're not perfect at paying down your loans. Some of the savviest financial players struggled for years with their own finances. We all learn in our own time and we rind what works for us and what doesn't. Accept your own progress.46.If you have a federal loan, you are allowed to pay back the loan later when you are fired.47.LearaVest informs you about your spending so that you can see where to save money to pay off your debt.48.Even for financial experts, financial problems may have taken them years to deal with.49.You are advised to start with the loans with thehigher interest rate.50.Many Americans are in debt and learning how to handle itwill take a lifetime.51.With Google Docs spreadsheet, you can create yourown personalized debt graphs.52.If you don't have enough income, you are advised totry other ways of making money.53.Those student, loan providers' websites don't present thegrowth of your debt load.54.The result of inaction to your loans is to bringabout bigger loans.55.When you toss away envelopes containing your bills,you actually feel more anxious about it.46．If you have a federal loan ．you are allowed to pay back the loan later when you are fired ．详解如果你有联邦贷款，能够在失业时延期还款。

2019年6月英语四级阅读真题及答案：长篇阅读段落匹配

2019年6月英语四级阅读真题及答案：长篇阅读段落匹配Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure[A] As constant travelers and parents of a 2-year-old, we sometimes fantasize about how much work we can do when one of us gets on a plane, undistracted by phones, friends, or movies. We race to get all our ground work done: packing, going through security, doing a last-minute work call, calling each other, then boarding the plane. Then, when we try to have that amazing work session in flight, we get nothing done. Even worse, after refreshing our email or reading the same studies over and over, we are too exhausted when we land to soldier on with (继续处理) the emails that have inevitably still piled up.[B] Why should flying deplete us? We’re just sitting there doing nothing. Why can’t we be tougher, more resilient (有复原力的) and determined in our work so we can accomplish all of the goals we set for ourselves? Based on our current research, we have come to realize that the problem is not our hectic schedule or the plane travel itself; the problem comes from a misconception of what it means to be resilient, and the resulting impact of overworking.[C] We often take a militaristic, “tough” approach to resilience and determination like a Marine pulling himself through the mud, a boxer going one more round, or a football player picking himself up off the ground for one more play. We believe that the longer we tough it out, the tougher we are, and therefore the more successful we will be. However, this entire conception is scientifically inaccurate.[D] The very lack of a recovery period is dramatically holding back our collective ability to be resilient and successful. Research has found that there is a direct correlation between lack of recovery and increased incidence of health and safety problems. And lack of recovery—whether by disrupting sleep with thoughts of work or having continuous cognitive arousal by watching our phones—is costing our companies $62 billion a year in lost productivity.[E] And just because work stops, it doesn’t mean we arerecovering. We “stop” work sometimes at 5pm, but then we spend the night wrestling with solutions to work problems, talking about our work over dinner, and falling asleep thinking about how much work we’ll do tomorrow. In a study just released, researchers from Norway found that 7.8% of Norwegians have become workaholics(工作狂). The scientists cite a definition of “workaholism”as “being overly concerned about work, driven by an uncontrollable work motivation, and investing so much time and effort in work that it impairs other important life areas.”[F] We believe that the number of people who fit that definition includes the majority of American workers, which prompted us to begin a study of workaholism in the U.S. Our study will use a large corporate dataset from a major medical company to examine how technology extends our working hours and thus interferes with necessary cognitive recovery, resulting in huge health care costs and turnover costs for employers.[G] The misconception of resilience is often bred from an early age. Parents trying to teach their children resilience might celebrate a high school student staying up until 3am to finish a science fair project. What a distortion of resilience! A resilient child is a well-rested one. When an exhausted student goes to school, he risks hurtingeveryone on the road with his impaired driving; he doesn’t have the cognitive resources to do well on his English test; he has lower self-control with his friends; and at home, he is moody with his parents. Overwork and exhaustion are the opposite of resilience and the bad habits we acquire when we’re young only magnify when we hit the workforce.[H] As Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz have written, if you have too much time in the performance zone, you need more time in the recovery zone, otherwise you risk burnout. Gathering your resources to “try hard” requires burning energy in order to overcome your currently low arousal level. It also worsens exhaustion. Thus the more imbalanced we become due to overworking, the more value there is in activities that allow us to return to a state of balance. The value of a recovery period rises in proportion to the amount of work required of us.[I] So how do we recover and build resilience? Most people assume that if you stop doing a task like answering emails or writing a paper, your brain will naturally recover, so that when you start again later in the day or the next morning, you’ll have your energy back. But surely everyone reading this has had times when you lie in bed for hours, unable to fall asleep because your brain is thinking about work. If you lie in bed for eight hours, you may have rested,but you can still feel exhausted the next day. That’s because rest and recovery are not the same thing.[J] If you’re trying to build resilience at work, you need adequate internal and external recovery periods. As researchers Zijlstra, Cropley and Rydstedt write in their 2014 paper: “Internal recovery refers to the shorter periods of relaxation that take place within the frames of the work day or the work setting in the form of short scheduled or unscheduled breaks, by shifting attention or changing to other work tasks when the mental or physical resources required for the initial task are temporarily depleted or exhausted. External recovery refers to actions that take place outside of work—e.g. in the free time between the work days, and during weekends, holidays or vacations.” If after work you lie around on your bed and get irritated by political commentary on your phone or get stressed thinking about decisions about how to renovate your home, your brain has not received a break from high mental arousal states. Our brains need a rest as much as our bodies do.[K] If you really want to build resilience, you can start by strategically stopping. Give yourself the resources to be tough by creating internal and external recovery periods. Amy Blankson describes how to strategically stop during the day by using technology to control overworking. She suggestsdownloading the Instant or Moment apps to see how many times you turn on your phone each day. You can also use apps like Offtime or Unplugged to create tech free zones by strategically scheduling automatic airplane modes. The average person turns on their phone 150 times every day. If every distraction took only 1 minute, that would account for 2.5 hours a day.[L] In addition, you can take a cognitive break every 90 minutes to charge your batteries. Try to not have lunch at your desk, but instead spend time outside or with your friends—not talking about work. Take all of your paid time off, which not only gives you recovery periods, but raises your productivity and likelihood of promotion.[M] As for us, we’ve started using our plane time as a work-free zone, and thus time to dip into the recovery phase. The results have been fantastic. We are usually tired already by the time we get on a plane, and the crowded space and unstable internet connection make work more challenging. Now, instead of swimming upstream, we relax, sleep, watch movies, or listen to music. And when we get off the plane, instead of being depleted, we feel recovered and ready to return to the performance zone.36. It has been found that inadequate recovery often leads to poor health and accidents.37. Mental relaxation is much needed, just as physical relaxation is.38. Adequate rest not only helps one recover, but also increases one’s work efficiency.39. The author always has a hectic time before takinga flight.40. Recovery may not take place even if one seems to have stopped working.41. It is advised that technology be used to prevent people from overworking.42. Contrary to popular belief, rest does not equal recovery.43. The author has come to see that his problem results from a misunderstanding of the meaning of resilience.44. People’s distorted view about resilience may have developed from their upbringing.45. People tend to think the more determined they are, the greater their success will be.答案：36.D37. J38. L39. A40. E41. K42. I43.B44. G45. C温馨提示：考试采取“多题多卷”模式，试题顺序不统一，请依据试题进行核对。

