2023年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析(全三套)

2023年12月大学英语六级真题及答案解析〔全三套〕六级听力第一套：SectionAConversation1M:Andnow,forthelightersideofthenews,Europeissettinganexamplefortherestoftheworldwhenitcomestofoodwaste.W:That’srightJohn.ThisweektheItaliangovernmentpasslegislationthataimstodramaticallyreducetheamountoffoodwastedinthecountry.Newlawshavebeenputintoplacethatwouldmakeiteasierforfarmsandsupermarketstodonateunsoldfoodstothosewhoareinneed.M:Yes.Andinadditiontothis,businesseswouldnowberewardedforsuccessfuleffortstocutfoodwaste.W:Italyisnottheonlycountrytofocusonreducingfoodwaste.Justearlierthisyear,theEuropeanParliamentvotedinfavoroflegislationthatwouldstopgrocerygiantsfromunfairtradingpracticesthatresultinoverproduction,thuscreatingwaste.M:InFrance,thegovernmenthasbannedsupermarketsfromthrowingawayediblefoodsandimposedharshpenaltiesonbusinessesthatfailtocomplywiththeregulations.W:Whilethereisstillmuchprogresstobemade,othercountriescouldlearnathingortwofromtheexamplesetbyFranceandItaly.IntheUnitedStates,uptofortypercentofallfoodgoesuneaten.DespitethefactthatoneinsevenAmericanhouseholdslacksregularaccesstogoodfood,onemajorcauseofthisproblemistheconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels,whicharecurrentlynotregulatedbythegovernment.M:Allthiscouldchangesoon.ThiswaveofnewlawsinEuropewilldefinitelyputmorepressureonlawmakerstoreducefoodwastehere.WeturnnowtoaspokespersonfromHarvardUniversity’sFoodLawandPolicyClinicformoreonthestory.Andnow,let’swelcomeProf.EdwardBeckertospeaktous.

Q1:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthenewlawsinItaly?Q2:WhatdidtheEuropeanParliamentdoreducefoodwaste?Q3:WhathastheFrenchgovernmentdonerecently?Q4:WhatisthemajorcauseoffoodwasteintheUnitedStates?Q1.C)Theyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodstotheneedy.Q2.B)Itpassedalawaimingtostopoverproduction.Q3.D)Ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumpingediblefoods.Q4.A)Theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.Conversation2M:ThankyouforcallingSaksFifthAvenuedepartmentstore.HowcanIbeofassistancetoyoutoday?W:Hello.Iwasinyourstorethispastweekendandboughtafewitems.Yesterday,myfriendtoldmethattheannualanniversarysaleshadbegun.ItturnedoutsheboughtthesamesweaterasIdidbutforamuchlowerprice.M:Yes.OuranniversarysalestartedonMonday.Wedoofferpriceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchasetoensureourcustomersatisfaction.Yousaidyoudidthepurchaseherethispastweekend?W:Yes.IwasshoppinginyourstorelastSundayafternoon.M:Thatwoulddefinitelyfallwithinthepriceadjustmentwindow.Doyouhaveanaccountwithus?Wecancredityouraccountdirectlywiththedifferenceifyouwish.Otherwisewecansendagiftcardbymailifyouprefer.W:Creditingmyaccountwouldbewonderful.Thankyou.Nowthatyoumentionthere'sasalegoingon,IdorememberadressIquitelikewhenIwasintheshoponSunday.Isitonofferaswell?M:Yes,ma'am.Allthenewarrivalsare15-20%off.Inadditiontothesale,we'rerunningapromotionforcomplimentarytailoringifyouneedit.

W:That'sagoodnews.ThedressreallycaughtmyeyebutIdidhavesomeconcernsaboutthelength.Howlongwillthealterationstake?M:Ourtailoringdepartmentguaranteesalterationstobecompletedwithinfiveworkingdays.IfyoulikeIcansetoneasideforyou.Ifyou'reabletocomethisafternoon,youcangiveyournametothesalemanagerandtheywillbeabletoassistyou.Q5.WhatdowelearnaboutSaksdepartmentstore?Q6.WhatdoesthemansaySaksdepartmentstoreoffers?Q7.Whatdoesthewomanwantthestoretodotoaddressthepricedifference?Q8.WhatistheserviceSaksdepartmentstoreoffersinadditiontothepromotionalsale?Q5.B)Ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversarysales.Q6.D)Priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysofpurchase.Q7.C)Creditittoheraccount.Q8.D)Complimentarytailoring.SectionBPassage1Barbiedollshaveaparticularlooktothem.They’rethin,tall,long-leggedandvirtuallyunlikeanyrealhumanbeing.AlthoughovertheyearsBarbiehashadmorethan180differentcareers-includingfootballcoach,signlanguageteacher,ambassador,presidentandastronaut–herbodyshapehasn’tchangedmuch.LastyearMattel,thecompanythatmakesBarbiedolls,addedsomeBarbiestoitslinethathavedifferentskintonesandhairtextures.TherearenowBarbieswithoneofsevenskintones,22eyecoloursand24hairstylestochoosefrom.LastyearMattelalsogaveBarbieaflatfoot,ratherthanforcinghertobe“inheels〞allthetimeliketheoriginalBarbieis.NowtheyareintroducingnewBarbieswiththreeslightlydifferentbodyshapeswhiletheoriginal,tallandthinBarbieswillcontinuetobesold.Inastatementonitswebsite,thecompanysaysitwantsBarbiestolookmorelikerealpeople,andtogivegirlseverywhereinfinitelymorewaystosparktheirimaginationandplayouttheirstories.AlthoughmanypeoplesaythenewBarbiesareastepintherightdirection,somepeoplesaytheydon’tgofarenough.Theysaythatthenewbodyshapescouldbeevenmoredifferentfromtheoriginal,tall,thinBarbies.SalesofBarbiedollshavebeenfalling“everyyearsince2023,〞accordingtoCBCNews.Thetoysaren’tinstoresyetbuttheywillbesoldonlineattheBarbiewebsite,startingthisweek,for$9.99.Q9.WhatdoweknowabouttheoriginalBarbiedolls?Q10.WhydosomepeoplefeelunsatisfiedwiththenewBarbiedolls?Q11.WherewillthenewBarbiedollsbesoldfirst?Q9.A.Theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhumanbeings.Q10.D.Theirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmuch.Q11.C.OntheInternet.Passage2TheearliestprintedbookweknowtodayappearedinChinaintheyear868,andmetaltypewasinuseinKoreaatthebeginningofthefifteenthcentury,butitwasinGermanyaroundtheyear1450thataprintingpressusingmovablemetaltypewasinvented.Capitalismturnedprintingfromaninventionintoanindustry.Rightfromthestart,bookprintingandpublishingwereorganizedoncapitalistlines.'Thebiggestsixteenth-centuryprinter,PlantinofAntwerp,hadtwenty-fourprintingpressesandemployedmorethanahundredworkers.Onlyasmallfractionofthepopulationwasliterate,buttheproductionofbooksgrewatanextraordinaryspeed.By1500sometwentymillionvolumeshadalreadybeenprinted.Theimmediateeffectofprintingwastoincreasethecirculationofworksthatwerealreadypopularinthehandwrittenform,whilelesspopularworkswentoutofcirculation.Publisherswereinterestedonlyinbooksthatwouldsellfairlyquicklyinsufficientnumberstocoverthecostsofproductionandmakeaprofit.Thus,whileprintingenormouslyincreasedaccesstobooksbymakingcheap,high-volumeproductionpossible,italsoreducedchoice.Thegreatculturalimpactofprintingwasthatitfacilitatedthegrowthofnationallanguages.MostearlybookswereprintedinLatin,butthemarketforLatinwaslimited,andinitspursuitoflargermarketsthebooktradesoonproducedtranslationsintothenationallanguagesemergingatthetime.Printingindeedplayedakeyroleinstandardizingandstabilizingtheselanguagesbyfixingtheminprint,andproducingdictionariesandgrammarbooks.Q12.WhathappenedinGermanyaroundtheyearof1450?Q13.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheprinter,PlantinofAntwerp?Q14.Whatwastheimmediateeffectofprinting?Q15.Whatwasthegreatculturalimpactofprinting?Q12.A)Movablemetaltypebegantobeusedinprinting.Q13.B)Itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.Q14.B)Itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.Q15.D)Itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguages.SectionCRecordingOneYoudreamaboutbeingamoviestar.YouliveinabighouseinHollywood,gototheOscarseveryyear,andwin.Youwillberichandfamous.Waitaminute.Youalsohatehavingyourphotostakenandyouareveryshy.Sohowcouldyoueverbecomeamoviestar?Choosingarightcareercanbehard.Manypeoplegraduatefromschoolorcollegenotknowingwhattheywanttodowiththeirlivesandgetajobwithoutreallythinkingaboutit.Forsome,thingsworkoutfine.Butothersoftenfindthemselvesstuckinajobtheyhate.Yourworkinglifelastsinaverage40years,soit’simportanttofindajobyoulikeandfeelenthusiasticabout.Luckily,therearemanywaysyoucangethelptodothis.TheAustralianwebsiteWWW.C,compareschoosingacareerwithgoingtothemovies.Beforeyouseeamovie,youfindoutwhatfilmsareshowing.Thesitesuggestsyoushoulddothesamewithyourcareer.Findoutwhatjobsareavailableandwhatyouroptionsare.Next,decidewhichmovieyoulikebest.Ifyouarenotaromanticperson,youwon’twanttoseealovestory.Inotherwords,withyourcareer,youshoulddecidewhichjobwillsuityourpersonality.Finally,decidehowtogetmovieticketsandfindoutwherethetheaterisbeforeyougo.Withyourcareer,youneedtofindinformationaboutwhereyoucanworkandhowtogetajobinthatprofession.So,howdoyoustart?Beginbyaskingyourselfsomequestions,certainlifeexperiences.Haveyoutravelledoverseas?Doyouhaveanyextracertificatesatyourdegree?Suchasthefirst

