2019年12月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題（一）2019年2019年12月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題（一）-PAGE2-PartI Writing (30minutes)(25minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofsocialresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.(25minutes)PartII ListeningComprehensionDirections:Answerthequestions1to4basedonthefollowingconversation.1.A.Magazinereporter B.Fashiondesigner C.Websitedesigner D.Featureseditor2.A.Designingsportsclothing B.ConsultingfashionexpertsC.Answeringdailyemails D.Interviewingjob-seekers3.A.Itischallenging. B.Itisfascinating. C.Itistiresome. D.Itisfashionable.4.A.Herpersistence B.Herexperience C.Hercompetence D.HerconfidenceDirections:Answerthequestions5to8basedonthefollowingconversation.5.A.Itisenjoyable. B.Itiseducational.C.Itisdivorcedfromreallife. D.Itisadaptedfromadrama.6.Alltherolesareplayedbyfamousactorsandactresses.Itisbasedonthereal-lifeexperiencesofsomecelebrities.ItsplotsandeventsrevealalotaboutFrankie'sactuallife.Itiswritten,directed,editedandproducedbyFrankiehimself.7.A.Gotothetheaterandenjoyit. B.Recommendittoherfriends.C.Watchitwiththeman. D.Downloadandwatchit.8.A.Ithasdrawncriticismsfromscientists. B.IthasbeenshowingforoveraC.Itisaridiculouspieceofsatire. D.Itisagainstcommonsense.Directions:Answerthequestions9to11basedonthefollowingpassage.9.Theyarelikelytogetinjuredwhenmovingtoofast.Theybelieveinteamspiritforgoodperformance.Theyneedtokeepmovingtoavoidgettinghurt.Theyhavetolearnhowtoavoidbodycontact.10.Theydonothavemanyyearstoliveafterretirement.Theytendtolivealongerlifewithearlyretirement.Theydonotstartenjoyinglifeuntilfullretirement.Theykeepthemselvesbusyevenafterretirement.11.A.Itpreventsusfromworrying. B.Itslowsdownouragingprocess.C.Itenablesustoaccomplishmoreinlife. D.Itprovidesuswithmorechancestolearn.Directions:Answerthequestions12to15basedonthefollowingpassage.12.A.Ittendstodwellupontheirjoyousexperiences. B.Itwandersforalmosthalfoftheirwakingtime.C.Ithastroubleconcentratingafterabraininjury. D.Ittendstobeaffectedbytheirnegative13.Tofindhowhappinessrelatestodaydreaming.Toobservehowone'smindaffectsone'sbehavior.Toseewhydaydreamingimpactswhatoneisdoing.Tostudytherelationbetweenhealthanddaydreaming.14.A.Ithelpsthemmakegooddecisions. B.Ithelpsthemtaptheirpotentials.C.Itcontributestotheircreativity. D.Itcontributestoclearthinking.15.Subjectswithcleargoalsinmindoutperformedthosewithoutcleargoals.Thedifferenceinperformancebetweenthetwogroupswasinsignificant.C.Non-daydreamersweremorefocusedontheirtasksthandaydreamers.D.Daydreamersdidbetterthannon-daydreamersintaskperformance.Directions:Answerthequestions16to18basedonthefollowingrecording.16.A.TheyaretheoldestbuildingsinEurope. B.TheyarepartoftheChristiantradition.C.Theyarerenovatedtoattracttourists. D.Theyareinworseningcondition.17.A.Theyhaveahistoryof14centuries. B.Theyare40metrestallonaverage.C.Theyarewithoutfoundations. D.Theyconsistofseveralstoreys.18.A.Woodwasharmoniouswithnature. B.Woodenbuildingskeptthecoldout.C.TimberwasabundantinScandinavia. D.TheVikingslikedwoodenstrctures.Directions:Answerthequestions19to21basedonthefollowingrecording.19.A.Similaritiesbetweenhumanbabiesandbabyanimals.B.Cognitivefeaturesofdifferentnewlybornmammals.C.Adultsinfluenceonchildren.D.Abilitiesofhumanbabies.20.A.Theycandistinguishahappytunefromasadone. B.Theylovehappymelodiesmorethansadones.C.Theyfallasleepeasilywhilelisteningtomusic. D.Theyarealreadysensitivetobeatsand21.A.Infants'facialexpressions. B.Babiesemotions.C.Babies'interactionwithadult. D.Infants'behaviors.Directions:Answerthequestions22to25basedonthefollowingrecording.22.A.Itmayharmthecultureoftoday'sworkplace. B.Itmayhinderindividualcareeradvancement.C.Itmayresultinunwillingnesstotakerisks. D.Itmayputtoomuchpressureonteammembers.23.Theycanhardlygiveexpressiontotheiroriginalviews.Theycanbecomelessmotivatedtodoprojectsoftheirown.Theymayfindithardtogettheircontributionsrecognized.Theymayeventuallylosetheirconfidenceandcreativity.24.A.Theycanenlargetheirprofessionalcircle. B.TheycangetchancestoengageinC.Theycanmakethebestuseoftheirexpertise. D.Theycancompletetheprojectmoreeasily.25.A.Itmaycauselotsofargumentsinateam. B.Itmaypreventmakingatimelydecision.C.Itmaygiverisetoalotofunnecessaryexpenses. D.Itmaydepriveateamofbusinessopportunities.PartIII ReadingComprehension (40minutes)Whenconsideringriskfactorsassociatedwithseriouschronicdiseases,weoftenthinkabouthealthindicatorssuchascholesterol,bloodpressure,andbodyweight.Butpoordietandphysicalinactivityalsoeachincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandhavearoletoplayinthedevelopmentofsomecancers.Perhapsworse,the26effectsofanunhealthydietandinsufficientexercisearenotlimitedtoyourbody,Recentresearchhasalsoshownthat27inahigh-fatandhigh-sugardietmayhavenegativeeffectsonyourbrain,causinglearningandmemory28.Studieshavefoundobesityisassociatedwithimpairmentsincognitivefunctioning,as29byarangeoflearningandmemorytests,suchastheabilitytorememberalistofwordspresentedsomeminutesorhoursearlier.Thereisalsoagrowingbodyofevidencethatdiet-inducedcognitiveimpairmentscanemerge30—withinweeksorevendays.Forexample,onestudyfoundhealthyadults31toahigh-fatdietforfivedaysshowedimpairedattention,memory,andmoodcomparedwithalow-fatdietcontrolgroup.Anotherstudyalsofoundeatingahigh-fatandhigh-sugarbreakfasteachdayforaslittleasfourdaysresultedinproblemswithlearningandmemory32tothoseobservedinoverweightandobeseindividuals.Bodyweightwasnothugelydifferentbetweenthegroupseatingahealthydietandthoseonhighfatandsugardiets.Sothisshowsnegative33ofpoordietaryintakecanoccurevenwhenbodyweighthasnotchanged34.Thus,bodyweightisnotalwaysthebestindicatorofhealthandathinpersonstillneedstoeatwellandexercise35.A.assessedB.assignedC.consequencesD.conspicuouslyE.deficitsF.designatedG.detrimentalH.digestionI.excellingJ.indulgingK.loopholesL.rapidlyM.redundantN.regularlyO.similarIncreasedScreenTimeandWellbeingDeclineinYouthHaveyoungpeopleneverhaditsogood?Ordotheyfacemorechallengesthananypreviousgeneration?OurcurrenteraintheWestisoneofhighwealth.Thismeansminorsenjoymaterialbenefitsandlegalprotectionsthatwouldhavebeentheenvyofthoselivinginthepast.Butthereisanincreasingsuspicionthatallisnotwellforouryouth.Andoneofthemostpopularexplanations,amongsomeexpertsandthepopularmedia,isthatexcessive"screentime"istoblame.