2019大学英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题(1)

2019大学英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题(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 focusedon 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'seconomic 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 economicvitality 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 NicholasSchool of the Environment and a former chief scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund, urges the administration to useits Clean, Air Act authority to promulgate (颁布 )carbonregulations 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 likeJapan's Fukushima fallout have shown, but with safety precautions new nuclear plants can meaningfully offsetdirtier 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 lower carbon 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-handedlyprotect other areas. National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle said the President should focus onparts of the Arctic that are under U. S. control, puttingthem 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-madethreats the animals face.Experiment with capturing carbon.[F] Huge untapped reserves of natural gas and oil makeit 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-DohertyEarth 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 storeCO2, said Broecker. Removing some carbon from the atmosphere could buy valuable time as policy makers and scientistsexplore 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 researchers uncover 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 shiftsin 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 to transportation 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 systemfailures are less challenging than global warming.51. Recent extreme weather made President Obama feel itis 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 happenif research in new energy resources succeeds.55. Compared with turning to new energy, America prefers carbon capture and store as a temporary measure.46. The urge to promulgate carbon regulations is aimedat pushing power plants to replace coal by natural gas.译文推动颁布碳法规的目的在于迫使燃料从煤炭转向天然气。

2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案【含解析】

2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案【含解析】今年的六级阅读难度和去年12月份的难度持平Passage OneProfessor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI)will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity ”,and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species”.Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence(LCFI)at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history,” Hawking said, “which, let’s face it ,is mostly the history of stupidity. So it’s a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence.”While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates asuper-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight the positives that AI research can bring “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge”, he said, “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AL. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one—Industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our civilisation.”Huw Price, the centre’s academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University , where Hawking is also an academic ,said that the centre came about partially as a result if the university’s Center for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems for humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions .As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn’t taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting.” She said, “but it has limitations, which present grave dangers given uncritical use.”The academic community is not alone in warning about thepotential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits.A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.46. What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?A) It would be vital to the progress of human civilization.B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C) It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D) It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.47. What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?A) It would accelerate the progress of AI research.B) It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.D) It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.48. What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?A) The shift of research focus from the past to the future.B) The shift of research from theory to implementation.C) The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.D) The increasing awareness of mankind’s past stupidity.49. What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?A) It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.B) It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.C) Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.D) Super-intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.50. What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry?A) They are much influenced by the academic community.B) They are most likely to benefit from AI development.C) They share the same concerns about AI as academics.D) They believe they can keep AI under human control.【参考答案】BCADC46. B) It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.47. C) It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.48. A) The shift of research focus from the past to the future.49. D) Super-intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.50. C) They share the same concerns about AI as academics.定位一直是我们在新东方的课堂上，反复强调的做对题目的第一步。

2019年6月英语六级阅读真题及答案：Passage One答案及解析

2019四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题及答案解析(1)

2019四级长篇阅读段落信息匹配题及答案解析(1) Section BDirections：In this section，you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Driver’s License Test TipsA.This article will provide you with some simple tipsfor passing your driver’s license test.Adeq uate preparation is absolutely essential，without which any number ofdriver’s license test tips will be redundant.B.Getting a driver’s license is a big step in anyone’s life.It gives an individual the luxury to drive a car anytime he or she pleases，as driving without passing a driver’s license test is against the law.For some people，the stress can be too much to handle and as a result they may mess up on the driver’s license test.There are some simple driver’s license test tips that anyone can follow,to be assured of passing the test and getting their driver’s license.C.The most important of all the tips for passing your driver’s license test is to be prepared.This can only be achieved by you through hours and hours of sincere and diligent practice.If you are not sufficiently prepared foryour driver’s license test，all the driver’s license tips for passing your driver’slicense test will be utterly pointless and redundant.You can read as many drivers’license test tips as you want，but if you are not practicing enough，then all these driving test tips will be in vain.Enroll ing yourself in driving schools is advisable for this purpose.D.Now，if you’re wondering how to prepare for your driving test，the first thing you need to know is what the driving test instructors and officials are going to be looking for.The following are the qualities that the instructors will be on the lookout for and also the parameters that the scoring will be conducted on.E)Starting the vehicle：The instructor will be observing you right from the time you start the vehicle.He will note if you tum your head to look back and if you follow all the safety regulations that are required to be followed while starting a vehicle.Here are some tips on learning to drive a car.F)Control of the vehicle：He will pay close attention to how much control you actually have over the vehicle.Your abilities with the gas pedal，the brake，the steering wheel and other controls will be scrutinized.G)Steering：Not many road test tips stress on the importance of steering.This quality is closely ana.lyzed by the instructor and obviously if your steeringis wayward(任性的)，the chances of passing the driver’s license test are very slim.H)Driving in traffic：Keeping calm and avoiding panic attacks while driving in traffic is of utmost importance.Many people get extremely stressed and nervous，when they are in the midst of traffic and one of the very crucial tips to pass road test for driver’s license is to stay calm and composed when driving in traffic.Also read more on road safety and car safety.I)Traffic signs and lane discipline：This is another area that the instructors will be rating you on.Your ability to observe lane discipline and your recognition of the various traffic signs plays a major role in your passing the test.Keep these driver’s license test tips in mind to pass the test in your veryfirst attempt.J)Stopping：Stopping the car smoothly and at the right place is a critical skill to have.When the in. structor asks you to stop the car，the timing，the positioning and the technique of doing so are important driving test tips to bear in mind.K)Backing up and distance judgment：Your backing up skills and your ability to judge the distancesbetween your vehicle and other entities will also be carefully scrutinized.If you cannot back up your vehicle satisfactorily ,parking would be very troublesome for you and a major source of hazard to you and to others around you.L)Hill parking：One of the essential tips for passing your driv er’s license test is to master the art of hill parking.This is not as easy as it seems and can become a major source of anxiety in a driver.If you can display good。

