2018年12月英语六级真题第2套.doc

2018 年 12 月英语六级真题（第 2 套）Part IWriting(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.Part IIListening 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.Questions1 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 of him.D)Put on a smile for the photo.2. A)Gaining great fame 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 modern 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 BDirections: 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 or brain injury. 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 Londons 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.D) She was an advocate of womens right to swim in public pools.Section 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)Build a machine that can detect lies. B)Develop a magnetic brain scanner.C) Test the credibility of court evidence.D) Win peoples 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 peoples 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 regions than in the mild 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 account for the cause of language diversity.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22. A)Its middle-class is disappearing. 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 IIIReading 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 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.Questions 26 to 35 are based on the following passage.Surfing the Internet during class doesn't just steal focus from the educator; it also hurts students who're already struggling to 26the material. A new study from Michigan State University, though, argues that all studentsincluding high achieverssee 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 27500 students taking an introductory psychology class at Michigan State University. Researchers used ACT scores as a measure of intellectual28. Because previous research has shown that people with high intellectual abilities are better at 29out distractions, researchers believed students with high ACT scores would not show a 30decrease 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 31alarm bells about the effects smartphones, laptops, and tablets have onacademic 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 32class. A quarter of students report that their use of digital devices during class causes their grades to 33.Professors sometimes implement policies designed to 34students' use of digital devices, and some instructors even confiscate ( 没 收 ) tablets and phones. In a world where people are increasingly 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 35the pull of social networking, texting, and endlessly surfing the web, they may continue to struggle in their classes.I）obscureJ) obsessK) raising L）resist M）significantN) sufferO）typicalA)aptitude B)eradicationC) evaluated D)evaporated E)filtering F)grasp G)legacyH) minimizeSection 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.A Pioneering Woman of Science Re-Emerges after 300 YearsA 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 “She was a scientist on the level with a lot of people we spend a lot of time talking about,” said Kay Etheridge, a biologist at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania who has been studying the scientific history of Merians work. “She didn't do as much to change biology as Charles Darwin, but she was significant.”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.E In her work, she revealed a side of nature so exotic, dramatic and valuable to Europeans of the time that she received much acclaim. But a century later, her findings came under scientific criticism. Shoddy （粗糙的）reproductions of her work along with setbacks to women's roles in 18th- and 19th-century Europe resulted in her efforts being largely forgotten. “It was kind of stunning when she sort of dropped off into oblivion （遗忘）,” said Dr. Etheridge. “Victorians started putting women in a box, and they're still trying to crawl out of it.”F Today, the pioneering woman of the sciences has re-emerged. In recent years, feminists, historians and artists haveall praised Merian's tenacity （坚韧）, talent and inspirational artistic compositions. And now biologists like Dr. Etheridge are digging into the scientific texts that accompanied her art. Three hundred years after her death, Merian will be celebrated at an international symposium in Amsterdam this June.G And last month, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium was republished. It contains 60 plates （插图） and original descriptions, along with stories about Merian's life and updated scientific descriptions. Before writing Metamorphosis, Merian spent decades documenting European plants and insects that she published in a series of books. She began in her 20s, making textless, decorative paintings of flowers with insects. “Then she got really serious,” Dr. Etheridge said. Merian started raising insects at home, mostly butterflies and caterpillars. “She would sit up all night until they came out of the pupa （蛹） so she could draw them,” she said.H The results of her decades' worth of careful observations were detailed paintings and descriptions of European insects, followed by unconventional visuals and stories of insects and animals from a land that most at the time could only imagine. It's possible Merian used a magnifying glass to capture the detail of the split tongues ofsphinx moths （斯芬克斯飞蛾） depicted in the painting. She wrote that the two tongues combine to form one tube for drinking nectar （花蜜）. Some criticized this detail later, saying there was just one tongue, but Merian wasn't wrong. She may have observed the adult moth just as it emerged from its pupa.For a brief moment during that stage of its life cycle, the tongue consists of two tiny half-tubes before merging into one.I It may not have been ladylike to depict a giant spider devouring a hummingbird, but when Merian did it at the turn of the 18th century, surprisingly, nobody objected. Dr. Etheridge called it revolutionary. The image, which also contained novel descriptions of ants, fascinated a European audience that was more concerned with the exotic story unfolding before them than the gender of the person who painted it.J “All of these things shook up their nice, neat little view,” Dr. Etheridge said. But later, people of the Victorian era thought differently. Her work had been reproduced, sometimes incorrectly. A few observations were deemed impossible. “She'd been called a silly woman for saying that a spider could eat a bird,” Dr. Etheridge said. But Henry Walter Bates, a friend of Charles Darwin, observed it and put it in book in 1863, proving Merian was correct.K In the same plate, Merian depicted and described leaf-cutter ants for the first time. “In America there are large ants which can eat whole trees bare as a broom handle in a single night,” she wrote in the description. Merian noted how the ants took the leaves below ground to their young. And she wouldn't have known this at the time, but the ants use the leaves to farm fungi （菌类） underground to feed their developing babies.L Merian was correct about the giant bird-eating spiders, ants building bridges with their bodies and other details. Butin the same drawing, she incorrectly lumped together army and leaf-cutter ants. And instead of showing just th