(Thisreferstoalltheattentionyoungpeopledevotetotheirphones,tabletsandlaptops.)However,thisisacontentioustheoryandsuchclaimshavebeentreatedskepticallybysomescholarsbasedontheirreadingoftherelevantdata.Nowanewstudyhasprovidedanothercontributiontothedebate,uncoveringstrongevidencethatadolescentwellbeingintheUnitedStatesreallyisexperiencingadeclineandarguingthatthemostlikelycauseistheelectronicricheswehavegiventhem.Thebackgroundtothisisthatfromthe1960sintotheearly2000s,measuresofaveragewellbeingwentupintheUS.Thiswasespeciallytrueforyoungerpeople.Itreflectedthefactthatthesedecadessawaclimbingeneralstandardsoflivingandavoidanceofmasssocietaltraumaslikefull-scalewaroreconomicdeprivation.However,the"screentime"hypothesis,advancedbyresearcherssuchasJeanTwenge,isthatelectronicdevicesandexcessivetimespentonlinemayhavereversedthesetrendsinrecentyears,causingproblemsforyoungpeople'spsychologicalhealth.Toinvestigate,Twengeandhercolleaguesdivedintothe"MonitoringtheFuture"datasetbasedonannualsurveysofAmericanschoolstudentsfromgrades8,10,and12thatstartedin1991.Intotal,1.1millionyoungpeopleansweredvariousquestionsrelatedtotheirwellbeing.Twenge'steam'sanalysisoftheanswersconfirmedtheearlier,well-establishedwellbeingclimb,withscoresrisingacrossthe1990s,andintothelater2000s.Thiswasfoundacrossmeasureslikeself-esteem,lifesatisfaction,happinessandsatisfactionwithindividualdomainslikejob,neighborhood,orfriends.Butaround2012thesemeasuresstartedtodecline.Thiscontinuedthrough2016,themostrecentyearforwhichdataisavailable.Twengeandhercolleagueswantedtounderstandwhythischangeinaveragewellbeingoccurred.However,itisveryhardtodemonstratecausesusingnon-experimentaldatasuchasthis.Infact,whenTwengepreviouslyusedthisdatatosuggestascreentimeeffect,somecommentatorswerequicktoraisethisproblem.Theyarguedthathercausal-soundingclaimsrestedoncorrelationaldata,andthatshehadnotadequatelyaccountedforotherpotentialcausalfactors.Thistimearound,Twengeandherteammakeapointofsayingthattheyarenottryingtoestablishcausesassuch,butthattheyareassessingtheplausibilityofpotentialcauses.[E]First,theyexplainthatifagivenvariableisplayingaroleinaffectingwellbeing,thenweshouldexpectanychangeinthatvariabletocorrelatewiththeobservedchangesinwellbeing.Ifnot,itisnotplausiblethatthevariableisacausalfactor.Sotheresearcherslookedattimespentinanumberofactivitiesthatcouldplausiblybedrivingthewellbeingdecline.Lesssport,andfewermeetingswithpeerscorrelatedwithlowerwellbeing,asdidlesstimereadingprintmedia(newspapers)and,surprisingly,lesstimedoinghomework.(Thislastfindingwouldappeartocontradictanotherpopularhypothesisthatitisourburdeningofstudentswithassignmentsthatiscausingalltheproblems.)Inaddition,moreTVwatchingandmoreelectroniccommunicationbothcorrelatedwithlowerwellbeing.Alltheseeffectsheldtrueformeasuresofhappiness,lifesatisfactionandself-esteem,withtheeffectsstrongerinthe8thand10th-graders.Next,Twenge'steamdugalittledeeperintothedataonscreentime.Theyfoundthatadolescentswhospentaverysmallamountoftimeondigitaldevices—acoupleofhoursaweek—hadthehighestwellbeing.Theirwellbeingwasevenhigherthanthosewhoneverusedsuchdevices.However,higherdosesofscreentimewereclearlyassociatedwithlowerhappiness.Thosespending10-19hoursperweekontheirdeviceswere41percentmorelikelytobeunhappythanlower-frequencyusers.Thosewhousedsuchdevices40hoursaweekormore(oneintenteenagers)weretwiceaslikelytobeunhappy.Thedatawasslightlycomplicatedbythefactthattherewasatendencyforkidswhoweresocialintherealworldtoalsousemoreonlinecommunication,butbybracketingoutdifferentcasesitbecameclearthatthereal-worldsocialitycomponentcorrelatedwithgreaterwellbeing,whereasgreatertimeonscreensoronlineonlycorrelatedwithpoorerwellbeing.Sofar,soplausible