2019年12月英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题(一)

2019年12月英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题(一)Section BDirections： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to-it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.Six Steps to Tackling Your Student Loans[A] Any payment is a good debt payment, but a strategy canbe useful too-even if your strategy means opening the envelope.Open the envelope[B] This is the hardest thing to do. The bills come with the "Sallie Mae" or "Discover" logo on them and you toss them aside, hoping to deal with them when you feel less besieged (围攻). You know you started owing some amount- $20,000, $50,000, $100,000—and that the interest is piling up, butyou don't know exactly how much or how. When faced with heavy debt, many people try to avoid seeing the numbers.[C] This doesn't work, even psychologically. Anyone who haslet credit-card bills or mortgage bills pile up, 1reopened, knows that avoiding the envelope does not reduce your anxiety; it increases it. As those envelopes multiply, they take over your psychological state. In horror movies, it's like the monster in the room behind the door. You don't know what itlooks like, but it keeps you scared and immobile. So, open the envelope.[D] Or, even better, log in online. All student loan providers have a web site where you can see what you owe, your interest rates, and your payment schedules. SallieMae. com is no-frills, but still allows you to see your loans on one screen, including your interest rates. Discover. corn also has a pretty basic site. Citibank has a more complex site. Get used to logging into these sites pretty often; ff you need motivation, think of it as visiting your money while it's in prison.[E] The websites all have one thing in common： they let you see how much you owe, and what your interest is, and they make it easy to pay-but they don't let you see how much your debt load is growing. This is a major motivating factor in paying down your loans. Identify your loans[F] Are your loans held by the federal government--usually through Sallie Mae--or through "private" lenders like Citibank or Discover? if you don't know who holds your loans, you can find out here, at the National Student Loan Data System.[G] Why do you need to know who holds your loans? This will make a difference to your payment options and your interest rates, if you have a federal loan, for instance, yourinterest rate is probably very low, around 32% ; ff you have private loans, the interest rates are likely to be much higher, around 48%. Federal loans also give you options like requesting forbearance (延期还贷) ff you're out of work or ifyour income is too low-handy for the times when you're down on your luck.Start seeing your debt in new ways[H] The websites of lenders are often limited and only have basic information. To really tackle your student loans, it can often be useful to visualize how much progress you're making. There are several ways to do that.[I] One really useful new free site is Tuition. io, which gathers information for all your loans in one place. You can see your debt in colorful charts, play around with repayment plans, and, once you start paying your loans, you can see the numbers start to fall. That can be very motivating.[J] For the same effect that you can customize yourself, try a Google Docs spreadsheet. There's a template that already exists for paying down loans; it has the unpromising title of "Loan amortization schedule by Vertex42. corn" but it has very handy calculators built in so that you can tweak your monthly payments to see how much progress you can make if you increase or decrease your payments in any given month. If you don't like that template, just create a Google Docs spreadsheet with the categories you need： date; loanname/number; loan interest rate; starting loan amount( including how much you owe on that date) ; payment amount you made on that date; ending loan amount after that payment. After you have enough entries, you can start creating graphs; there are few things more satisfying than seeing that graph move downward as you pay off your debt.。

2019年6月大学英语六级真题及答案解析(卷一)

