2021年12月英語六級真題及參考答案完整版

2021年12月英語六級真題及參考答案完整版四六級試卷采用多題多卷形式，大家核對答案時，請找具體選項內容，忽略套數(shù)。注意：請直接對題目和選項內容，不要糾結套數(shù)、ABCD順序的問題。無憂考網(wǎng)搜集整理了各個版本(有文字也有圖片，圖片可以自由拉伸)，僅供大家參考。網(wǎng)絡綜合版聽力：◆Conversation

oneW:Hi,David,Ihaven'tseenyouinclassforalmosttwoweeks.(1)Wethoughtyouhaddisappearedonholidayearlyorsomething.

M:HiSarah.Well,it'sabitofalongstory,

I'mafraid.IgotathroatinfectionlastweekandhadtogotothehospitaltogetsomeantibioticsasIreallywasn'tgettinganybetter.W:Oh,yeah.There'vebeensomanyvirusesgoingaroundthiswinter.Theweatherhasbeensoawfulforthelastfewweeks.M:And,

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onthewaybackfromthehospital,Islippedonsomeiceandfellandthenhadtogotothehospitaltogetan

x-raybecauseIbasicallythoughtI'dbrokenmywrist.

Althoughthankfullyit'snotbroken.ButIneedtobecarefulwithitforthenextfewweeks.W:Oh,that'stoobad.Howunfortunate.M:Tomakethingsworse,Imanagedtofall

rightinfrontoffourgirlsfromtheninthgrade.So,itwasutterlyhumiliated.Plus,thelaptopinmybagwasbrokentoo.W:No!Whatacompletecatastrophe!Isthelaptop'sstillunderwarranty?

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Ifitis,thenyoucaneasilysenditbacktothe

manufacturerandthey’llsendyouabrandnewoneforfree,surely.M:ThewarrantyranoutthreedaysbeforeIbrokeit.AndallmyessaysareinthereandIneedtohavetheminbeforewebreakfortheChristmasholidays.W:

Listen,Ihavethenumberofareallygoodaffordablecomputerrepairshopathome.Mydadhasusedthisguybeforeandhecanworkmiracles.

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Let'sgobacktomyhouseandwecancalltherepairshop,andyoucouldhavesometeaandcookiestoo.M:Wow.Thanks,Sarah.Thatwouldbegreat.LetmejustcallmymomandletherknowI’ll

behomealittlebitlater.

Q1:WhatdidSarathinkDavidwasdoingforthelasttwoweeks?Q2:WhathappenedtoDavidonhiswaybackfromthehospital?Q3:WhatdoesSarahsaytheyshoulddowiththedamagedcomputer?Q4:WhatdoesSarahsaysheisgoingtodo?

◆Conversation

TwoM:Welcometothisweek'sepisodeofBookTalk.(1)

WithmetodayisHeidiBrown,

ahistorianwhohaswrittenfivecriticallyacclaimedbooksaboutmilitaryhistory.W:Thanksforhavingme,John.I'msoexcitedtotalkaboutmylatestbook,whichwaspublishedlastmonth.M:Sothisbookisanovel,yourfirstattemptatthatgenre.Andthat'sabitofadepartureforyou.W:

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I'dsayit'samajordepartureasit'snotjustaworkoffiction,it'sset200yearsinthefuture.M:Right.Sohowdidthathappen?Youspentthreedecadeswritingaboutthepastandfocusingonthe18thand19thcenturies.Andnowyou'respeculatingaboutthefuture.W:Well,afteryearsofresearchingsoldiersandchroniclingtheirlivesduringbattle,

I

juststartedwonderingaboutotherfacetsoftheirlives,especiallytheirpersonallives.M:Icanseethat.Yournovelisaboutsoldiers,butitfocusesontheirrelationships,especiallythebondsbetweensonsandmothers,andmenandtheirwives.W:Yes.

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Thatfocuscameaboutwhen

Istillintendedtowriteanotherbookofhistory,

I

startedbyresearchingsoldier'sactualpersonallives,studyingtheirlettershome.M:Sohowdidthathistorybookbecomeanovel?W:Well,

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Irealizedthatthehistoricalrecordwasincomplete.

SoI'deitherhavetoleavealotofgapsormakealotmoreassumptionsthanahistorianshould.M:Butwhywriteanovelsetinthefuture,whenyourcredentialsareperfectforahistoricalnovel?Asahistorian,anyhistoricalnovelyouwritewouldhavealotofcredibility.W:Ifelttooconstrainedworkingwiththepast.LikewhatIwroteneededtobefactasopposedtofiction.

Butwritingaboutthefuturegavememorefreedomtoimagine,toinvent.M:Well,havingreadyourbook,I'mgladyoumadethatchoicetomoveintofiction.

Q5:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthewoman?Q6:

Whatdoesthewomansayabouthernewlypublishedbook?Q7:

Whatdidthewomandobeforewritinghernewbook?Q8:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherwritinghistorybooks?

◆Passage

One(9)

Whetherit'sinthehandsofanimatedpolarbearsorSantaClaus,there'sonethingyou'llfindinnearlyalladsforCoca-Cola,thecharacteristicglassbottle.

MostAmericansdon'tdrinksodaoutoftheglassbottlesseeninCoke'sadsanymore.Butthisweek,thecompanyiscelebratingacenturyofthebottlethat'sbeensoldinmorethan200countries.(10)

Flashbackto1915,whenabottleofCoca-Colacostsjustanickelasthesoftdrinkgainedinpopularity,itfacedagrowingnumberofcompetitors,counterfeits,eventryingtocopyCoke'slogo.

SoaccordingtoCoca-Colahistorian,TedRyan,thecompanydecidedtocomeupwithpackagingthatcouldn'tbeduplicated.

Aproductrequestwassenttoeightdifferentglassmakers.Workersattherootglasscompanygottherequestandbeganflippingthroughtheencyclopediaatthelocallibrary,

Landygonecocoa'sseed.Thecocoa'sseedisnotaningredientofthesoda.

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Theydesignedtheirbottlebasedontheseedsthatshapeandlargemiddle.

Itwasn'tovercoatexecutive'sinAtlantaandwouldgoontoreceiveitsowntrademarkspurcollectionsandearnCoca-ColaaniconicimagethatmadeitpartofAmericancultureforacentury.Itwas100yearsagothisweekthatthebottleearnedapackagebyworldwar

II,Cokebottlesaleshadballoonedintobillions.AmericansmostlyconsumedCokeoutofaluminumorplastictoday,buttheglassbottleremainsasymbolofAmericathat'sreadilyrecognizedaroundtheworld.

Q9.WhatdoesthepassagesayappearsinalmostalladsforCoca-Cola?Q10.WhydidtheCoca-Colacompanydecidetohavespecialpackagingdesigned?Q11.WhatdotheylearnabouttheCoca-Colabottledesignedbytherootglasscompany?

◆PassageTwoTryingtocreatesomemeasurableimprovementinmood.Butmostofusarereluctanttostarttheseconversationsbecausewepresumetheopposite.(12)

Inanexperiment,commuterswhotalktonearbystrangersfoundthatcommutemoreenjoyablethanthosewhodidn't.

Theywereaskedtopredictwhetherthey'denjoythecommutemoreiftheyconversewithotherpeople.

Intriguingly,mostexpectthemoresolitaryexperiencetobemorepleasurable.Whyisthis?

(13)Socialanxietyappearstobetheproblem.People'sreluctancetostartconversationswithnearbystrangerscomespartlyfromunderestimatingothers'

interestinconnecting.Thesadthingisthatpeoplepresumethatanearbystrangerdoesn'twanttoconverseanddon'tstartaconversation.

Onlythosewhoforcethemselvestochatbecauseitwasrequiredbytheexperimentfoundoutwhatapleasantexperienceitcouldbe.Humanbeingsaresocialanimals.Thosewhomisunderstandtheimpactofsocialinteractionsmaynot,insomecontext,besocialenoughfortheirownwell

being.Youshouldbechattingwiththestrangersyouencounter.Youmayoccasionallyhaveanegativeencounterthatmightstickinyourmemory.(15)

Thisisbecausethehumanbrainisbiasedtodwellonnegativeevents.

Butstartingconversationswithstrangersisstillwellworththeriskofrejection.Itmaysurpriseyouthatconversingwithstrangerswillmakethemhappiertoo.(16)

Thepleasureofconnectionseemscontagious.PeoplewhoItalktohaveequallypositiveexperiencesasthosewhoinitiateaconversation.

Q12:Whatdoesresearchshowaboutaconversationbetweenstrangers?Q13:Whatpreventspeoplefromstartingaconversationwithstrangers?Q14:Whydoesanegativeencounterwithstrangersstickinone'smemory?Q15:Whatdoesthepassagesaythepleasureofconnectionseemstobe?

◆Recording

OneTheCaribbeanislandsaredividedintotwoworlds,arichone,andapoorone.(16)

Thistropicalregion'seconomyisbasedmainlyonfarming.Farmersareoftwotypes.Oneistheplantationownerwhomayhavehundredsofthousandsofacres.Incontrast,thissmallcultivatorisworkingonlyafewacresofland.MostvisitorstotheCaribbeanarerich.Liketheplantationowner.Theydonotrealizeordonotwanttorealizethatmanyfarmfamiliesbarelymanagedtogetbyonwhattheygrow.TheCaribbeanproducesmanythings.(17)

Sugaristhemainproduct.Otherexportcropsaretobaccocoffee,bananas,spices,andcitrusfruits,suchasorangelemonorgrapefruit.FromthewestIndiesalsocomeoil,mineralpitch,andmanyforestproducts.Jamaica'saluminumorsuppliesaretheworld'slargest.OilcomesfromTrinidad,ArubaandCarolco,butformanyofthesmallerislands,sugaristheonlyexport.Rum,astrongalcoholic.Wejustdistilledfromsugarcaneisalsoanexport.Theworld'sbestrumcomesfromthisarea.LocalkindsvaryfromthelightrumsofPuertoRicototheheavier,darkerrumsofBarbadosandJamaica.Americantouristsenjoystockinguponinexpensivehigh-qualityCaribbeanrumwhilethey'reonvacation.Incorrect.thewell-knownvicarofthatnameismadeforthethick,outerskinofanativeorangeeversinceAmerica'scolonialdays,theCaribbeanislandshavebeenfavoriteplacestovisit.Sinceworldwartwo,tourismhasincreasedrapidlybecausegreatnumbersofpeoplegothere.TheIslandershavebuiltelaborateresorts,developedharborsandairfields,improvedbeachesandhaveexpandedseaandairroutes.Everythingisattheresort,hotel,beach,shoppingandrecreation,thevacationerneverhasanyreasontoexploretheisland.Asinmostplaces,thosewhohavemoneylivewell,indeed,thosewhodon'thavemoneyliveatvariouslevelsofpoverty,

(18)butherethepoorgreatlyoutnumberthewealthy.AvisitorwillfindrichpeoplelivinginapartmentsorSpanishhousesattheseasideorinthecountryside.Theirservicemightincludeacook,amaidandanurseforthechildren.Mostofthepeoplelivewellbelowthepovertylevel.Intowns,theylivecrowdedtogetherintinyhouses.Islandersmakethebesttheycanofwhattheyhave.TheirhomesarequiteChevy.Sadly,mosttouristsneverseethissideoftheCaribbean.

Q16.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheeconomyoftheCaribbeanislands?Q17.WhatisthemainproductoftheCaribbeanislands?Q18.WhatdowelearnaboutthemajorityofpeopleintheCaribbeanislands?

◆Recording

TwoTalktoanyonewhoisagenerationortooolder,andtheywouldmostlikelycommentthatchildrenaremostspoiledthesedays,noonewantstohave,orbearounddemanding,selfishandspoiledchildren.Thosewhogetbadtemperwillsilentlybroodwhenthey'renotgiveneverythingtheywantimmediately.Paradoxically,theparentsofsuchchildrencouragethisdemandingbehaviorinthemistakenbeliefthatbygivingthatchildreneverythingtheycan,thatchildrenwillbehappy.Intheshorttermperhapstheyareright.Butinthelongerterm,(19)suchchildrenenduplonelydependent,chronicallydissatisfiedandresentfuloftheparentswhotriedsohardtopleasethem.Undoubtedly,parentswanttoraisehappychildrenwhoareconfident,capable,andlikableratherthanspoiledandmiserable.(20)

Onefactorhinderingthisisthatparentscan't,ordon'tspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirkidsandsubstitute.thisdeficitwithLoinbotoys,games,gadgets,andthelike.Ratherthangettingmaterialthings,childrenneedparentsdevotedattention.Thequantityoftimespenttogetherislessimportantthanthecontentofthattime.Insteadofinstantlysatisfyingtheirwishes,parentsshouldhelpthemworkoutaplantoearnthingsthey'dliketohave.Thisteachesthemtovaluetheeffortaswellaswhatitachieves,allowthemtoenjoyanticipation.Numerouspsychologicalstudieshavedemonstratedthatchildrenwholearntowaitforthingstheydesirearemorelikelytosucceedinanumberofwayslaterinlife.Onefamousexperimentinthe1960s,involved3to6yearoldchildren.Theyweregivenachoicebetweenreceivingasmallreward,suchasacookieimmediately.Oriftheywaited15minutes,theycouldhavetwo.Follow-upstudieshavefoundthatthosewhochosetodelaysatisfactionarenowmoreacademicallysuccessful,havegreaterselfworth,andeventendtobehealthier.(21)

Iftheyfailed,childrenshouldbeencouragedtokeeptrying,ratherthantogiveup,iftheyreallywantthedesiredresult.Thisteachesthemhowtohandleandrecoverfromdisappointment,whichisassociatedwithgreatersuccessandsatisfactionacademically,financially,andimpersonalrelationships.Andlastly,parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentolookatlifefromotherpointsofview,aswellastheirown.Thisteachesthemtobeunderstandingofandsympathetictowardsothers.Qualities?shorter?takethemalongwayinlife.

Q19:Whatwillhappentochildreniftheyalwaysgetimmediatesatisfaction?Q20:Whatmaypreventparentsfromraisingconfidentandcapablechildren?Q21:Whyshouldchildrenbeencouragedtokeeptryingwhentheyfail?

◆Recording

ThreeIt'snothardtomessupaninterview.Mostpeoplefeelnervoussittingacrossfromahiringmanager,answeringquestionsthateffectivelyopenedthemselvesupforjudgement.(22)

Andyourchancesofbeingmorecarefullyconsideredforthejobcanquicklygodownhill

justbysayingthewrongthingatthewrongtime.

Themostobviousthingnottodoiscomplain.Employerswanttohirepositivepeople.Talkingaboutapreviousjobnegativelyraisesconcernsthatyoumightbedifficulttomanage,oryoumightbesomeonethatblamesmanagementforyourownpoorperformance.(23)

Don'tsaythatyou'vemovedaroundinjobsbecauseyouhaven'tfoundtherightfitorfeelthatyouwerenotchallengedenough.

Statementslikethesewillmakeyousoundaimlessandlost.Andinterviewermaywellthinkwhywouldthisrolebeanydifferentforyou.Youwillprobablyleavehereinsixmonths.Italsobegsthequestionofwhattypeofrelationshipyouhadwithyourmanager.Itdoesn'tsoundlikeyouhadopencommunicationwithhimorher.(24)

Managersusuallylovepeoplewhocanself-sustainandenablegrowththroughtakinginitiative,whoarestrongatfollowingthroughtheirworkandwhobringideasandsolutionstothetable.Ifyouwereinamanagementorleadershippositionwhendiscussingyourcurrentrole,nevertakeallthecreditforaccomplishmentsorachievements.Emphasizeyourteamandhowthroughtheirtalentsyourvisionwasrealized.Mostsuccessfulleadersknowthattheyareonlyasgoodastheirteam.Andacknowledgingthisinaninterviewwillgoalongwaytowardssuggestingthatyoumightbetherightpersonforthepositionyouareapplyingfor.Lastly,haveagoodideaofwhatyourroleis.Andtryandconveytheideathatyou'reflexible.Askingwhatyourrolewillbesuggestyouwilllimityourselfpurelytowhatisexpectedofyou.Inreality,yourroleiswhateveryoumakeofit.Thisisespeciallytrueinsmallcompanies,wheretheabilitytoadaptandtakeonnewresponsibilitiesishighlyvalued.Andthisisequallyimportant,ifyou'rejuststartingout,Entrylevelintervieweeswoulddowelltodemonstrateabroadsetofskillsinmostinterviews.

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It'simportanttohaveawideskillset,asmanystartupsandsmallcompaniesaremovingreallyfast.

Employersarelookingforcandidatesthatareintelligentandcanquicklyadaptandexcelinagrowingcompany.

22.Whatdoesthespeakersaycaneasilypreventanintervieweefromgettingajob?23.Whatshouldtheintervieweeavoiddoinginaninterview?24.Whatkindofemployeesdocompaniesliketorecruit?25.Whatisespeciallyimportantforthoseworkinginasmallcompany?參考答案第一套1、A)Hewasenjoyinghisholiday.2.C)Heslippedoniceandfell.

3.B)Calltherepairshoptofixit.4、C)OfferDavidsomerefreshments.

5.D)Sheisahistorianofmilitaryhistory.6.D)ltisawarnovelsetinthefuture.7.D)shelookedintothepersonlivesofsoldiers.8.A)Shedesn'thavemuchfreedomforimagination.9.D)Aglassbottle.10.C)Tocombatcounterfeits.11.B)Itappearsintheshapeofacocoaseed.12.C)Itimprovestheirmoodconsiderably13.A)Socialanxiety.14.B)Humanbrainstendtodwellonnegativeevents.15.A)Contagious.16.C）Itismainlybasedonagriculture.17.D)Sugar.18.B)Theyliveapoorlife.19.B)Theywillenduplonely,dependentanddissatisfied.20.D)Failuretospendsufficientqualitytimewiththem.21.B)Itwillhelpthemtohandledisappointment.22.C)Sayingthewrongthingatthewrongtime.23.A)Complainingabouttheirpreviousjob.24.C)Thosewhotakeinitiativeintheirwork.25.A)Abilitytoshouldernewresponsibilities.第二套1.A)Ithasgivenrisetomuchcontroversy.2.B)Shetriestoforcepeopletoacceptherradicalideas.3.D)Theyaremodest.

4.A)Itwouldhelptoprotecttheenvironment.5.D)Whatmakespeoplesuccessful.6.A)Havingsomeonewhohasconfidenceinthem.7.C)Theystaypositive.8.D)Highlycooperativeteammates.9.C)Theyhavebigeyesanddistinctivevisualcenters.10.B)Bymeansofecholocation.11.B)Toadaptthemselvestoaparticularlifestyle.12.C)Theybecomemoreemotionallyaggressive.

13.D)Theylackthecognitiveandmemoryskills.14.B)Helptheirchildrenunderstandtheprogram'splot.15.A)Explainitsmessagetotheirchildren.16.C)Theybelievealittledirtharmsnoone.17.D)Alargenumberofbacteriacollectedonasingleshoe.18.A)Thechemicalsonshoescandeteriorateairquality.19.D)Itisaviolationoffaithandtrust.20.C)Acceptthemasnormal.21.A)Trytounderstandwhatmessagestheyconvey.22.A)Cultivationofnewvarietiesofcrops.23.D)Theimprovementofagriculturalinfrastructure.24.C)Forturningtheirfocustotheneedsoffarmersinpoorercountries.25.B)Substantialfundinginagriculturalresearch.作文【第一套】虛假消息Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayrelatedtotheshortpassagegivenbelow.Inyouressay,youaretocommentonthephenomenondescribedinthepassageandsuggestmeasurestoaddresstheissue.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Youngpeoplespendalotoftimeontheinternet.However,theyaresometimesunabletorecognizefalseinformationontheinternet,

judgethereliabilityofonlineinformationsources,ortellrealnewsstoriesfromfakeones.

【參考范文】Recently,falseinformationontheInternethastriggeredahotdebateamong

public.Unabletorecognize

fakeinformationwillexertanegativeinfluenceonthedevelopmentofyoungpeople

inthelongrun.

AsfarasIamconcerned,wearesupposedtakeeffectivemeasurestoaddresstheissue.Tobeginwith,itisimperativefor

authorities

to

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asophisticatedrestriction

of

themanagementaboutmassmedia(wherepeoplereleasefakeinformation

andspread

false

ones).Whatismore,itiscrucialforusto

develop

critical

thinking

inordertomakeproperjudgementonthereliabilityofonlineinformationsources.Inaddition,youngstersshouldnotgetdistractedbyhottopicseasilyandmisinterpretorexaggeratetheactualnewsonsocialmedia.Withtheeffortsconcerned,the

phenomenonwillnolongerbeaproblem.FromwhatIhavediscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthatitissignificantfortheyoung

todeveloptheabilityofdifferentiating

information

andfindthetruthbehindonlinestories.Onlywhen

youngpeopleare

equippedwiththe

ability

canthey

acquirewhatthey

literallyneed.【第二套】追星Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayrelatedtotheshortpassagegivenbelow.Inyouressay,youaretocommentonthephenomenondescribedinthepassageandsuggestmeasurestoaddresstheissue.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Nowadaysstarchasingisprevalentamongmanyteenagers.Theytakepopstarsastheiridols,imitatingtheirwayoftalking,followingtheirstyleofdressing,andseekingeverychancetomeettheminpersonatgreatexpenses.【參考范文】Nowadays,moreandmoreteenagersarechasingstars.Starchasinghasalwaysbeenacontroversialhottopic.Somebelievethere’snothingwrongwithhavingarolemodel,whileothers,especiallyparents,areconcernedbecauseofitsnegativeimpactsonteenagers.Iwouldliketoanalyzethepositiveandnegativeeffectsandhowtominimizethenegativeeffects.First,starchasingitselfisofgreatsignificanceinmeetingteenagers'emotionalneeds.Thisisalsothereasonwhyteenagersarekeenonstarchasing.Chasingstarsprovidesawayforteenagerstoexpresstheirpersonalities.Italsooffersaspacefortheirsocialneeds.What’smore,teenagerscangetasenseofachievementfromparticipatinginthegrowthprocessoftheiridols.Whatweneedtoworryaboutisthatalthoughtheseemotionalneedsthemselvesarepositive,oncetheygotoextremes,thepositivesideoftenbecomesnegative.Whilemosttopstarsareniceandhard-workingpeople,someofthemdohaveproblemswiththeircharacters.Therefore,blindlyfollowingidolscanbehazardoustothegrowthofteenagers.Therealdanger,however,liesinsocialmedia.Unlikeinthepast,thevalueofstarsisnolongerdeterminedonlybytheirworks.Teenagersareencouragedtobuyproductsendorsedbytheiridols.Fansgroupsofdifferentidolsevenattackoneanotheronsocialmediaovertrivialrumors.Theseunscrupulousactionsinthenameoflovehavechangedstarchasingintoaseriousproblem.Tominimizethenegativeimpactsofstarchasing,Ibelieveschoolsandfamiliesshouldpayattentiontotheeducationofemotion,attitudesandvaluesforteenagersbecausethisisthebasisofself-growthandafundamentalabilityintheirlifeinthefuture.【第三套】父母過度保護孩子【參考范文】Nowadays,theone-childpolicyhastriggeredacontroversialissueastoChineseparentsoverprotectingtheirchildren.Somebelievethatparentscanneverputtoomuchemphasisonplanningandpreparingthingsfortheirchildrenwhileothersarguethatthisisextremelyharmfulfortheseyoungsters.Suchphenomenoncanbeattributedtothefollowingfactors.Firstandforemost,thestrictone-childpolicyinthepastthreedecadeshasbroughttheissuethatcouplescherishtheironlychildandendeavortopreparethoroughlyforthem.Planningeverythingandmakingeverydecisioninadvance,theseparentsfearthattheirchildrenmightmakemistakesorgethurt.What’smore,youngstersarelikelytodependontheirparentsbothmentallyandfinancially.Iamacaseinpoint.ItisnotexaggeratedtosaythatparentsarethepersonsItrustinmost.AsfarasIamconcerned,parentsshouldbeawarethatoverprotectingwillonlydoharmtotheirchildren.Inaddition,youngstersshouldthinkindependentlyandrelyontheirownwhenitcomestomakingdecisions.Moreover,societyshouldhelpspreadthedangersofindulgingchildren.Onlybydoingsocanwemakefamilyeducationinabalancedway.結尾段第二種寫法：Frommyperspective,itiscrucialthatoursocietyshouldencourageparentstobeawareofthisnegativeimpactofoverprotectingchildrenandencourageyoungsterstomakeplansanddecisionsindependently.Onlybydoingsocanwemakefamilyeducationinabalancedway.閱讀◆【仔細閱讀1】Thetrendtowardrationalityand…46.A)Itinitiatedachangefromdominanceofreasontosupremacyofpleasure47.D)Itisconducivetocriticalthinking.48.D)Ithasrenderedtheirinteractionsmoresuperficial.49.C)Itwasviewedasmeanstoquestforknowledge.50.B)Theyareconstantlyseekingapprovalfromtheiraudience.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,asmallbutgrowingproportionoftheworkforce51.B)Theyfeeltheydeservemorethantheyget.52.B)Theywerespoiledwhengrowingup.53.D)Seekwaystosustaintheirmotivation.54.C)Theyconveytheirrequirementsinastraightforwardway.55.A)Thosewhocanbecountedontofulfillcommitments.◆【仔細閱讀2】ThesubjectofautomationanditsroleinoureconomyhastakenholdinAmericanpublicdiscourse.46.D)Theirfadingemploymentopportunities.47.B)Theconcernsabouttheeffectoftradeareexaggerated.48.B)Theyfeelincreasinglyvulnerable.49.C)Itsallegedpositiveeffectsaredoubtful.50.C)People'seconomicsecurity.Lookatthepeoplearoundyou.Somearepassive,othersmore“aggressive.51.A)Theytendtooverlyrelyonnationality.52.A)Theyareusefulincomparingculturalvaluesacrosstimeandspace.R53.B)Anindividual'sfinancialstatuswasoftenunderestimated.54.c)Theymaynotbetaughthowtoproperlyinteractwithoverseaspartners.55.D)Nationalityislessusefulthansocio-economicstatusasanindicatorofone'svalue.

◆【仔細閱讀3】SocialmediaisabsolutelyeverywhereBillionsofpeopleusesocialmediaonadailybasistocreate,share,andexchangeideas,messages,andinformation.

46.D)Whethersocialmediashouldbeusedtoscreenjobcandidates.

47.A)Moralorlegalissuesmightarise.

48.A)Whenitisseparatedfromcontext.

49.B)Byusingitinalegitimateway.

50.C)Seekingadvicefrommanagementandlegalexperts.

Inrecentyears,thefoodindustryhasincreaseditsuseoflabels.

51.D)Consumers'increasingdesireforclearproductinformation.

52.A)Stressingtheabsenceofcertainelementsintheirproducts.

53.D)Theycauseanxietyaboutfoodamongconsumers.

54.C)Erodeconsumertrustandreducesales.

55.B)Exercisecautionabouttheuseofabsenceclaims.◆【選詞填空1】If

youthinklifeis...26.B)beyond27.H)noteworthy28.A)affect29.L)span30.J)premature31.M)specifically32.C)conceded33.E)foster34.D)correlation35.O)trait◆【選詞填空2】According

topsychologist...26.B)align27.D)current28.O)wardrobe29.A)accessories30.D)current31.E)engaging32.G)frame33.J)positively34.M)reluctant35.F)fond◆【快速閱讀1】Domusiclessonsreallymakechildrensmarter?

36.[A]Arecentanalysisfoundthatmostresearchmischaracterizestherelationshipbetweenmusicandskillsenhancement....

37.[N]Didhehaveahiddentalentthatothersdidn'thave?Ormoreendurancethanhispeers?Musicresearcherstend，likeSchellenberg

，tobemusiciansthemselves

，andashenotedinhisrecentpaper，…

38.[c]Schellenberghadlongbeenskepticalofthesciencesupportingclaimsthatmusiceducationenhanceschildren'sabstractreasoning,math,orlanguageskills.……

39.[G]Aftercomputingtheirassessments,Schellenbergconcludedthatthemajorityofthearticleserroneouslyclaimedthatmusictraininghadacausaleffect.……

40.[O]Butthoseconvictionsshouldbecheckedattheen-trancetothelab,headded.Otherwise,theworkbecomesreligionorfaith."Youhavetoletgoofyourfaithifyouwanttobeascientist."

41.[H]Toargueforacause-and-effectrelationship,scientistsmustattempttoexplainwhyandinhowaconnectioncouldoccur.Whenitcomestotransfereffectsofmusic……

42.[D]The2004paperwasspecificallydesignedtoaddressthoseconc