aidlicense,forexample.Yourphysicalstateandbuildcanalsoaffectwhichjobsyoucando.Aperson,forexample,whoisallergictocatswillprobablyneverbecomeananimaldoctor.Flightattendants,firefightersandpoliceofficershavetobeoveracertainheightandbephysicallyfit.Yourpersonalitymatterstoo.Areyououtgoingorshy?Ifyoulikeworkingalone,ajobthatrequireslotsofteamworkmightnotsuityou.Choosingacareercantaketimeandalotofthought.However,whenyouknowyoucanlookforwardtoworkinginyourdreamjob,youwillbegladyouthoughtitthrough.16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanycollegegraduates?17.WhatdoestheAustraliawebsitesuggestyoudofirsttofindasuitablejob?18.WhatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenyoulookfortherightjobaccordingtotheAustralianwebsite?16.D)

Theychooseajobwithoutthinkingitthrough.17.B)

Findoutwhatjobchoicesareavailable.18.A)

Thequalificationsyouhave.Recording2Kwanzaaisaculturalfestival,duringwhichAfrican-Americancelebrateandreflectupontheirrichheritageastheproductsofthetwoworlds.ItbeginsDecember26thandlastforsevendays.Kwanzaawasfoundedin1966byDr.Karenga,acollegeprofessorandAfrican-Americanleader,whobelievedthataspecialholidaycouldhelpAfricanAmericansmeettheirgoalsofbuildingstrongfamilies,learningabouttheirhistoryandcreatingasenseofunity.AfterconductingextensiveresearchinwhichhestudiedthefestivalsofmanyAfricangroupsofpeople,hedecidedthatthenewholidayshouldbeaharvestorfirstfruit’scelebration.Incooperatingideasfrommanydifferentharvesttraditions.Kwanzaaisa…wordmeaningthefirstfruitsoftheharvest.TheeastAfricanlanguageof…waschosenasanofficiallanguageofKwanzaa.Becauseitisanon-triballanguagespokenbyalargeportionoftheAfricanpopulation.Alsoitspronunciationiseasy.Kwanzaaisbasedonsevenprincipleswhichareunity,self-determination,collectiveworkandresponsibility,cooperativeeconomics,purpose,creativityandfaith.Oneprincipalishighlightedeachdayoftheholiday.Inpreparationforthecelebration,aastroymattersplacedonthetable.Alongwiththecandleholderwassevencandles.Oneblack,threeredandthreegreen.TheblackcandlerepresentstheAfrican-Americanpeople.Theredisfortheirstruggles,andthegreenrepresentstheirhopesfortheirfuture.Otheritemsplacedonourtableareavarietyoffruitisofcomesgiftsandcommunalunity