2019年6月大学英语六级真题及答案完整版（卷一）Part I Writing1、【题干】Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the importance of motivation and methods in learning. You can cite examples to illustrate your views. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.【答案】What is the most important quality for learning? From my perspective, what we need are motivation and methods.Motivation refers to desire and determination in people to be continually interested in and committed to certain aims. It is an indispensable part of learning. If we want to complete heavy school work, motivation is a necessity. Without motivation, it is hard to overcome difficulties. The inventor of the electric bulb, one of the famous scientists in the world, Thomas Edison, is a good case in point. Before the bulb came into being, he had failed thousands of times. With motivation, he finally lit the whole world.With motivation we also need proper methods to study efficiently. Generally speaking, the more effectively you study, the greater success you will achieve. Method is a great element of learning. Without proper methods, we may go nowhere in our pursuit of success in study.In a word, motivation and methods play a vital role in successful study. The same is true of other aspects of our life, such as friendship, love and career. As the saying goes:" Motivation is what gets you started. Methods are what helps you keep going."[page]PartⅡ Listening Comprehension听力答案：[page]Part Ⅲ Reading Section APasta is no longer off the menu, after a new review of studies suggested that the carbohydrate can form part of a healthy diet, and even help people lose weight. For years, nutritionists have recommended that pasta be kept to a _____(27), to cut calories, prevent fat build-up and stop blood sugar _____(28)up.The low-carbohydrate food movement gave birth to such diets as the Atkins, Paleo and Keto, which advised swapping foods like bread, pasta and potatoes for vegetables, fish and meat. More recently the trend of swapping spaghetti for vegetables has been _____(29)by clean-eating experts.But now a _____(30)review and analysis of _____(31)studies by Canadian researchers found that not only does pasta not cause weight gain, but three meals a week can help people drop more than half a kilogram over four months. The reviewers found that pasta had been unfairly demonized(妖魔化)because it had been _____(32)in with other, more fit-promoting carbohydrates."The study found that pasta didn't 3 to weight gain or increase in body fat," said lead author Dr John Sievenpiper. "In _____(33)the evidence, we can now say with some confidence that pasta does not have an _____(34)effect on body weigh outcomes when it is consumed as part of a healthy dietary pattern." In fact, analysis actually showed a small weigh loss _____(35)to concerns. Perhaps pasta can be part of a healthy dietThose involved in the _____(36)trials on average ate 3.3 servings of pasta a week instead of other carbohydrates, one serving equaling around half a cup. They lost around half a kilogram over an average follow-up of 12 weeks.27、【题干】_____.【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】I28、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】L29、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】B30、【题干】_____. 【选项】B.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】N31、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】G32、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】E33、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】O34、【题干】_____. 【选项】B.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】A35、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】D36、【题干】_____. 【选项】A.adverseB.championedC.clinicalD.contraryE.contributeF.intimateG.lumpedH.magnifiedI.minimumJ.radiatingK.rationL.shootingM.subscribeN.systematicO.weighing【答案】C[page]Part Ⅲ Reading Section BThe Best Retailers Combine Bricks and Clicks[A] Retail profits are falling sharply. Stores are closing. Malls are emptying. The depressing stories just keep coming. Reading the earnings announcements of large retail stores like Macy's, Nordstrom, and Target is about as uplifting as a tour of an intensive care unit. The interact is apparently taking down yet another industry. Brick and mortar stores(实体店)seem to be going the way of the yellow pages. Sure enough, the Census Bureau just released data showing that online retail sales surged 15.2 percent between the first quarter of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016.[B] But before you dump all of your retail stocks, there are more facts you should consider. Looking only at that 15.2 percent "surge" would be misleading. It was an increase that was on a small base of 6.9 percent. Even when a tiny number grows by a large percentage terms, it is often still tiny.[C] More than 20 years after the internet was opened to commerce, the Census Bureau tells us that brick and mortar sales accounted for 92.3 percent of retail sales in the first quarter of 2016. Their data show that only 0.8 percent of retail sales shifted from offline to online between the beginning of 2015 and 2016.[D] So, despite all the talk about drone (无人机) deliveries to your doorstep, all the retail executives expressing anxiety over consumers going online, and even a Presidential candidate exclaiming that Amazon has a "huge antitrust problem," the Census data suggest that physical retail is thriving. Of course, the closed stores, depressed executives, and sinking stocks suggest otherwise. What's the real story?[E] Many firms operating brick and mortar stores are in trouble. The retail industry is getting reinvented, as we describe in our new book Matchmakers. It's standing in the Path of what Schumpeter called a gale (大风) of creative destruction. That storm has been brewing for some time, and as it has reached gale force, most large retailers are searching for a response. As the CFO of Macy's put it recently, "We're frankly scratching our heads."[F] But it's not happening as experts predicted. In the peak of the bubble, brick and mortar retail was one of those industries the internet was going to kill-andquickly. The dot corn bust discredited most predictions of that sort and in the years that followed, on-ventional retailers' confidence in the future increased as Census continued to report weak online sales. And then the gale hit.[G] It is becoming increasingly clear that retail reinvention isn't a simple battle to the death between bricks and clicks. It is about devising retail models that work for people who are making increasing use of a growing array of internet-connected tools to change how they search, shop, and buy. Creative retailers are using the new technologies to innovate just about everything stores do from managing inventory, to marketing, to getting paid.[H] More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep, Apple's massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon's small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night. Not to mention the large number of creative new retailers, like Bonobos, that are blending online and offline experiences in creative ways.[I] Retail reinvention is not a simple process, and it's also not happening on what used to be called "Internet Time." Some internet-driven changes have happened quickly, of course. Craigslist quickly overtook newspaper classified ads and turned newspaper economics upside down. But many widely anticipated changes weren't quick, and some haven't really started. With the benefit of hindsight (后见之明), it looks like the interact will transform the economy at something like the pace of other great inventions like electricity. B2B commerce, for example, didn't move mainly online by 2005 as many had predicted in 2000, nor even by 2016, but that doesn't mean it won't do so over the next few decades.[J] But the gale is still blowing. The sudden decline in foot traffic in recent years, even though it hasn't been accompanied by a massive decline in physical sales, is a critical warning. People can shop more efficiently online and therefore don't need to go to as many stores to find what they want. There's a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.[K] The rise of the mobile phone has recently added a new level of complexity to the process of retail reinvention. Even five years ago most people faced a choice. Sit at your computer, probably at home or at the office, search and browse, and buy. Or head out to the mall, or Main Street, look and shop, and buy. Now, just about everyone has a smartphone, connected to the internet almost everywhere almost all the time. Even when a retailer gets a customer to walk in the store, she can easily see if there's a better deal online or at another store nearby.[L] So far, the main thing many large retailers have done in response to all this is to open online stores, so people will come to them directly rather than to Amazon and its smaller online rivals. Many are having the same problem that newspapers have.Even if they get online traffic, they struggle to make enough money online to compensate for what they are losing offline.[M] A few seem to be making this work. Among large traditional retailers, Walmart recently reported the best results, leading its stock price to surge, while Macy's, Target, and Nordstrom's dropped. Yet Walmart's year-over-year online sales only grew 7 percent, leading its CEO to lament (哀叹), "Growth here is too slow." Part of the problem is that almost two decades after Amazon filed the one click patent, the online retail shopping and buying experience is filled with frictions. A recent study graded more than 600 internet retailers on how easy it was for consumers to shop, buy, and pay. Almost half of the sites didn't get a passing grade and only 18 percent got an A or B.[N] The turmoil on the ground in physical retail is hard to square with the Census data. Unfortunately, part of the explanation is that the Census retail data are unreliable. Our deep 100k into those data and their preparation revealed serious problems. It seems likely that Census simply misclassifies a large chunk of online sales. It is certain that the Census procedures, which lump the online sales of major traditional retailers like Walmart with non-store retailers"1ike food trucks. can mask major changes in individual retail categories. The bureau could easily present their data in more useful ways. but they have chosen not to.