2019年12月六级真题卷(三套全)

..2019年12月六级第一套PartI Writing <30minutes>Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasensefamilyresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension<30minutes>SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>,andD>.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A>Magazinereporter.B>Fashiondesigner.C>Websitedesigner.D>Featureseditor.2.A>Designingsportsclothing.B>Consultingfashionexperts.C>Answeringdailyemails.D>Interviewingjob-seekers.3.A>Itischallenging. B>Itisfascinating.C>Itistiresome.D>Itisfashionable.4.A>Herpersistence.B>Herexperience.C>Hercompetence.D>Herconfidence.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationsyouhavejustheard.5.A>Itisenjoyable.B>Itiseducational.C>Itisdivorcedfromreallife.D>Itisadaptedfromadrama.6.A>Alltherolesareplayedbyfamousactorsandactress.B>Itisbasedonthereal-lifeexperiencesofsomecelebrities.C>ItsplotsandeventsrevealalotaboutFrankie’sactuallife.D>Itiswritten,directed,editedandproducedbyFrankiehimself.7.A>Gotothetheaterandenjoyit.B>Recommendittoherfriends.C>Watchitwiththeman.D>Downloadandwatchit.8.A>Ithasdrawncriticismsfromscientists.B>Ithasbeenshowingforoveradecade.C>Itisaridiculouspieceofsatire.D>Itisagainstcommonsense.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>andD>.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A>Theyarelikelytogethurtwhenmovingtoofast.B>Theybelieveinteamspirit.C>Theyneedtokeepmovingtoavoidgettinghurt.D>Theyhavetolearnhowtoavoidbodycontact.10.A>Theydonothavemanyyearstoliveafterretirement.B>Theytendtolivelongerwithearlyretirement.C>Theydonotstartenjoyinglifeuntilfullretirement.D>Theykeepthemselvesbusyevenafterretirement.11.A>Itpreventsusfromworrying. B>Itslowsdownouragingprocess.C>Itenablesustoaccomplishinlife. D>Itprovidesuswithmorechancestolearn.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A>Ittendstodwellupontheirjoyousexperiences.B>Itwandersforalmosthalfoftheirwakingtime.C>Ithastroubleconcentratingalterabraininjury.D>Ittendstobeaffectedbytheirnegativefeelings.13.A>Tofindhowhappinessrelatestodaydreaming.B>Toobservehowone’smindaffectsone’sbehavior.C>Toseewhydaydreamingimpactswhatoneisdoing.D>Tostudytherelationbetweenhealthanddaydreaming.14.A>Ithelpsthemmakegooddecisions. B>Ithelpsthemtaptheirpotentials.C>Itcontributestotheircreativity. D>Itcontributestotheirthinking.15.A>Subjectswithcleargoalsinmindoutperformedthosewithoutcleargoals.B>Thedifferenceinperformancebetweenthetwogroupswasinsignificant.C>Non-daydreamersweremoreconfusedontheirtasksthandaydreamers.D>Daydreamersdidbetterthannon-daydreamersintaskperformance.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A>Similaritiesbetweenhumanbabiesandbabyanimals.B>Cognitivefeaturesofdifferentnewlybornmammals.C>Adults’influenceonchildren.D>Abilitiesofhumanbabies.20.A>Theycandistinguishahappytunefromasadone.B>Theylovehappymelodiesmorethansadones.C>Theyfallasleepeasilywhilelisteningtomusic.D>Theyarealreadysensitivetobeatsandrhythms.21.A>Infants’facialexpressions. B>Babies’emotions.C>Babies’interactionwithadults. D>Infants’behaviors.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A>Itmayharmthecultureoftoday’sworkplace.B>Itmayhinderindividualcareeradvancement.C>Itmayresultinunwillingnesstotakerisks.D>Itmayputtoomuchpressureonteammembers.23.A>Theycanhardlygiveexpressiontotheiroriginalviews.B>Theycanbecomelessmotivatedtodoprojectsoftheirown.C>Theymayfindithardtogettheircontributionsrecognized.D>Theymayeventuallylosetheirconfidenceandcreativity.24.A>Theycanenlargetheirprofessionalcircle. B>Theycangetchancestoengageinresearch.C>Theycanmakethebestuseoftheirexpertise. D>Theycancompletetheprojectmoreeasily.25.A>Itmaycauselotsofargumentsinateam.B>Itmaypreventmakingatimelydecision.C>Itmaygiverisetoalotofunnecessaryexpenses.D>Itmaydepriveateamofbusinessopportunities.PartIIIReadingComprehension<40minutes>SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Whenconsideringriskfactorsassociatedwithseriouschronicdiseases,weoftenthinkabouthealthindicatorssuchascholesterol,bloodpressure,andbodyweight.Butpoordietandphysicalinactivityalsoeachincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandhavearoletoplayinthedevelopmentofsomecancers.Perhapsworse,the26effectsofanunhealthydietandinsufficientexercisearenotlimitedtoyourbody.Recentresearchhasalsoshownthat27inahigh-fatandhigh-sugardietmayhavenegativeeffectsonyourbrain,causinglearningandmemory 