astragalus2018年12月英语六级考试真题及答案第2套

2021年1月20日发(作者：论证过程)
2018
年
12
月英语六级考试真题及答案
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Part I Writing (30 minutes)

Directions:
For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on how to balance job
responsibilities and personal interests. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.


__ __________________________________________________ ____________________
_________________________ _______________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________
How to Balance Job Responsibilities and Personal Interests

In today's highly competitive environment, the heavy workload makes people out of breath and leaves
them no time for their hobbies. Therefore, learning to balance job responsibilities and personal interests
is of great significance for modern people. Here are some suggestions which can help us achieve the
balance. In the first place, we should be aware that although work duties are our first priority, it doesn't
mean that we cannot explore personal interests. Secondly, it's important to realize that beneficial
activities off work help us get relaxed. We can transfer our focus from busy work by reading an
interesting book or listening to music, thereby getting our intense nerves calm down. What's more, find
enough time to develop our hobbies by finishing the task on time. We should arrange our time reasonably
and complete our daily work efficiently, which will give us more freedom to allocate time to pursue
personal interests.
In sum, it is absolutely do-able to strike a balance between full-time work and personal hobbies as long
as we realize the benefit of cultivating
培养

interests and the importance of reasonable time
arrangement.

Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A

Directions:
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) Stop worrying about him.
B) Keep away from the statue.
C) Take a picture
拍照、照相

of him.
D) Pat on a smile for the photo.
2. A) Gaining great fame
名声、名望

on the Internet.
B) Publishing a collection of his photos.
C) Collecting the best photos in the world.
D) Becoming a professional photographer.
3. A) Surfing various websites and collecting photos.
B) Editing his pictures and posting them online.
C) Following similar accounts to compare notes.
D) Studying the pictures in popular social media.
4. A) They are far from satisfactory.
B) They are mostly taken by her mom.
C) They make an impressive album.
D) They record her fond memories.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5. A) A journal reporting the latest progress in physics.
B) An introductory course of modem physics.
C) An occasion for physicists to exchange ideas.
D) A series of interviews with outstanding physicists.
6. A) The future of the physical world.
B) The origin of the universe.
C) Sources of radiation.
D) Particle theory.
7. A) How matter collides with anti-matter.
B) Whether the universe will turn barren.
C) Why there exists anti-matter.
D) Why there is a universe at all
8. A) Matter and anti-matter are opposites of each other.
B) Anti-matter allowed humans to come into existence.
C) The universe formed due to a sufficient amount of matter.
D) Anti-matter exists in very high-temperature environments.
Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end of each passage, you will
hear three or four questions. Both the passage 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) She found herself speaking a foreign language.
B) She woke up speaking with a different accent.
C) She found some symptoms of her illness gone.
D) She woke up finding herself in another country.
10. A) It is usually caused by a stroke
中风、行程

or brain injury
脑损伤
.
B) It has not yet found any effective treatment.
C) It leaves the patient with a distorted memory.
D) It often happens to people with speech defects.
11. A) British.
B) Irish.
C) Russian.
D) Australian.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

12. A) Water sports.
B) Racing in rivers.
C) Stories about women swimmers.
D) Books about swimming.
13. A) She succeeded in swimming across the English Channel.
B) She published a guide to London's best swimming spots.
C) She told her story of adventures to some young swimmers.
D) She wrote a book about the history of swimwear in the UK.
14. A) They loved vacationing on the seashore.
B) They had a unique notion of modesty.
C) They were prohibited from swimming.
D) They were fully dressed when swimming.
15. A) She designed lots of appropriate swimwear for women.
B) She once successfully competed against men in swimming.
C) She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel
英吉利海峡
.
D) She was an advocate of women's right to swim in public pools.
Section C

Directions: 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) Build a machine that can detect
侦查、发现

lies
谎言
.
B) Develop a magnetic brain scanner.
C) Test the credibility of court evidence.
D) Win people's complete trust in them.
17. A) They are optimistic about its potential.
B) They are sceptical of its reliability.
C) They think it is but business promotion.
D) They celebrate it with great enthusiasm.
18. A) It is not to be trusted at all.
B) It does not sound economical.
C) It may intrude into people's privacy.
D) It may lead to overuse in court trials.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.