[O] Despite the turmoil, brick and mortar won't disappear any time soon. The big questions are which, if any, of the large traditional retailers will still be on the scene in a decade or two because they have successfully reinvented themselves, which new players will operate busy stores on Main Streets and maybe even in shopping malls, and how the shopping and buying experience will have changed in each retail category. Investors shouldn't write off brick and mortar. Whether they should bet on the traditional players who run those stores now is another matter.37.【题干】Although online retailing has existed for some twenty years, nearly half of the internet retailers still fail to receive satisfactory feedback from consumers, according to a recent survey.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】M38.【题干】Innovative retailers integrate internet technologies with conventional retailing to create new retail models.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】G39.【题干】Despite what the Census data suggest, the value of physical retail's stocks has been dropping.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】D40.【题干】Innovative—driven changes in the retail industry didn't take place as quickly as widely anticipated.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】I41.【题干】Statistics indicate that brick and mortar sales still made up the lion's share of the retail business.【选项】A.AB.BD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】C42.【题干】Companies that successfully combine online and offline business models may prove to be a big concern for traditional retailers.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】H43.【题干】Brick and mortar retailers' faith in their business was strengthened when the dot com bubble burst.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LN.NO.O【答案】F44.【题干】Despite the tremendous challenges from online retailing, traditional retailing will be here to stay for quite some time.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】O45.【题干】With the rise of online commerce, physical retail stores are likely to suffer the same fate as i the yellow pages.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】A46.【题干】The wide use of smartphones has made it more complex for traditional retailers to reinvent their business.【选项】A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.GH.HI.IJ.JK.KL.LM.MN.NO.O【答案】K[page]Part Ⅲ Reading Section CPassage OneQuestions 47 to 51 are based on the following passageProfessor Stephen Hawking has warned that the creation of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) will be “either the best, or the worst thing, ever to happen to humanity", and praised the creation of an academic institute dedicated to researching the future of intelligence as “crucial to the future of our civilization and our species."Hawking was speaking at the opening of the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (LCFI) at Cambridge University, a multi-disciplinary institute that will attempt to tackle some of the open-ended questions raised by the rapid pace of development in AI research. “We spend a great deal of time studying history," Hawking said, “which, let's face it, is mostly the history of stupidity. So it's a welcome change that people are studying instead the future of intelligence."While the world-renowned physicist has often been cautious about AI, raising concerns that humanity could be the architect of its own destruction if it creates a super-intelligence with a will of its own, he was also quick to highlight thepositives that AI research can bring. “The potential benefits of creating intelligence are huge," he said. “We cannot predict what we might achieve when our own minds are amplified by AI. Perhaps with the tools of this new technological revolution, we will be able to undo some of the damage done to the natural world by the last one – industrialization. And surely we will aim to finally eradicate disease and poverty. And every aspect of our lives will be transformed. In short, success in creating AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization."Huw Price, the centre's academic director and the Bertrand Russell professor of philosophy at Cambridge University, where Hawking is also an academic, said that the centre came about partially as a result of the university's Centre for Existential Risk. That institute examined a wider range of potential problems or humanity, while the LCFI has a narrow focus.AI pioneer Margaret Boden, professor of cognitive science at the University of Sussex, praised the progress of such discussions. As recently as 2009, she said, the topic wasn't taken seriously, even among AI researchers. “AI is hugely exciting," she said, “but it has limitations, which present grace dangers given uncritical use."The academic community is not alone in warning about the potential dangers of AI as well as the potential benefits. A number of pioneers from the technology industry, most famously the entrepreneur Elon Musk, have also expressed their concerns about the damage that a super-intelligent AI could do to humanity.47.【题干】What did Stephen Hawking think of artificial intelligence?【选项】A.It would be vital to the progress of human civilization.B.It might be a blessing or a disaster in the making.C.It might present challenges as well as opportunities.D.It would be a significant expansion of human intelligence.【答案】B48.【题干】What did Hawking say about the creation of the LCFI?【选项】A.It would accelerate the process of AI research.B.It would mark a step forward in the AI industry.C.It was extremely important to the destiny of humankind.D.It was an achievement of multi-disciplinary collaboration.【答案】C49.【题干】What did Hawking say was a welcome change in AI research?【选项】A.The shift of research focus from the past to the future.B.The shift of research from theory to implementation.C.The greater emphasis on the negative impact of AI.D.The increasing awareness of mankind's past stupidity.【答案】A50.【题干】What concerns did Hawking raise about AI?【选项】A.It may exceed human intelligence sooner or later.B.It may ultimately over-amplify the human mind.C.Super-intelligence may cause its own destruction.D.Super-intelligence may eventually ruin mankind.【答案】D51.【题干】What do we learn about some entrepreneurs from the technology industry? 【选项】A.They are much influenced by the academic community.B.They are most likely to benefit from AI development.C.They share the same concerns about AI as academic.D.They believe they can keep AI under human control.【答案】CPassage TwoQuestion 52 to 56 are based on the following passage.The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups(初创公司)want in on the action. What they sometimes lack is feedback from the people who they hope will use their products. So Brookdale, the country's largest owner of retirement communication, has been inviting a few select entrepreneurs just to move in for a few days, show off their products and hear what the residents have to say.That's what brought Dayle Rodriguez, 28, all the way from England to the dining room of Brookdale South Bay in Torrance, California. Rodriguez is the community and marketing manager for a company called Sentab. The startup's product, Sentab TV, enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control.“It's nothing new, it's nothing too complicated and it's natural because lots of people have TV remotes," says Rodriguez.But none of that is the topic of conversation in the Brookdale dining room. Instead, Rodriguez solicits residents' advice on what he should get on his cheeseburger and how he should spend the afternoon. Playing cards was on the agenda, as well as learning to play mahjong(麻将).Rodriguez says it's important that residents here don't feel like he's selling them something. “I've had more feedback in a passive approach," he says. “Playing pool, playing cards, having dinner, having lunch," all work better “than going through a survey of questions. When they get to know me and to trust me, knowing for sure I'm not selling them something – there'll be more honest feedback from them."Rodriguez is just the seventh entrepreneur to move into one of Brookdale's 1,100 senior living communities. Other new products in the program have included a kind of full-body blow dryer and specially designed clothing that allows people with disabilities to dress and undress themselves.Mary Lou Busch, 93, agreed to try the Sentab system. She tells Rodriguez that it might be good for someone, but not for her.“I have the computer and Face Time, which I talk with my family on," she explains. She also has an iPad and a smartphone. “So I do pretty much everything I need to do."To be fair, if Rodriguez had wanted feedback from some more technophobic(害怕技术的) seniors, he might have ended up in the wrong Brookdale community. This oneis located in the heart of Southern California's aerospace corridor. Many residents have backgrounds in engineering, business and academic circles.But Rodriguez says he's still learning something important by moving into this Brookdale community: “People are more tech-proficient than we thought."And besides, where else would he learn to play mahjong?52.【题干】What does the passage say about the startups?【选项】A.They never lose time in upgrading products for seniors.B.They want to have a share of the seniors' goods market.C.They invite seniors to their companies to try their products.D.They try to profit from promoting digital products to seniors.【答案】B53.【题干】Some entrepreneurs have been invited to Brookdale to .【选项】A.have an interview with potential customersB.conduct a survey of retirement communitiesC.collect residents' feedback on their productsD.show senior residents how to use IT products【答案】C54.【题干】What do we know about Sentab TV?【选项】A.It is a TV program catering to the interest of the elderly.B.It is a digital TV which enjoys popularity among seniors.C.It is a TV specially designed for seniors to view programs.D.It is a communication system via TV instead of a computer.【答案】D55.【题干】What does Rodriguez say is important in promoting products?【选项】A.Winning trust from prospective customers.B.Knowing the likes and dislikes of customers.C.Demonstrating their superiority on the spot.D.Responding promptly to customer feedback.【答案】A56.【题干】What do we learn about the seniors in the Brookdale community?【选项】A.Most of them are interested in using the Sentab.B.They are quite at ease with high-tech products.C.They have much in common with seniors elsewhere.D.Most of them enjoy a longer life than average people.【答案】BPart IV Translation57、【题干】成语是汉语中的一种独特的表达方式，大多由四个汉字组成。