.Butthenextquestionis,arethedropsinaveragewellbeinghappeningatthesametimeastrendstowardincreasedelectronicdeviceusage?Itlookslikeit-afterall,2012wasthetippingpointwhenmorethanhalfofAmericansbeganowningsmartphones.Twengeandhercolleaguesalsofoundthatacrossthekeyyearsof2013-16,wellbeingwasindeedlowestinyearswhereadolescentsspentmoretimeonline,onsocialmedia,andreadingnewsonline,andwhenmoreyouthintheUnitedStateshadsmartphones.Andinasecondanalysis,theyfoundthatwheretechnologywent,dipsinwellbeingfollowed.Forinstance,yearswithalargerincreaseinonlineusagewerefollowedbyyearswithlowerwellbeing,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Thisdoesnotprovecausality,butisconsistentwithit.Meanwhile,TVusedidnotshowthistracking.TVmightmakeyoulesshappy,butthisisnotwhatseemstobedrivingtherecentdeclinesinyoungpeople'saveragehappiness.Asimilarbutreversedpatternwasfoundfortheactivitiesassociatedwithgreaterwellbeing.Forexample,yearswhenpeoplespentmoretimewithfriendswerebetteryearsforwellbeing(andfollowedbybetteryears).Sadly,thedataalsoshowedface-to-facesocializingandsportsactivityhaddeclinedovertheperiodcoveredbythesurvey.[I]ThereisanotherexplanationthatTwengeandhercolleagueswantedtoaddress:theimpactofthethegreatrecessionof2007-2009,whichhitagreatnumberofAmericanfamiliesandmightbeaffectingadolescents.Thedatasettheyuseddidnotincludeeconomicdata,soinsteadtheresearcherslookedatwhetherthe2013-16wellbeingdeclinewastrackingeconomicindicators.Theyfoundsomeevidencethatsomecrudemeasures,likeincomeinequality,correlatedwithchangesinwellbeing,buteconomicmeasureswithamoredirectimpact,likefamilyincomeandunemploymentrates(whichputfamiliesintodifficulties),hadnorelationshipwithwellbeing.Theresearchersalsonotethattherecessionhitsomeyearsbeforeweseethebeginningofthewellbeingdrop,andbeforethesteepestwellbeingdecline,whichoccurredin2013.[J]Theresearchersconcludethatelectroniccommunicationwastheonlyadolescentactivitythatincreasedatthesametimepsychologicalwellbeingdeclined.Isuspectthatsomeexpertsinthefieldwillbekeentoaddressalternativeexplanations,suchasunassessedvariablesplayingaroleinthewellbeingdecline.Butthenewworkdoesgofurtherthanpreviousresearchandsuggeststhatscreentimeshouldstillbeconsideredapotentialbarriertoyoungpeople'sflourishing.TheyearwhenmostAmericansbeganusingsmartphoneswasidentifiedasaturningpointinyoungAmericans'levelofhappiness.ScoresinvariouswellbeingmeasuresbegantogodownwardamongyoungAmericansinrecentyears.Unfortunately,activitiesinvolvingdirectcontactwithpeople,whichcontributedtobetterwellbeing,werefoundtobeonthedecline.Inresponsetopastcritics,Twengeandherco-researchersstresstheyarenottryingtoprovethattheuseofdigitaldevicesreducesyoungpeople'swellbeing.Inthelastfewdecadesofthe20thcentury,livingstandardswentupandeconomicdepressionswerelargelyavertedintheUS.Contrarytopopularbelief,doinghomeworkmightaddtostudents'wellbeing.Theauthorbelievestheresearchers'newstudyhasgoneastepfurtherregardingtheimpactofscreentimeonwellbeing.Theresearchersfoundthatextendedscreentimemakesyoungpeoplelesshappy.Datarevealsthateconomicinequalityratherthanfamilyincomemightaffectpeople'swellbeing.Toomuchscreentimeiswidelybelievedtobethecauseofunhappinessamongtoday'syoungpeople.