cupforpouringandsharingdrinks.EachdayofKwanzaausuallybeforetheeveningmeal，familyandfriendsgatheraroundthetableandsomeonelightsthecandlebeginningwiththeblack.Afterthat，candlesarelitalternativelyfromlefttoright.Whilethecandlesisbeinglit,aprincipalisrecitedtheneachpersonpresenttakesturntospeakabouttheimportancethattheprinciplehastohimselforherself.

Next,theceremonyfocusesonrememberingthosewho'vedied.Aselectedpersonpourswaterorjuicefromtheunitycupintoabowl.Thatpersonthendrinksfromthecupandraisesithighsaying

“herthanmbi〞，whichmeansthatlet’sallpourtogether.Allrepeat“herthanmbi〞seventimesandeachpersondrinksfromthecup.ThentheyandnamesofAfricanAmericanleadersandheroesacoldouttoandeveryonereflectsuponthegreatthingsthesepeopledid.Theceremonyisfollowedbyameal,andthensingingandperhapslisteningtoAfricanmusic19.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutKwanzaa?20.ForwhatpurposedidDoctorKarengacreatethespecialholiday?21.WhatdoesthewordKwanzaamean?22.WhatdopeopledowhileeachcandleisbeingletattheKwanzaacelebration?19.B)ItisaculturalfestivalfoundedforAfrican-Americans.20.C)TohelpAfrican-Americanstorealizetheirgoals.21.B)Thefruitsoftheharvest.22.A)Theyreciteaprinciple.

Recording3TheMediterraneandietisbasedupontheeatingpatternsoftraditionalculturesintheMediterraneanregion.Severalnotednutritionistsinresearchprojectshaveconcludedthatthisdietisoneofthemosthealthfulintheworldintermsofpreventingsuchillnessesasheartdiseaseandcancerandincreasinglifeexpectancy.ThecountriesthathaveinspiredMediterraneandietallsurroundtheMediterraneanSea.Thesecultureshaveeatinghabitsthatdevelopedoverthousandsofyears.InEurope,partsofItaly,Greece,Portugal,SpainandsouthernFranceadheretoprinciplesoftheMediterraneandietastothemorocco,Indonesia,andNorthAfrica.PartsoftheBalkanregionandturkeyfollowthedietaswellasmiddleeasterncountrieslikeLebanonandSyria,theMediterraneanregioniswarmandsunnyandproduceslargesuppliesoffreshfruitsandvegetablesalmostayearroundthatthepeopleeatmanytimesaday.Wine,bread,allofoilandnutsareotherstaplesoftheregion.IntheMediterraneanseahashistoricallyyieldedabundantquantitiesoffish.InternationalinterestintherapeuticqualitiesofMediterraneandietbeganbackinthelatenineteenfifties.Whenmedicalresearchersstartedtolinkthecurrencyofheartdiseasewithdiet,DoctorAnsolKethsperformedtheepidemiologicalanalysisofdietsaroundtheworld.Intitledofthesevencountriesstudy,itisconsideredoneofthegreateststudiesofitskindeverperformed.Init,KethsgathereddataonheartdiseaseinitspotentialcausesfromnearlythirtythousandmeninGreece,Italy,Croatia,Serbia,Japan,Finland,theNetherlandsandtheUnitedStates.Thestudywasconductedoverperiodofdecades.ItconcludedthattheMediterraneanpeopleinthestudyenjoyedsomesignificanthealthadvantages.TheMediterraneangroupshavelowermortalityratesinallagebracketsinformofallcausesparticularlyfromheartdisease.ThestudyalsoshowedthattheMediterraneandietisashighasorhigherinfatthanotherdiets,obtaininguptofortypercentofallitscaloriesfromfat.Ithashowever,differentpatternsoffatintake.Mediterraneancooking,initssmalleramountsofsaturatedfatandhigheramountofunsaturatedfat,mostlyinformofallofoil.Saturatedfatsarefatsarefoundprincipallyinmeatanddairyproducts,althoughsomenutsinvegetableoilsalsocontainthem.Saturatedfatsareusedbythebodytomakecholesterolinhighlevelsofcholesterolhassincebeendirectlyrelatedtoheartdisease.23.WhathasresearchconcludedabouttheMediterraneandiet?24.Whatdowelearnaboutthesevencountriesstudy?25.WhatdowelearnabouttheMediterraneanpeoplefromthesevencountriesstudy?23.D)