2019英语六级考试阅读训练题(1)

2019英语六级考试阅读训练题（1）Scattered through the seas of the world are billions of tons of small plants and animals called plankton. Most of these plants and animals are too small for the human eye to see. They drift about lazily with the currents, providing a basic food for many larger animals. Plankton has been described as the equivalent of the grasses that grow on the dry land continents, and the comparison is an appropriate one. In potential food value however, plankton far outweighs that of the land grasses. One scientist has estimated that while grasses of the world produce about 49 billion tons of valuable carbohydrates each year. The sea’s plankton generates more than twice as much.Despite its enormous food potential, little effort was made until recently to farm plankton as we farm grasses on land. Now marine scientists have at last begun to study this possibility, especially as the sea’s resources loom even more important as a means of feeding an expanding world population.No one yet has seriously suggested that “planktonburgers” may soon become popular around the world. As a possible farmed supplementary food source, however, plankton is gaining considerable interest among marine scientists.One type of plankton that seems to have great harvest possibilities is a tiny shrimplike creature called krill. Growing to two or three inches long, krill provide the major food for the giant blue whale, the largest animal ever toinhabit the Earth. Realizing that this whale may grow 100feet and weigh 150 tons at maturity, it is not surprisingthat each one devours more than one ton of krill daily.Krill swim about just below the surface in huge schools sometimes miles wide, mainly in the cold Antarctic. Because of their pink color, they often appear as a solid reddish mass when viewed from a ship or from the air. Krill are very high in food value. A pound of these crustaceans contains about 460 calories—about the same as shrimp or lobster, to which they are related.If the krill can feed such huge creatures as whales, many scientists reason, they must certainly be contenders as new food source for humans.1.Which of the following best portrays the organization of the passage?A.The author presents the advantages and disadvantages of plankton as a food source.B.The author quotes public opinion to support the argument for farming plankton.C.The author classifies the different food sources according to amount of carbohydrate.D.The author makes a general statement about plankton as a food source and then moves to a specific example.2.According to the passage, why is plankton regarded to be more valuable than land grasses?A.It is easier to cultivate.B.It produces more carbohydrates.C.It does not require soil.D.It is more palatable.3.Why does the author mention “planktonburgers”?A.To describe the appearance of one type of plankton.B.To illustrate how much plankton a whale consumes.C.To suggest plankton as a possible food sources.D.To compare the food values of beef and plankton.4.What is mentioned as one conspicuous feature of krill?A.They are the smallest marine animals.B.They are pink in color.C.They are similar in size to lobsters.D.They have grass like bodies.5.The author mentions all of the following as reasons why plankton could be considered a human food source except that it is ___.A.high in food value.B.in abundant supply in the oceans.C.an appropriate food for other animals.D.free of chemicals and pollutants.答案：DBCBD。