“Thedangerousthingaboutlyingispeopledon'tunderstandhowtheactchangesus.”saysDanArielybehaviouralpsychologistatDukeUniversity.Psychologistshavedocumentedchildrenlyingasearlyastheageoftwo.Someexpertsevenconsiderlyingadevelopmentalmilestone,likecrawlingandwalking,becauseitrequiressophisticatedplanning,attentionandtheabilitytoseeasituationfromsomeoneelse’sperspectivetomanipulatethen.But,formostpeople,lyinggetslimitedaswedevelopasenseofmoralityandtheabilitytoself-regulate.HarvardcognitiveneuroscientistJoshuaGreenesays,formostofus,lyingtakeswork.Instudies,hegavesubjectsachancetodeceiveformonetarygainwhileexaminingtheirbrainsinafunctionalMRImachine,whichmapsbloodflowtoactivepartsofthebrain.Somepeopletoldthetruthinstantlyandinstinctively.Butothersoptedtolie,andtheyshowedincreasedactivityintheirfrontalparietal(顱腔壁的)controlnetwork,whichisinvolvedindifficultorcomplexthinking.Thissuggeststhattheyweredecidingbetweentruthanddishonesty–andultimatelyoptingfortheletter.Forafollow-upanalysis,hefoundthatpeoplewhoseneural(神經(jīng)的)rewardcentersweremoreactivewhentheywonmoneywerealsomorelikelytobeamongthegroupofliars–suggestingthatlyingmayhavetodowiththeinabilitytoresisttemptation.Externalconditionsalsomatterintermsofwhenandhowoftenwelie.Wearemorelikelytolie,whenweareabletorationaliseit,whenwearestressedandfatiguedorseeothersbeingdishonest.Andwearelesslikelytoliewhenwehavemoralremindersorwhenwethinkothersarewatching.“Weasasocietyneedtounderstandthat,whenwedon’tpunishlying,weincreasetheprobabilityitwillhappenagain.”Arielysays.Ina2016studypublishedinthejournalNatureNeuroscience,Arielyandcolleaguesshowedhowdishonestyalterspeople’sbrains,makingiteasiertotelltiesinthefuture.Whenpeopleutteredafalsehood,thescientistsnoticeaburstofactivityintheiramygdala.Theamygdalaiscrucialpartofthebrainthatproducesfear,anxietyandemotionalresponses—includingthatsinking,guiltyfeelingyougetwhenyoulie.Butwhenscientistshadtheirsubjectsplayagameinwhichtheywonmoneybydeceivingtheirpartner,theynoticedthenegativesignalsfromtheamygdalabegantodecrease.Notonlythat,butwhenpeoplefacednoconsequencesfordishonesty,theirfalsehoodtendedtogetevenmoresensational.Thismeansthatifyougivepeoplemultipleopportunitiestoliefortheirownbenefit,theystartwithlittlelieswhichgetbiggerovertime.Whydosomeexpertsconsiderlyingamilestoneinachild'sdevelopment?Itshowstheyhavetheabilitytoviewcomplexsituationsfromdifferentangles.Itindicatestheyhaveanabilitymoreremarkablethancrawlingandwalking.Itrepresentstheirabilitytoactivelyinteractwithpeoplearoundthem.Itinvolvesthecoordinationofboththeirmentalandphysicalabilities.WhydoestheHarvardneuroscientistsaythatlyingtakeswork?A.Itishardtochoosefromseveraloptions. B.Itisdifficulttosoundnaturalorplausible.C.Itrequiresspeedybloodflowintoone’sbrain. D.Itinvolveslotsofsophisticatedmentalactivity.Underwhatcircumstancesdopeopletendtolie?A.Whentheybecometooemotional. B.Whentheyfacetoomuchpeerpressure.C.Whenthetemptationistoostrong. D.Whentheconsequencesarenotimminent.Whenarepeoplelesslikelytolie?A.Whentheyarewornoutandstressed. B.WhentheyareunderwatchfulC.Whentheythinkinarationalway D.Whentheyhaveaclearconscience.Whatdoestheauthorsaywillhappenwhenaliardoesnotgetpunished?A.Theymayfeeljustified. B.Theywilltellbiggerlies.C.Theywillbecomecomplacent. D.Theymaymixliesandtruths.Here'showthePacificNorthwestispreparingfor“TheBigOne".It'sthemotherofalldisasterdrillsforwhatcouldbetheworstdisasterinAmericanhistory.Californiahasspentyearspreparingfor"TheBigOne"—theinevitableearthquakethatwillundoubtedlyunleashallkindsofhavocalongthefamousSanAndreasfault(斷層).ButwhatifthefaultthatrunsalongthePacificNorthwestdeliversagiganticearthquakeofitsown?IfthepeopleoftheCascadiaregionhaveanythingtodowithit,theywon'tbecaughtunawares.Theregionisengagedinamulti-dayearthquake-and-tsunami(海嘯)drillinvolvingaround20,000people.TheCascadiaRisingdrillgivesarearesidentsandemergencyrespondersachancetopracticewhattodoincaseofa9.0-magnitudeearthquakeandtsunamialongoneofthenation'sdangerous—andunderestimated—faults.TheCascadiaEarthquakeZoneisbigenoughtocompetewithSanAndreas(it'sbeencalledthemostdangerousfaultinAmerica),butit'smuchlesserknownthanitsCaliforniacousin.Nearly700mileslong,theearthquakezoneislocatedbytheNorthAmericanPlateoffthecoastofPacificBritishColumbia,Washington,OregonandNorthernCalifornia.Cascadiaiswhat'sknownasa“megathrust"fault.Megathrustsarecreatedinearthquakezones—landplateboundarieswheretwoplatesconverge.Intheareaswhereoneplateisbeneathanother,stressbuildsupovertime.Duringamegathrustevent,allofthatstressreleasesandsomeoftheworld'smostpowerfulearthquakesoccur.Rememberthe9.1earthquakeandtsunamiintheIndianOceanoffSumatrain2004?ItwascausedbymegathrusteventastheIndiaplatemovedbeneaththeBurmamicro-plate.ThelasttimeamajorearthquakeoccurredalongtheCascadiafaultwasin1700,soofficialsworrythatanothereventcouldoccuranytime.Topreventthateventfrombecomingacatastrophe,firstresponderswilljoinmembersofthepublicinrehearsalsthatinvolvecommunication,evacuation,searchandrescue,andotherscenarios.Thousandsofcasualtiesareexpectedifa9.0earthquakeweretooccur.Fist,theearthquakewouldshakemetropolitanareasincludingSeattleandPortland.Thiscouldtriggeratsunamithatwouldcreatehavocalongthecoast.Notallcasualtiescannecessarilybeprevented—butbycoordinatingacrosslocal,state,andevennationalborders,officialshopethattheworst-casescenariocanbeaverted.Ontheexercise’swebsite,officialsexplainthatthereporttheyprepareduringthisrehearsalwillinformdisastermanagementforyearstocome.ForhundredsofthousandsofCascadiaresidents.“TheBigOne”isn’taquestionofif,onlywhen.Andit’snevertooearlytogetreadyfortheinevitable.Whatdoes“TheBigOne"referto?A.Agiganticgeologicalfault. B.Alarge-scaleexercisetopreparefordisasters.C.Amassivenaturalcatastrophe. D.AhugetsunamiontheCaledonia52.WhatisthepurposeoftheCascadiaRisingdrill?Topreparepeopleforamajorearthquakeandtsunami.Toincreaseresidents'awarenessofimminentdisasters.Toteachpeoplehowtoadapttopost-disasterlife.Tocopewiththeaftermathofapossibleearthquake.Whathappensincaseofamegathrustearthquakeaccordingtothepassage?A.Twoplatesmergeintoone. B.Avarietyofforcesconverge.C.Boundariesblurbetweenplates. D.Enormousstressisreleased.Whatdotheofficialshopetoachievethroughthedrills?A.Coordinatingvariousdisaster-reliefefforts. B.Reducingcasualtiesintheeventofadisaster.C.Minimizingpropertylosscausedbydisaster. D.Establishingdisasterandemergencymanagement.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"TheBigOne”?A.Whetheritwilloccurremainstobeseen. B.Howitwillarriveistooearlytopredict.C.Itsoccurrenceisjustamatteroftime. D.ItkeepshauntingCascadiaresidents.PartIV Translation (30minutes)Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.荷花（lotusflower）是中國的名花之一，深受人們喜愛。中國許多地方的湖泊和池塘都適宜荷花生長。荷花色彩鮮艷，夏日清晨綻放，夜晚閉合?；ㄆ陂L達(dá)兩三個(gè)月，吸引來自各地的游客前往觀賞。荷花具有多種功能，既能綠化水面，又能美化庭園，還可凈化水質(zhì)、減少污染、改善環(huán)境。荷花迎驕陽而不懼，出污泥而不染，象征純潔、高雅，常常用來比喻人的高尚品德，歷來是詩人畫家創(chuàng)作的重要題材。荷花盛開的地方也是許多攝影愛好者經(jīng)常光顧之地。2019年12月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題（二）2019年2019年12月大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題（二）-PAGE2-PartI Writing (30minutes)(25minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseoffamilyresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.(25minutes)PartII ListeningComprehensionAnswerthequestions1to4basedonthefollowingconversation.1.A.Itfocusesexclusivelyonjazz. B.Itsponsorsmajorjazzconcerts.C.IthasseveralbranchesinLondon. D.Itdisplaysalbumsbynewmusictalents.2.A.Itoriginatedwithcowboys. B.Itsmarkethasnowshrunk.C.Itslistenersaremostlyyoungpeople. D.Itremainsaswidespreadashiphopmusic.3.A.Itsdefinitionisvariedandcomplicated. B.Itisstillgoingthroughexperimentation.C.Itisfrequentlyaccompaniedbysinging. D.Itsstylehasremainedlargelyunchanged.4.A.Learntoplaythem. B.Takemusiclessons.C.Listentothemyourself. D.Consuljazzmusicians.Answerthequestions5to8basedonthefollowingconversation.5.A.Shepaidhermortgage. B.Shecalledontheman.C.Shemadeabusinessplan. D.Shewenttothebank.6.A.Herpreviousdebthadn'tbeenclearedyet. B.Hercredithistorywasconsideredpoor.C.Shehadapparentlyaskedfortoomuch. D.Shedidn'tpayhermortgagein7.A.Payadebtlongoverdue B.BuyapieceofpropertyC.Startherownbusiness D.Checkhercredithistory8.A.Seekadvicefromanexpertaboutfundraising. B.AskforsmallerloansfromdifferentC.Buildupherownfinancesstepbystep. D.Reviseherbusinessproposalcarefully.Directions:Answerthequestions9to11basedonthefollowingpassage.9.A.Itisprofitableandenvironmentallyfriendly. B.Itiswelllocatedandcompletelyautomated.C.Itissmallandunconventional. D.Itisfertileandproductive.10.A.Theirurgetomakefarmingmoreenjoyable. B.Theirdesiretoimprovefarmingequipment.C.Theirhopetorevitalizetraditionalfarming. D.Theirwishtosetanewfarmingstandard.11.A.Itsavesalotofelectricity. B.Itneedslittlemaintenance.C.Itcauseshardlyanypollution. D.Itloosenssoilwhileweeding.Directions:Answerthequestions12to15basedonthefollowingpassage.12.Ithasturnedcertaininsectsintoanewfoodsource.IthasstartedonexpandbusinessoutsidetheUK.Ithasimportedsomeexoticfoodsfromoverseas.IthasjoinedhandswithSainsbury'stosellpetinsects.13.A.Itwasreallyunforgettable. B.Itwasapleasantsurprise.C.Ithurthisthroatslightly. D.Itmadehimfeelstrange.14.Theyaremoretastythanbeef,chickenorpork.Theyaremorenutritiousthansoupsandsalads.Theycontainmoreproteinthanconventionalmeats.Theywillsoongainpopularitythroughouttheworld.15.A.Itisenvironmentallyfriendly. B.Itisapromisingindustry.C.Itrequiresnewtechnology. D.Itsaveshugeamountsoflabour.Directions:Answerthequestions16to18basedonthefollowingrecording.16.A.Tocategorizedifferenttypesoflearners. B.Tofindoutwhatstudentsprefertolearn.C.Tounderstandthemechanismofthehumanbrain. D.Toseeiftheyareinherenttraitsaffectinglearning.17.A.Itwasdefective. B.Itwasmisguided.C.Itwasoriginalindesign. D.Itwasthought-provoking.18.Auditoryaidsareasimportantasvisualaids.Visualaidsarehelpfultoalltypesoflearners.Readingplaintextsismoreeffectivethanviewingpictures.D.ScientificconceptsarehardtounderstandwithoutvisualDirections:Answerthequestions19to21basedonthefollowingrecording.19.Notplayingaroleinaworkplacerevolution.Notbenefitingfromfree-marketcapitalism.Notearningenoughmoneytoprovideforthefamily.Notspendingenoughtimeonfamilylifea