Itisoneoftheworld’smosthealthydiets.24.A)

Itisregardedasoneofthegreatestresearches

ofitskind.25.B)

Theyhavelowermortalityrates.六级听力第二套：1.A)Sayafewwordstothankthespeaker.

2.D)Hejoinedthelocalhistorysocietwhenyoung.

3.B)

Shehadagoodknowledgeofthetown'shistory.

4.C)Hemadeanembarrassingremark.5.B)

Whattheirrivalsaredoing.6.D)

Theirpotentialshasbeenunderestimated.7.C)

Shehadnotseenityet.8.D)

ExportingtheirmotorbikestoIndonesia.9.B)

Itmakesclaimsinconflictwiththeexisingresearch.

10.C)

Theyrunahigherriskofgainingweight.

11.D)

Gotobedearlier.12.A)

Alltheactingnomineesarewhite.13.D)

Only3.4percentoffilmdirectorsarefemale.14.C)

Femalescolorover40.15.B)

TheyaremostunderrepresentedacrossTVandfilm.16.C)

Onethatcoverstheirdebtsandburialexpenses.

17.D)

Addmoreinsuranceonthebreadwinner.18.A)

Whentheirchildrengrowupandleavehome.19.D〕Theymaynotalwaysbenegative.20.A)

Biasedsources

ofinformation.21.B)

Theymayhaveanegativeimpactonpeopletheyapplyto.22.C)

Apositivestereotypemayhelponeachievebetterresults.23.B)

Quittakingthemedicineimmediately.24.D)

Itmayincreasetheeffectofcertaindrugs.25.A)Telltheirchildrentotreatmedicinewithrespect.六级阅读第一套选词填空帕劳群岛的捕鱼业ThePacificislandnationofPalauhasbecomehometothesixthlargestmarinesanctuaryintheworld.

26.I)permit27.O)territory28.F)exclusive29.C)commercial30.D)communities31.E)essential32.G)independent33.M)sponsor34.J)secure35.N)stocks匹配题Who'sreallyaddictingyoutotechnology?

36.[E]Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemoretheyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.37.[L]Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasanescapefromthetaskathand.38.[I]Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowacceptedasnormalbutnotbelching.39.[O]Tomakeproperuseoftechnology,weshouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowitischangingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.40.[B]MostofusfindithardtofocusonourimmediatetasksbecauseofInternetdistractions.41.[J]Whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,theotherswillfollowsuit.42.[F]Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon’ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuittheirownpurposes.43.[D]TheInternetisregardedbysomeasdesignedtodistractourattention.44.[L]Theauthorattributeshistechaddictionchieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhatheshoulddorightaway.45.[G]White-collarworkerscheckemailroundtheclockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployers.仔细阅读PassageOne

46.A)Heusedastrangelypotentingredientinafoodsupplement.

47.C)ManywereshippedtoEuropeinthelate19thcenturyformedicinaluse.

48.A)Cocainehadbecomenotorious.

49.D)Ithasremainedvirtuallyunchangedsinceitscreation.

50.A)TheevolutionofCoca-cola.PassageTwo

51.C)Therewasacleardividebetweenlargeandsmallcities.

52.D)TheyhavechangedAmerica'slandscape.

53.D)lookeddesertedintheevenings

54.C)Modernizedhousingandimprovedinfrastructure.