19. A) Most of its residents speak several languages.
B) Some of its indigenous languages are dying out.
C) Each village there speaks a totally different language.
D) Its languages have interested researchers the world over.
20. A) They are spread randomly across the world.
B) Some are more difficult to learn than others.
C) More are found in tropical
热带的

regions than in the mild
温和

zones.
D) They enrich and impact each other in more ways than one.

21. A) They used different methods to collect and analyze data.
B) They identified distinct patterns of language distribution.
C) Their conclusions do not correspond to their original hypotheses.
D) There is no conclusive
决定性的

account
说明、解释

for the cause of language diversity
多样性、多元化
.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.

22. A) Its middle- class
中层阶级、中等的

is disappearing
消失
.
B) Its wealth is rationally distributed.
C) Its population is rapidly growing.
D) Its cherished dream is coming true.
23. A) Success was but a dream without conscientious effort.
B) They could realize their dreams through hard work.
C) A few dollars could go a long way.
D) Wealth was shared by all citizens.
24. A) Better working conditions.
B) Better-paying jobs.
C) High social status.
D) Full employment.
25. A) Reduce the administrative costs.
B) Adopt effective business models.
C) Hire part-time employees only.
D) Make use of the latest technology.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions:
In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for
each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through
carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the
corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not
use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Surfing the Internet during class doesn't just steal focus from the educator
；
it also hurts students who're
already struggling to _F_26_
grasp
_ the material. A new study from Michigan State University, though,
argues that all students
—
including high achievers
—
see a decline in performance when they browse the
Internet during class for non-academic purposes.
To measure the effects of Internet-based distractions during class, researchers _C_27_
evaluated
_ 500
students taking an introductory psychology class at Michigan State University. Researchers used ACT
scores as a measure of intellectual _A_28_
aptitude (
天才、天资）
_ Because previous research has shown
that people with high intellectual abilities are better at _E_29_
filtering
_ out distractions, researchers
believed students with high ACT scores would not show a _M_30_
significant
_ decrease in performance
due to their use of digital devices. But students who surfed the web during class did worse on their exams
regardless of their ACT scores, suggesting that even the academically smartest students are harmed
when they're distracted in class.
College professors are increasingly _K_31_
raising
_ alarm bells about the effects smartphones, laptops,
and tablets have on academic performance. One 2013 study of college students found that 80% of
students use their phones or laptops during class, with the average student checking their digital device
11 times in a _O_32_
typical
_ class. A quarter of students report that their use of digital devices during
class causes their grades to _N_33_
suffer
_.
Professors sometimes implement policies designed to _H_34_
minimize
_ students' use of digital devices,
and world where people are increasingly some instructors even confiscate (
没收）
tablets and phones. In
dependent on their phones, though, such strategies often fail. One international study found that 84% of
people say they couldn't go a day without their smartphones. Until students are able to _L_35_
resist
抵
抗、抗拒
_ the pull of social networking, texting, and endlessly surfing the web, they may continue to
straggle in their classes.
A) aptitude B) eradication C) evaluated D) evaporated E) filtering F) grasp G) legacy H) minimize I)
obscure J) obsess K) raising L) resist M) significant N) suffer O) typical
Section B

Directions:
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.
A Pioneering Woman of Science Re-Emerges after 300 Years

A) Maria Sibylla Merian, like many European women of the 17th century, stayed busy managing a
household and rearing children. But on top of that, Merian, a German-born woman who lived in the
Netherlands, also managed a successful career as an artist, botanist, naturalist and entomologist (
昆虫
学家
).
B)
Etheridge, a biologist at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania who has been studying the scientific history
of Merian's work.

C) At a time when natural history was a valuable tool for discovery, Merian discovered facts about plants
and insects that were not previously known. Her observations helped dismiss the popular belief that
insects spontaneously emerged from mud. The knowledge she collected over decades didn't just satisfy
those curious about nature, but also provided valuable insights into medicine and science. She was the
first to bring together insects and their habitats, including food they ate, into a single ecological
composition.
D) After years of pleasing a fascinated audience across Europe with books of detailed descriptions and
life-size paintings of familiar insects, in 1699 she sailed with her daughter nearly 5, 000 miles from the
Netherlands to South America to study insects in the jungles of what is now known as Suriname. She was
52 years old. The result was her masterpiece, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium.