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淘寶店鋪：光速考研工作室--PAGE1-機(jī)密*啟用前大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試COLLEGEENGLISHTEST—BandSix—(2018年12月第1套)試題冊(cè)敬告考生一、在答題前，請(qǐng)認(rèn)真完成以下內(nèi)容:1.請(qǐng)檢查試題冊(cè)背面條形碼粘貼條、答題卡的印刷質(zhì)量，如有問題及時(shí)向監(jiān)考員反映，確認(rèn)無誤后完成以下兩點(diǎn)要求。2.請(qǐng)將試題冊(cè)背面條形碼粘貼條揭下后粘貼在答題卡1的條形碼粘貼框內(nèi)，并將姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在試題冊(cè)背面相應(yīng)位置。3.請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡1和答題卡2指定位置用黑色簽字筆填寫準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、姓名和學(xué)校名稱，并用HB-2B鉛筆將對(duì)應(yīng)準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)的信息點(diǎn)涂黑。二、在考試過程中，請(qǐng)注意以下內(nèi)容:1.所有題目必須在答題卡上規(guī)定位置作答，在試題冊(cè)上或答題卡上非規(guī)定位置的作答一律無效。2.請(qǐng)?jiān)谝?guī)定時(shí)間內(nèi)在答題卡指定位置依次完成作文、聽力、閱讀、翻譯各部分考試，作答作文期間不得翻閱該試題冊(cè)。聽力錄音播放完畢后，請(qǐng)立即停止作答，監(jiān)考員將立即收回答題卡1，得到監(jiān)考員指令后方可繼續(xù)作答。3.作文題內(nèi)容印在試題冊(cè)背面，作文題及其他主觀題必須用黑色簽字筆在答題卡指定區(qū)域內(nèi)作答。4.選擇題均為單選題，錯(cuò)選、不選或多選將不得分，作答時(shí)必須使用HB-2B鉛筆在答題卡上相應(yīng)位置填涂，修改時(shí)須用橡皮擦凈。三、以下情況按違規(guī)處理:1.未正確填寫(涂)個(gè)人信息，錯(cuò)貼、不貼、毀損條形碼粘貼條。2.未按規(guī)定翻閱試題冊(cè)、提前閱讀試題、提前或在收答題卡期間作答。3.未用所規(guī)定的筆作答、折疊成毀損答題卡導(dǎo)致無法評(píng)卷。4.考試期間在非聽力考試時(shí)間佩戴耳機(jī)。全國大學(xué)英語四、六級(jí)考試委員會(huì)

PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtobalanceworkandleisure.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsareconfronting.Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.A)Physicists’contributiontohumanity.Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.Historicalevolutionofmodernphysics.changingattitudestophysics.A)Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.Hedoesnotknowwhatkindoftopictowriteon.Hedoesnotunderstandtheprofessor’sinstructions.Hehasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation.6.A)Itistoobroad. B)Itisabitoutdated. C)Itischallenging. D)Itisinteresting. 7.A)Biography. B)Nature. C)Philosophy. D)Beauty.A)Improvehiscumulativegrade. B)Develophisreadingability.C)Sticktothetopicassigned. D)Listtheparametersfirst.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)TheunprecedentedhightemperatureinGreenland.ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.TheunusualcoldspellintheArcticareainOctober.TherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithina10.A)Ithascreatedatotallynewclimatepattern.Itwillposeaseriousthreattomanyspecies.Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.Ithaspuzzledtheclimatescientistsfordecades.11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.IcelesssummersintheArctic.Emigrationofindigenouspeople.Betterunderstandingofecosystems.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Agoodstart.Adetailedplan.Astrongdetermination.Ascientificapproach.13.A)Mostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.MostpeopletendtohaveafinitesourceofItisvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmentaltasks.Itismostimportanttohaveconfidenceinwillpower.14.A)Theycouldkeeponworkinglonger.Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.Theyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.Theyaresubjecttochange.Theyarerelatedtoculture.Theyarebeyondcontrol.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Abouthalfofcurrentjobsmightbeautomated.Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.Thejobmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable.Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2013.17.A)Theyarewidelyapplicableformassiveopenonlinecourses.B)Theyarenowbeingusedbynumeroushighschoolteachers.C)Theycouldreadasmanyas10,000essaysinasingleminute.D)Theycouldgradehigh-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteachers.18.A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.Itdoespoorlyonfrequent,high-volumetasks.Ithastorelyonhugeamountsofpreviousdata.Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)TheengineeringproblemswithsolarThegenerationofsteamwiththelatesttechnology.Theimportanceofexploringnewenergysources.Thetheoreticalaspectsofsustainable20.A)DrivetrainswithsolarUpgradethetrainfacilities.Buildanewten-kilometrerailwayline.Cutdowntheenergyconsumption.21.A)Buildatankforkeepingcalciumoxide.FindanewmaterialforstoringRecoversuper-heatedsteam.Collectcarbondioxidegas.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Thelackofsupervisionbyboththenationalandlocalgovernments.Theimpactofthecurrenteconomiccrisisathomeandabroad.Thepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.Thepoorrelationbetweennationalhealthandsocialcareservices.23.A)Itwasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.Itmainlycaterstotheneedsoftheprivileged.Itcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.24.A)Theirlongerlifespans.Fewerhomehelpersavailable.Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.Moreofthemsufferingseriousillnesses.25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealthservices.Theyhavelongbeendiscriminatedagainst.Theyarevulnerabletoillnessesanddiseases.Theyhavecontributedagreatdealtosociety.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.JustoffthecoastofSouthernCaliforniasitsSantaCruzIsland,whereamagicalcreaturecalledtheislandfox26.Adecadeago,thisisland’secosystemwasin27.pigsattractedgoldeneaglesfromthemainland,andthoseflying28crashedthefoxpopulation.SotheNatureConservancylauncheda29waragainstthepigs,completewithhelicoptersandsharpshooters.Anditworked.federalagenciesarepullingtheislandfoxfromtheEndangeredSpeciesList.thefastest-everrecoveryofamammal,joiningpeersliketheLouisianablackbearasglowingsuccessesinthehistoryoftheEndangeredSpeciesAct.ButtherecoveryofSantaCruzIslandisn’tjustaboutthefox.TheNatureConservancyhas30waronamultitudeofinvasivespecieshere,fromsheeptoplantstothe31Argentineant.“Ourphilosophywiththeislandhasalwaysbeen,‘OK,32thethreatsandlettheislandgobacktowhatitwas,’”saysecologistChristinaAnditappearstobeworking.Nativeplantsarecomingback,andthefoxonceagainboundsaboutcarefree.ButkeepingthosefoxesfromharmwilloccupyBoserandhercolleaguesforyearstocome.Yousee,humansarestillallowedonSantaCruzIsland,andtheybringdogs.SoBoserhastovaccinateherfoxesagainstvariousdiseases.“We’reobligatedtokeepapulseonthepopulationforatleastfiveyearsafterthefoxesaredelisted,”saysBoser.Thatincludestaggingthefoxesand33theirnumberstoensurenothinggoeswrong.Thisisthestoryofthelittlefoxthathascomeback,andthepeoplewhohave34theirlivestoprotectingit.Thisisthestoryofwildlifeconservationintheageofmass35.II）hindersmammalmonitoringL）predatorsM）removeN)temptO）underlyingA)aggressiveB)chaosC)configurationD)declaredE)dedicatedF)dwellsG)extinctionH)fierceSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.maychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.DoParentsInvadeChildren’sPrivacyWhenTheyPostPhotosOnline?WhenKatlynBurbidge’ssonwas6yearsold,hewasperformingsomeridiculoussonganddancetypicalofafirst-grader.Butaftershesnappedaphotoandstartedusingherphone,heaskedheraseriousquestion:“Areyougoingtopostthatonline?”Shelaughedandanswered,IthinkIwill.”Whathesaidnextstopped“Canyounot?”whenitdawnedonher:Shehadbeenpostingphotosofhimonlinewithoutaskinghispermission.bigadvocatesofbodilyautonomyandnotforcinghimtohugorkisspeopleunlesshewantsto,butitneveroccurredtomethatIshouldaskhispermissiontopostphotosofhimonline,”saysBurbidge,amomoftwoinWakefield,Massachusetts.“NowwhenIpostaphotoofhimonline,IshowhimthephotoandgethisWhenher8-month-oldis3or4yearsold,sheplanstostartaskinghiminanage-appropriateDoyouwantotherpeopletoseethispreciselytheapproachthattworesearchersadvocatedbeforearoomofpediatricians兒科醫(yī)生)lastweekattheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsmeeting,whentheydiscussedthe21stcenturychallengeof“sharentinganewtermforparentsonlinesharingabouttheirchildrenAsadvocatesofchildren’srights,webelievethatchildrenshouldhaveavoiceaboutwhatinformationissharedaboutthemifpossible,”saysStaceySteinberg,alegalskillsprofessorattheUniversityofFloridaLevinCollegeofLawinGainesville.Whetherensuringthatyourchildisn’tbulliedoversomethingyoupost,thattheiridentityisn’tdigitally“kidnapped”,orthattheirphotosdon’tenduponahalfdozenchildpornography(色情)sites,asoneAustralianmomdiscovered,parentsandpediatriciansareincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofprotectingchildren’sdigitalpresence.SteinbergandBaharehKeith,anassistantprofessorofpediatricsattheUniversityofFloridaCollegeofMedicine,saymostchildrenwilllikelyneverexperienceproblemsrelatedtowhattheirparentsshare,butatensionstillexistsbetweenparents’rightstosharetheirexperiencesandtheirchildren’srightstoprivacy.innowaytryingtosilenceparents’voices,”Steinbergsays.“Atthesametime,werecognizethatchildrenmighthaveaninterestinenteringadulthoodfreetocreatetheirowndigitalfootprint.”Theycitedastudypresentedearlierthisyearof249pairsofparentsandtheirchildreninwhichtwiceasmanychildrenasparentswantedrulesonwhatparentscouldshare.“Theparentssaid,don’tneedrules—we’refine,’andthechildrensaid,‘Ourparentsneedrules,’”Keithsays.“Thechildrenwantedautonomyaboutthisissueandwereworriedabouttheirparentssharinginformationaboutthem.”AlthoughtheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsoffersguidelinesrecommendingthatparentsmodelappropriatesocialmediausefortheirchildren,itdoesnotexplicitlydiscussoversharingbyparents.“Ithinkthisisaverylegitimateconcern,andIappreciatetheirdrawingourattentiontoit,”DavidHill,afatheroffive,says.Heseesaroleforpediatricianstotalkwithparentsaboutthis,butbelievesthemessagingmustextendfarbeyondpediatricians’offices.“Ilookforwardtoseeingresearchersexpandourunderstandingoftheissuesowecantranslateitintoeffectiveeducationandhesays.There’sbeenlittleresearchonthetopic,Steinbergwroteinalawarticleaboutthisissue.Whilestatescouldpasslawsrelatedtosharinginformationaboutchildrenonline,Steinbergfeelsparentsthemselvesaregenerallybestsuitedtomakethesedecisionsfortheirfamilies.“Whilewedidn’twanttocreateanyunnecessarypanic,wedidfindsomeconcernsthatweretroublesome,andwethoughtthatparentsoratleastphysiciansshouldbeawareofthosepotentialrisks,”Steinbergsays.Theyincludephotosrepurposedforinappropriateorillegalmeans,identitytheft,embarrassment,bullyingbypeersordigitalkidnapping.Butthenegativeside,withrisksthatmustbebalancedagainstthebenefitsofsharing.Steinbergpointedoutthatparentalsharingonsocialmediahelpsbuildcommunities,connectspread-outfamilies,providesupportandraiseawarenessaroundimportantsocialissuesforwhichparentsmightbetheirchildren’sonlyvoice.AC.S.Mottsurveyfoundamongthe56percentofmothersand34percentoffatherswhodiscussedparentingonsocialmedia,72percentofthemsaidsharingmadethemfeellessalone,andnearlyasmanysaidsharinghelpedthemworrylessandgavethemadvicefromotherparents.Themostcommontopicstheydiscussedincludedkids’sleep,nutrition,discipline,behaviorproblemsanddaycareandpreschool.“There’sthispeer-to-peernatureofhealthcarethesedayswithaprofoundopportunityforparentstolearnhelpfultips,safetyandpreventionefforts,pro-vaccinemessagesandallkindsofothermessagesfromotherparentsintheirsocialcommunities,”saysSueSwanson,apediatricianandexecutivedirectorofdigitalhealthatSeattleChildren’sHospital,wheresheblogsaboutherownparentingjourneytohelpotherparents.“They’regettingnurturedbypeoplethey’vealreadyselectedthattheytrust,”shesays.“Howdoweweightherisks,howdowethinkaboutthebenefits,andhowdowealleviatetherisks?”shesays.“Thosearethequestionsweneedtoaskourselves,andeveryonecanhaveadifferentanswer.”Someparentsfindthebestrouteforthemisnottoshareatall.BridgetO’Hanlonandherhusband,wholiveinCleveland,decidedbeforetheirdaughterwasbornthattheywouldnotpostherphotosonlineWhenafewfamilymembersdidpostpictures,O’Hanlonandherhusbandmadetheirwishesbeenhardnottosharepicturesofherbecausepeoplealwayswanttoknowhowbabiesandtoddlers學(xué)走路的孩子)aredoingandtoseepictures,butwemadethedecisiontohavesocialmediawhileshedidnot,”O(jiān)’Hanlonsaid.Similarly,AlisonJamisonofNewdecidedwithherhusbandthattheirchildhadarighttotheirownonlineidentity.Theydiduseaninvitation-onlyphotosharingplatformsothatfriendsandfamily,includingthosefarcouldseethephotos,buttheystoodfirm,simplyrefusingtoputtheirphotosonothersocialmediaplatforms.“Formostfamilies,ajourney.Sometimesitgoeswrong,butmostofthetimeitdoesn’t,”saysSwanson,whorecommendsstartingtoaskchildrenpermissiontopostnarrativesorphotosaroundages6to8.learnmoreandmorewhatourtoleranceis.canaskourkidstohelpuslearnasasocietywhat’sokayandnot.”Indeed,thatlearningprocessgoesbothways.BriaDunham,amotherinSomerville,Massachusetts,wassoexcitedtowatchamomentofbrotherlybondingwhileherfirst-graderandbabytookabathtogetherthatshesnappedafewphotos.Butwhensheconsideredpostingthemonline,shetooktheperspectiveofherson:Howwouldhefeelifhisclassmates’parentssawphotosofhimchest-upinthebathtub?“ItmademethinkabouthowI’mteachinghimtohaveownershipofhisownbodyandhowwhatissharedtodayenduresintothefuture,”Dunhamsays.“SoIkeptthepicturestomyselfandacceptedthisasonemorestepinsupportinghisincreasingautonomy.”Steinbergarguedparentalsharingonlinecanbebeneficial.Accordingtoanexpert,whenchildrenreachschoolage,theycanhelptheirparentslearnwhatcanandcannotbedone.Onemotherrefrainedfrompostingherphotosonlinewhensheconsideredthematterfromherperspective.Accordingtoamorechildrenthanparentsthinkthereshouldberulesonparents’sharing.KatlynBurbidgehadneverrealizedshehadtoaskherapprovaltoputhisphotosonline.Amotherdecidednottopostherphotoonlinewhenheaskedhernotto.Awomanpediatriciantriestohelpotherparentsbysharingherownparentingexperience.Therearepeoplewhodecidesimplynottosharetheirchildren’sphotosonline.Parentsandphysiciansshouldrealizesharinginformationonlineaboutchildrenmayinvolverisks.Parentswhosharetheirparentingexperiencesmayfindthemselvesintrudingintotheirchildren’sprivacy.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Perhapsitistimeforfarmerstoputtheirfeetupnowthatrobotsareusedtoinspectcrops,digupweeds,andevenhavebecomeshepherds,too.Commercialgrowingfieldsareastronomicallyhugeandtakethousandsofman-hourstooperate.OneprimeexampleisoneofAustralia’smostisolatedcattlestations,SuplejackDownsintheNorthernextendingacross4,000squarekilometers,takingover13hourstoreachbycarfromthenearestmajortown—AliceSprings.Theextremeisolationofthesemassivefarmsleavesthemoftenunattended,andmonitoredonlyonceortwiceayear,whichmeansifthelivestockfallsillorrequiresassistance,itcanbealongtimeforfarmerstodiscover.However,robotsarecomingtotherescue.Robotsarecurrentlyunderatwo-yeartrialinwhichwilltrain“farmbots”toherd,monitorthehealthoflivestock,andmakesurethereisenoughpastureforthemtograzeon.Therobotsareequippedwithmanysensorstoidentifyconditionsoftheenvironment,cattleandfood,usingthermalandvisionsensorsthatdetectchangesinbodytemperature.“You’vealsogotcolor,textureandshapesensorslookingdownatthegroundtocheckpasturequality,”saysSalahSukkariehoftheUniversityofSydney,whowillcarryouttrialsonseveralfarmsincentralNewSouthWales.Duringthetrials,therobotalgorithms(算法)andmechanicswillbefine-tunedtomakeitbettersuitedtoailinglivestockandensureitsafelynavigatesaroundpotentialhazardsincludingtrees,mud,swamps,andhills.“Wewanttoimprovethequalityofanimalhealthandmakeiteasierforfarmerstomaintainlargelandscapeswhereanimalsroamfree,”saysSukkarieh.Therobotsarenotlimitedtoherdingandmonitoringlivestock.Theyhavebeencreatedtocountindividualfruit,inspectcrops,andevenpullweeds.Manyrobotsareequippedwithhigh-techsensorsandcomplexlearningalgorithmstoavoidinjuringhumansastheyworksidebyside.Therobotsalsolearnthemostefficientandsafestpassages,andallowengineersandfarmerstoanalyzeandbetteroptimizetheattributesandtasksoftherobot,aswellasprovidealivestreamgivingreal-timefeedbackonexactlywhatishappeningonthefarms.Ofcourse,someworryliesinreplacingagriculturalworkers.However,itisfarmersthatarepushingfortheadvancementsduetoever-increasinglaborvacancies,makingitdifficulttomaintainlarge-scaleoperations.Therobotshaveprovidedmajorbenef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