55.D)Betterjobopportunities.六级阅读第二套选词填空第二套：尼日利亚西红柿减产Inthepast12months,Nigeriahassufferedfromashrinkingeconomy,aslidingcurrency,andaprolongedfuelshortage.

26.C)emergency27.D)feeding28.K)reproduces29.I)originated30.G)handful31.F)halted32.L)security33.N)unchecked34.A)dependent35.J)reduction匹配题Itisamovementbuildingsteadymomentum:acalltomakeresearchdata,softwarecodeandexperimentalmethodspubliclyavailableandtransparent.[M]36.AstronomerDavidHoggdoesn’tthinkscoopingisasseriousaproblemasgenerallythought.[G]37.Someresearchersarehesitanttomaketheirdatapublicforfearthatothersmightpublishsomethingsimilarbeforethem.[D]38.Somepsychologyjournalshaveofferedincentivestoencourageauthorstosharetheirdata.[A]39.Thereisagrowingdemandinthesciencecommunitythatresearchdatabeopentothepublic.[P]40.Sharingdataoffersearly-careerresearchersthechancetobuildacertainlevelofreputation.[L]41.Datasharingenablesscientiststopublisheachstepoftheirresearchwork,thusleadingtomorecitations.[B]42.Scientistsholddifferentopinionsabouttheextentandtimingofdatasharing.

[O]43.Potentialproblemsrelatedtodatasharingshouldbemadeknowntoanddiscussedbyallparticipantsatthebeginningofajointresearchproject.[I]44.Sharingdataandhandlingdata-relatedissuescanbetime-consuming.[F]45.Juniorresearchersmayhavenosaywhenitcomestosharingdata.仔细阅读PassageOne46.A)Whetherrobotscanreachbetterdecisions47.D)Theydidnottakemoralissuesintoconsideration.48.C)Theyperformdutiesintheirowners'bestinterest.49.A)Abstractconceptsarehardtoprogram.50.C)Robotscanhavetroublemakingdecisionsincomplexscenarios.PassageTwo51.D)Therapidtechnologicalprogressinaveryshortperiodoftime.52.B)Thepopularizationofsmarthomes.53.B)Gainautomaticcontroloftheirbusinesses.54.A)Howtoturnittoprofitableuse.55.A)Itisfeasiblewithaconnectiontotheinternet.六级阅读第三套选词填空26.O)

sparking27.L)

powered28.H)

implemented29.D)

eliminate30.G)

hopeful31.A)

acceptance32.J)

installed33.B)

currently34.K)

noticeable35.F)

futile

匹配题36.E

37.B

38.

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39.C

40.D41.J

42.F

43.A

44.L

45.

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46.

A)Itissimplyuninhabitableformostanimals.47.

C)

stayawayfrompredators.48.B)theycansurvivewellinsaltywater49.A)Theycantakerefugesinthelesssaltywaters.50.

D)ThedisruptionofLakeNatron’secosystem.Passage2

城市规划用地51.A)

Theyweredividedintoresidentialandbusinessareas.

52.B)

Theyhaveseenariseinpropertyprices.

53.D)

lookdesertedintheevenings

54.C)

Morecomfortablelifeandgreaterupwardmobility55.B)