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2019年12月英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题（1）2019年12月英语六级长篇阅读匹配练习题（1）It's Time to Pay Attention to SleepA．After being diagnosed with brain and lung cancer in 2011, Lynn Mitchell, 68, was averaging about an hour of solid sleep a night． Stressed about her treatments, she was paying for it in hours of lost sleep．B．The brain cancer was already affecting her mobility--Mitchell was often dizzy and would lose her balance--but the lack of sleep made things worse． Even walking became increasingly difficult．Exhausted in the mornings, she was practically incoherent (精神恍惚)． When her doctors recommend she see a sleep therapist, Mitchell was relieved at how benign it sounded in comparison to the chemotherapy (化学疗法)she had undergone and the gene therapy trial she was undergoing, which had side effects like nausea and fatigue．C．For about nine weeks, Mitchell worked with the sleep therapist to adjust her sleep habits． She went to bed only when she was extremely fired．She quit watching TV in bed．She stopped drinking caffeinated (含咖啡因的) coffee in the evening． She also learned breathing exercises to relax and help her fall asleep． It was all quite simple and common sense, and most importantly, noninvasive and didn't require taking any pills．D． "It's common knowledge that sleep is needed for day to day function," says Dr．David Rapoport, director of the Sleep Medicine Program at NYU School of Medicine． "What isn't common knowledge is that it really matters--it's not just cosmetic．" Rapoport has long seen people seek sleep therapybecause they're chronically fired or suffering from insomnia, but an increasing number of patients are being referred to his center for common diseases, disorders, and mental health．E．Researchers have known for some time that sleep is critical for weight maintenance and hormone balance． And too little sleep is linked to everything from diabetes (糖尿病) to heart disease to depression．Recently, mounting evidence indicates that sleep plays a role in nearly every aspect of health． Beyond chronic illnesses, a child's behavioral problems at school could be rooted in mild sleep apnea (呼吸暂停)． And studies have shown children with ADHD (注意力缺陷多动症) are more likely to get insufficient sleep． A recent study published in the journal SLEEP found a link between older men with poor sleep quality and cognitivedecline．Another study shows sleep is essential in early childhood for development, learning, and the formation and retention of memories．F．But to many of us, sleep is easily sacrificed, especially since lack of it isn't seen as life threatening．Over time, sleep deprivation can have serious consequences, but we mostly sacrifice a night of sleep here and there, and always say that we'll "catch up．" Luckily, it is possible to make up for sleep debt (though it can take a very long time), but most Americans are still chronically sleep deprived．G． While diet and exercise have been a part of public health messaging for decades, doctors and health advocates are now beginning to argue that getting quality sleep may be just as important for overall health． "Sleep is probably easier to change than diet or exercise," says Dr． Michael Grandner , a sleep researcher at the University of Pennsylvania． "It may alsogive you more of an immediate reward if it helps you get through your day．" Sleep experts claim that it is one of the top three, and sometimes the most, important lifestyle adjustments one can make, in addition to diet and exercise．And while there's more evidence linking diet and exercise as influential health factors, sleep is probably more important in terms of brain and hormonal function． "Among a small group of sleep researchers, it's always been said that eating, exercise, and sleep are the three pillars of health," says Dr． Rapoport．H． In our increasingly professional and digital lives, carving out time for sleep is not only increasingly difficult, but also more necessary．Using technology before bed stimulates us and interferes with our sleep, yet 95% of Americans use some type of electronics like a computer, TV,or cell phone at least a few nights a week within the hour before we go to bed, according to a 2011 National Sleep Foundation survey． "Many doctors, lawyers, and executives stay up late and get up early and bum the candle at both ends," says Dr． Richard Lang, chair of Preventative Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic． "Making sure they pay attention to sleep in the same way they pay attention to diet and exercise is crucial．"I．To some, sleep has become a powerful cure to mental health． Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, advocates that sleep is the secret to success, happiness, and peak performance． After passing out a few years ago from exhaustion and cracking a cheekbone against her desk, Huffington has become something of a sleep evangelist (传道者)．In a 2010 TED Women conference, Huffington said, "The way to a more productive,more inspired, more joyful life is getting enough sleep．" Research linking high-quality sleep with better mental health is growing; a 2013 study found that treating depressed patients for insomnia can double their likelihood of overcoming the disorder．J． While 70% of physicians agree that inadequate sleepis a major health problem, only 43% counsel their patients on the benefits of adequate sleep． But there's growing pressure on primary care physicians to address, and even prescribe, sleep during routine check-ups． In a recent study published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, the researchers concluded that health professionals should prescribe sleep to prevent and treat metabolic disorders like obesity and diabetes．K． On the other hand, overlooking sleep as a majorhealth issue can also have deadly consequences．It was recently reported that the operator of the Metro-North train that derailed in New York last year, killing four people and injuring more than 70, had an undiagnosed case of sleep apnea．L．Sleep therapies can range from simply learning new lifestyle behaviors to promote sleep, to figuring out how to position oneself in bed．More drastic measures involve surgery to open up an airway passage for people suffering from disorders like sleep apnea． Sleeping pills can be prescribed too, to get much needed rest, but sleep therapists tend to favor other approaches because of possible dependencies developing．M． A large part of reaping the benefits of sleep is known when you're not getting the right amount．According to a 2013 Gallup survey, 40% of Americans get less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night． While the typical person still logsabout 6．8 hours of sleep per night, that's a drop from the 7．9 Americans were getting in the 1940s．N．When it comes to adequate sleep, it's much more personalized than previously thought． Some people feel great on five hours of rest, while others need ten． The best way to determine if you're getting the right amount, doctors say, is to find out how many hours of sleep you need to be able to wake up without an alarm and feel rested, refreshed, and energetic throughout the day．O．Since reforming her sleep habits, Mitchell has been clocking up to seven hours of shuteye a night for the past two months． "I'm alert in the morning, my balance is better, and I feel more energetic," says Mitchell． Getting enough sleep has helped her better deal with her cancers, and its symptoms． The best news is that she recently found out that her brain tumor is shrinking, and there are fewer cancerous spots on her lungs．46． According to Rapoport, people fail to fully realize the importance of sleep．47．The amount of time for an adequate sleep actually varies from person to person, and thus relies on personal judgment．48． The positive role of sleep therapy in treating depression indicates that sleep also contributes to mental health．49． Compared to the sleep therapy, the other therapies that Mitchell has to go through have some negative side effects．50． Now work and electronic products may play a role in depriving Americans of time for sleep．51． Mitchell has benefited much from sleep therapy in the fight against her brain and lung cancers．52． Among the various methods in sleep therapy, sleepingpills are usually the last choice by health professionals．53． It is recommended that physicians should adopt sleep as a way to prevent or treat some illnesses．54．It is now argued that high-quality sleep is no less important than diet and exercise in affecting health．55．Recent studies show that sleep is related to the behavioral problems of the kids and the cognitive abilities of the old．。