28.Studieshavefoundobesityisassociatedwithimpairmentsincognitivefunctioning,as29byarangeoflearningandmemorytests,suchastheabilitytorememberalistofwordspresentedsomeminutesorhoursearlier.Thereisalsoagrowingbodyofevidencethatdiet-inducedcognitiveimpairmentscanemerge30-withinweeksorevendays.Forexample,onestudyfoundhealthyadults31toahigh-fatdietforfivedaysshowedimpairedattention,memory,andmoodcomparedwithalow-fatdietcontrolgroup.Anotherstudyalsofoundeatingahigh-fatandhigh-sugarbreakfasteachdayforaslittleasfourdaysresultedinproblemswithlearningandmemory32tothoseobservedinoverweightandobeseindividuals.Bodyweightwasnothugelydifferentbetweenthegroupseatingahealthydietandthoseonhighfatandsugardiets.Sothisshowsnegative33ofpoordietaryintakecanoccurevenwhenbodyweighthasnotchanged34.Thus,bodyweightisnotalwaysthebestindicatorofhealthandathinpersonstillneedstoeatwellandexercise35.A>assessedF>designatedK>loopholesB>assignedG>detrimentalL>rapidlyC>consequencesH>digestionM>redundantD>conspicuouslyI>excellingN>regularlyE>deficitsJ>indulgingO>similarSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.IncreasedScreenTimeandWellbeingDeclineinYouth[A]Haveyoungpeopleneverhaditsogood?Ordotheyfacemorechallengesthananypreviousgeneration?OurcurrenteraintheWestisoneofhighwealth.Thismeansminorsenjoymaterialbenefitsandlegalprotectionsthatwouldhavebeentheenvyofthoselivinginthepast.Butthereisanincreasingsuspicionthatallisnotwellforouryouth.Andoneofthemostpopularexplanations,amongsomeexpertsandthepopularmedia,isthatexcessive"screentime"istoblame<Thisreferstoalltheattentionyoungpeopledevotetotheirphones,tabletsandlaptops>.However,thisisaconnectiontheoryandsuchclaimshavebeentreatedskepticallybysomescholarsbasedontheirreadingoftherelevantdata.[B]NowastudyinthejournalEmotionhasprovidedanothercontributiontothedebate,uncoveringstrongevidencethatadolescentwellbeingintheUnitedStatesreallyisexperiencingadeclineandarguingthatthemostlikelycauseistheelectronicricheswehavegiventhem.Thebackgroundtothisisthatfromthe1960sintotheearly2000s,measuresofaveragewellbeingwentupintheUS.T[C]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.[D]Twengeandhercolleagueswantedtounderstandwhythischangeinaveragewellbeinghasoccurred.However,it’sveryhardtodemonstratecausesinnon-experimentaldatasuchasthis.Infact,whenTwengepreviouslyusedthisdatatosuggestascreentimeeffect,somecommentatorswerequicktoraisethisproblem.Theyarguedthathercausal-soundingclaimsrestedoncorrelationaldata,andthatshehadnotadequatelyaccountedforotherpotentialcausalfactors.Thistimearound,Twengeandherteammakeapointofsayingthatthattheyarenottryingtoestablishcausesassuch,butthattheyareassessingtheplausibilityofpotentialcauses.[E]First,theyexplainthatifagivenvariableisplayingacausalroleinaffectingwellbeing,thenweshouldexpectanychangeinthatvariabletocorrelatewiththeobservedchangesinwellbeing.Ifnot,itisn’tplausiblethatthevariableisacausalfactor.Sotheresearcherslookedattimespentinanumberofactivitiesthatcouldplausiblybedrivingthewellbeingdecline.Lesssport,andfewermeetingswithpeerscorrelatedwithlowerwellbeing,asdidlesstimereadingprintmedia<newspapers>and,surprisingly,lesstimedoinghomework<Thislastfindingwouldappeartocontradictanotherpopularhypothesisthatitisourburdeningofstudentswithassignmentsthatiscausingalltheproblems>.Inaddition,moreTVwatchingandmoreelectroniccommunicationbothcorrelatedwithlowerwellbeing.Alltheseeffectsheldtrueformeasuresofhappiness,lifesatisfactionandself-esteem,withtheeffectsstrongerinthe8thand10th-graders.