Morechancesforpromotion翻译：青海湖青海湖位于海拔3205米、青海省省会西宁以西约100公里处。是中国最大的咸水湖，面积4317平方公里，最深处25.5米，有23条河注入湖中，其中大局部是季节性的。百分之八十的湖水源于五条主要河流。青海湖位于跨越亚洲的几条留鸟迁徙路线的交叉处。许多鸟类把青海湖作为迁徙过程中的暂息地，湖的西侧是著名的“鸟岛〞，吸引着来自世界各地的观鸟者。每年夏天，游客们也来这里观看国际自行车比赛。3,205metersabove(the)sealevel,QinghaiLakeislocatedabout100kilometerswestofXining,capitalofQinghaiprovinceinwesternChina.QinghaiLake,thelargestsalinelakeinthecountry,hasasurfaceareaof4,317squarekilometerswithamaximumdepthof25.5meters.Mostofthe23riversandstreamsthatemptyintoQinghaiLakeareseasonal.Fivemajorstreamsprovide80%ofthelake’stotalinflux.LocatedatthecrossroadsofseveralbirdmigrationroutesacrossAsia,QinghaiLakeoffersmanyspeciesanintermediatestopduringtheirmigration.Onthewesternsideofthelakearethewell-known“BirdIslands",whichattractbirdwatchersfromacrosstheglobe.EverysummerseesnumerousvisitorscomeheretowatchtheQinghaiLakeInternationalCyclingRace.翻译：洞庭湖洞庭湖位于湖南省东北部，面积很大，但湖水很浅。洞庭湖是长江的蓄洪池，湖的大小很大程度上取决于季节变化，湖北和湖南两省因其与湖的相对位置而得名，湖北意为“湖的北边〞，而湖南那么为“湖的南边〞。洞庭湖作为龙舟赛的发源地，在中国文化中享有盛名。据说龙舟赛始于洞庭湖东岸。为的是搜寻楚国爱国诗人屈原的遗体。龙舟赛与洞庭湖及周边的美景，每年都吸引着成千上万来自全国和世界各地的游客。DongtingLakeisalarge,shallowlakeinnortheasternHunanprovince,China.ItisafloodbasinoftheYangtzeRiver.Hence,thelake'ssizedependsontheseason.TheprovincesofHubeiandHunanarenamedaftertheirlocationrelativetothelake.Hubeimeans"NorthoftheLake"andHunan,"SouthoftheLake".DongtingLakeisfamousinChinesecultureasthebirthplaceofdragonboatracing,whichissaidtohavebegunontheeasternshoresofDongtingLakeasasearchforthebodyofQuYuan,theChupoet(340–278BC).Togetherwiththelakeanditssurroundingbeauty,theracingappealstothousandsoftouristsfromotherspartsofChinaandbeyondeachyear.翻译：太湖太湖是中国东部的一个淡水湖，占地面积2250平方公里，是中国第三大淡水湖，仅次于鄱阳和洞庭，太湖约有90个岛屿，大小从几平方米到几平方公里不等。太湖以其独特的“太湖石〞而闻名，太湖石常用于装饰中国传统园林。太湖也以高产的捕鱼业而闻名。自上世纪70年代后期以来，捕捞鱼蟹对沿湖的居民来说极为重要，并对周边地区的经济作出了重大奉献。太湖地区是中国陶瓷业基地之一。其中宜兴的陶瓷厂家生产举世闻名的宜兴紫砂壶。Withanareaof2,250squarekilometers,LakeTaiorLakeTaihuisthethirdlargestfreshwaterlakeafterPoyangLakeandDongtingLake.ThelakeineasternChinahousesabout90islands,ranginginsizefromafewsquaremeterstoseveralsquarekilometers.Thelakeisrenownedforitsuniquelimestoneformationsor"Taihustones〞,whichareoftenprizedasadecoratingmaterialfortraditionalChinesegardens/areemployedtodecorate

traditionalChinesegardens.Thelakeisalsoknownforitsproductivefishingindustry.Sincethelate1970s,harvestingfishandcrabshasbeeninvaluabletopeoplelivingalongthelakeandhascontributedsignificantlytotheeconomyofthesurroundingarea.Thelakeishometoanextensiveceramicsindustry,includingtheYixingpotteryfactory,whichproducestheworld-renownedYixingclayteapots.作文一：尊重他人commentingonthesaying"Respectothers,andyouwillberespected."

【参考范文】："Youreapwhatyousow."

Thewisdomofthissayingisnotlostinourera,especiallywhenitcomestorespectingothers,yet

arrogance

seemsrifenowadays.

Theimplicationofthismessageis,inthecaseofrespect,that

ifyourespectothers,youwillberespectedinreturn.Respectingothers

isrewardinginthreeaspects.First,fromasocialstandpoint,itenhancesmutualunderstandingandreducesthechanceofconflictsbetweenpeoplewithdifferentbeliefs

because

iturgespeopletothinkinothers'shoesbeforecriticizingtheiropinions

thereby

preventingimpulsiveconflicts.

Moreover,