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2019年12月英语六级长篇阅读练习题(1)Section BDirections： In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Great Charter TryoutA． Long before Sci Academy, a charter school in New Orleans, had graduated its first senior class, the school was being heaped with accolades ( 称赞). In September 2010, when Sci Academy was just two years old, its 200 excited students--then all freshmen and sophomores--filed into Greater St. Stephen Baptist church, next door to the school. Together with local dignitaries ( 显要人物 ), journalists, and a brass band, the students watched on huge screens as the leaders of six charter schools from around the country appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show. At the end of the show, they watched as Oprah handed each charter-school leader—including Ben Marcovitz, Sci Academy's founder—a $1 million check.B． Sci Academy is a flagship charter school and a model of the new data-driven, business-infused approach to education that has won its worship in New Orleans. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, education reformers swept away what remained of the traditional public schools in what hadbeen one of the nation's lowest- performing districts. In their place, charters promised choice and increased accountability( 负责制 ). More than 75 percent of New Orleans kids landed in schools controlled by the so-called Recovery School District, which was heavily dominated by charter schools.C． "This transformation of the New Orleans educational system may turn out to be the most significant national development in education since desegregation," wrote Neerav Kingsland, the CEO of New Schools for New Orleans, the city's leading venture-philanthropy group incubating local charter schools, a year ago. "New Orleans students have access to educational opportunities that are far superior to any in recent memory."D． But eight years after Hurricane Katrina, there is evidence that the picture is far more complicated. Seventy- nine percent of RSD charters are still rated D or F by the Louisiana Department of Education. Sci is one of two RSD high schools to earn a B; there are no A-rated open-admission schools. In a school system with about 42,000 mostly poor African-American kids, every year thousands are out of school at any given time-- because they are on suspension, have dropped out, or are incarcerated. Even at successful schools, such as the highly regarded Sci Academy, large numbers of students never make it to graduation, and others are unlikely to make it through college.E． Figuring out what has taken place in the New Orleans schools is not just a matter of interest to local residents. From cities like New York to towns like Muskegon Heights,Michigan, market-style reforms have been widely considered as the answer to America's educational woes. New Orleans tellsus a lot about what these reforms look like in practice. And the current reality of the city's schools should be enough to give pause to even the most passionate charter supporters.F． With its chain-link fence and campus of module-like buildings--the result of a continuing post-Hurricane Katrina building shortage--Sci Academy doesn't look much like a model school. Freshmen, wearing the polo shirts and khakis of the school uniform, are required to walk along straight red lines that snake through the school's breezeways. Placards bearing slogans, such as "No Short Cuts; No Excuses" and "Go Aboveand Beyond," hang overhead.G． Everything at Sci Academy is carefully designed to maintain discipline and focus on the school's principal mission, which is to get every student into college. Each morning, at 8 a.m., the teachers, almost all white and intheir 20s, gather for a rousing thigh-slapping, hand-clapping, rap-chanting staff revival meeting, the beginning of whatwill be, for most, a 14- to 16-hour workday. Students arrivea half hour later, and if asked "Why are you here?" and "What will it take?" are expected to respond "To learn" followed by a recitation of the school's six core values： "achievement, respect, responsibility, perseverance, teamwork, and enthusiasm."H． Both curriculum and behavior are elaborately arranged. As kids file into class, a teacher hands them their "entry ticket," a survey that helps determine how much students retained from the previous class. An "exit ticket"distributed at the end of each class establishes how much kids have absorbed. Information from the exit tickets, as well as attendance, demerits for bad behavior, and "Sci bucks" for good behavior, are keyed into the Sci software system by teachers every night to help monitor both student and teacher performance.I． After the storm, the state fired the city's unionized teachers, who were mostly middle-aged African- Americans, an action that has been challenged in court. While a few schools have hired back teachers who worked in the pre-Katrina schools, the city now relies heavily on inexperienced educators--mostly young, white, and from out of town--who are willing, at least in the short run, to put in exhausting hours. But at many schools, including Sci Academy, plenty of teachers last for less than two years.J． In New Orleans, teachers with certifications from Teach for America number close to 400, five times the level a few years ago. Within the RSD, in 2011, 42 percent of teachers had less than three years of experience; 22 percent have spent just one year or less in the classroom, according to "The State of Public Education in New Orleans," a 2012 report by the pro-charter Cowen Institute at Tulane University.K． In part to help with this lack of experience, charter schools train teachers in highly regimented routines that help them keep control of their classrooms. The city's charter-school advocates argue that in the aftermath of the storm, when charter operators had to scale up quickly, they needed to start with basics： first order and security, thenskill building. "Kids expect high school to be dangerous. They come to school with their backs up," explains Sci Academy's Marcovitz, a graduate of the elite Maret school in Washington, D.C., and Yale University. He says the routines--which are borrowed from methods pioneered by KIPP, a national charter chain that also operates schools in New Orleans--are intended to keep students focused and feeling safe.L． In one English class last fall, a teacher who had been at Sci for about a year held forth on the fine points of grammar, including the subtle difference between modal and auxiliary verbs. As a few heads drifted downward, she employed a popular charter-school management routine to hold the class's attention. "SPARK check! " she called. The acronym stands for sit straight; pencil to paper (or place hands folded in front); ask and answer questions; respect; and keep tracking the speaker.M． "Heads up, sit straight--15 seconds to go," she said, trying to get her students' attention. "All scholars please raise your homework in THREE, TWO, ONE. We need to set a goal around homework completion. I only see about one third complete homework."N． It's a long way from the city's charter school roots. In the 1990s, the city's first charter school, New Orleans Charter Middle School, was built on a progressive curriculum that used experiential projects and electives, such asbicycle repair and African dance, to foster a love of learning. The school became the most highly rated nonselective school in the city before it was devastated during Hurricane Katrina. But while its founders went on tocreate FirstLine, now one of the leading charter operators in New Orleans, the progressive roots of the charter movement have been swamped by the new realities of a competitive charter marketplace.O． Now, driven by both government policy and charitable funding--which rewards schools for preparing students for college and penalizes those that don't--most charter high schools in New Orleans describe themselves as "college prep." This may seem an admirable goal. But in a school system where the number of eighth graders who passed the end-of-course tests required to get into high school has, according to the Cowen Institute, virtually stagnated at about 60 percent, the push toward college leaves behind many of the most disadvantaged kids, who already face enormous hurdles because of poverty, parental abandonment, and one of the highest rates of gun violence in the nation. For some of these students, college is not necessarily a realistic goal.46. Teachers in charter schools are trained in strict and rigid ways since most of them are inexperienced.47. Instead of carrying on its tradition of being advanced, New Orleans Charter Middle School has to follow market rules to survive and compete with other schools.48. Students in New Orleans have got the best education opportunity they have ever had in recent years.49. Many charter high schools in New Orleans are to help students enter college, which is supported by government policy and attracts funds.50. Traditional public schools have been completely reformed in areas with worst reputation on education quality in 2005.51. Even schools like Sci Academy cannot keep teachers for long.52. Several years ago, there were only about 80 teachers with qualified certifications in New Orleans.53.Even Sci Academy, which enjoys a high reputation, fails to help a lot of students graduate.54. Various information on students can be tracked down inSci Academy's computer systems to ensure the teaching quality.55. To solve the problem of American education, many people turn to the function of market as the key.。

2019年12月英语六级答案：长篇阅读(卷一文都版)

2019年12月英语六级答案：长篇阅读(卷一文都版)※Section B36. [J]37. [C]38. [E]39. [G]40. [D]41. [I]42. [B]43. [H]44. [Q]45. [L]【解析】36.[J] 对应关键词，题干中提到Chinese officials和scientific research, 定位到J段，此段中同时出现了这两个关键词。

37.[C] 划出关键词efforts, ocean sancturies, Russian’s obstruction, 然后定位到C段，此时看到while Russian frustrated efforts, frustrate=obstruct, 所以跟题干信息匹配。

38.[E] 对应题干中的关键词Russia, America’s dominance(美国的主导地位)，跟E段信息Russia, the dominance of America完全匹配.39.[G] 题干中相关键词geologist’s estimate,以及oil and natural gas，去文中定位，看到G段的oil and gas, 然后向下找信息，找到了geologist estimate,所以39题为G段的总结。

40.[D] 通过关键词richest reserves, fresh water on earth 定位到D段，找到biggest reserve,发现前边有estimate，题干也有动词estimate; 然后看到fresh water on planet， planet=earth, 所以非常确定D为准确选项。

41. [I] 通过关键词demand for energy resources和renegotiate匹配到I选项。

42. [B]题干中提到many countries很多国家彼此之间竞争以增加对南极洲的影响Antarctica，所以定位到B段落.43. [H]定位词是harsh nature conditions南极洲严酷的自然环境给开发资源造成了巨大的障碍，匹配关键词到H段落。

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