[F]Next,Twenge’steamdugalittledeeperintothedataonscreentime.Theyfoundthatadolescentswhospentaverysmallamountoftimeondigitaldevices—acoupleofhours—hadthehighestwellbeing.Theirwellbeingwasevenhigherthanthosewhoneverusedsuchdevices.However,higherdosesofscreentimewereclearlyassociatedwithlowerhappiness.Thosespending10-19hoursperweekontheirdeviceswere41percentmorelikelytobeunhappythanlower-frequencyusers.Thosewhousedsuchdevices40hoursaweekormore<oneintenofteenagers>weretwiceaslikelytobeunhappy.Thedatawasslightlycomplicatedbythefactthattherewasatendencyforkidswhoweresocialintherealworldtoalsousemoreonlinecommunication,butbybracketingoutdifferentcasesitbecameclearthatthereal-worldsocialitycomponentcorrelatedwithgreaterwellbeing,whereasgreatertimeonscreensoronlineonlycorrelatedwithpoorerwellbeing.[G]Sofar,soplausible.Butthenextquestionis,arethedropsinaveragewellbeinghappeningatthesametimeastrendstowardincreasedelectronicdeviceusage?Itlookslikeit—afterall,2012wasthetippingpointwhenmorethanhalfofAmericansbeganowningsmartphones.Twengeandhercolleaguesalsofoundthatacrossthekeyyearsof2013-16,wellbeingwasindeedlowestinyearswhereadolescentsspentmoretimeonline,onsocialmedia,andreadingnewsonline,andwhenmoreyouthintheUShadsmartphones.Andinasecondanalysis,theyfoundthatwheretechnologywent,dipsinwellbeingfollowed.Forinstance,yearswithalargerincreaseinonlineusagewerefollowedbyyearswithlowerwellbeing,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Thisdoesnotprovecausality,butisconsistentwithit.Meanwhile,TVusedidn’tshowthistracking.TVmightmakeyoulesshappy,butthisisnotwhatseemstobedrivingtherecentdeclinesinyoungpeople’saveragehappiness.[H]Asimilarbutreversedpatternwasfoundfortheactivitiesassociatedwithgreaterwellbeing.Forexample,yearswherepeoplespentmoretimewithfriendswerebetteryearsforwellbeing<andfollowedbybetteryears>.Sadly,thedataalsoshowedface-to-facesocializingandsportsactivityhaddeclinedovertheperiodcoveredbythesurvey.[I]ThereisanotherexplanationthatTwengeandhercolleagueswantedtoaddress:theimpactofthegreatrecessionof2007-2009,whichhitagreatnumberofAmericanfamiliesandmightbeaffectingadolescents.Thedatasetdidn’tincludeeconomicdata,soinsteadtheresearcherslookedatwhetherthe2013-16wellbeingdeclinewastrackingeconomicindicators.Theyfoundsomeevidencethatsomecrudemeasures,likeincomeinequality,correlatedwithchangesinwellbeing,buteconomicmeasureswithamoredirectimpact,likefamilyincomeandunemploymentrates<whichputfamiliesintodifficulties>,hadnorelationshipwithwellbeing.Theresearchersalsonotethattherecessionhitsomeyearsbeforeweseethebeginningofthewellbeingdrop,andbeforethesteepestwellbeingdecline,whichoccurredin2013.[J]Theresearchersconcludethatelectroniccommunicationwastheonlyadolescentactivitythatincreasedatthesametimepsychologicalwellbeingdeclined.Isuspectthatsomeexpertsinthefieldwillbekeentoaddressalternativeexplanations,suchasunassessedvariablesplayingaroleinthewellbeingdecline.Butthenewworkdoesgofurtherthanbeforeandsuggeststhatscreentimeshouldstillbeconsideredapotentialbarriertoyoungpeople’sflourishing.36.TheyearwhenmostAmericansbeganusingsmartphoneswasidentifiedasaturningpointinyoungAmericans’levelofhappiness.37.ScoresinvariouswellbeingmeasuresbegantogodownwardamongyoungAmericansinrecentyears.38.Unfortunately,activitiesinvolvingdirectcontactwithpeople,whichcontributedtobetterwellbeing,werefoundtobeonthedecline.39.Inresponsetopastcritics,Twengeandherco-researchersstresstheyarenottryingtoprovethattheuseofdigitaldevicesreducesyoungpeople’swellbeing.40.Inthelastfewdecadesofthe20thcentury,livingstandardswentupandeconomicdepressionswerelargelyavertedintheUS.41.Contrarytopopularbelief,doinghomeworkmightaddtostudents’wellbeing.42.Theauthorbelievestheresearchers’newstudyhasgoneastepfurtherregardingtheimpactofscreentimeonwellbeing.43.Theresearchersfoundthatextendedscreentimemakesyoungpeoplelesshappy.44.Datarevealsthateconomicinequalityratherthanfamilyincomemightaffectpeople’swellbeing.45.Toomuchscreentimeiswidelybelievedtobethecauseofunhappinessamongtoday’syoungpeople.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>andD>.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage."Thedangerousthingaboutlyingispeopledon’tunderstandhowtheactchangesus,"saidDanAriely,behavioralpsychologistatDukeUniversityHarvardcognitiveneuroscientistJoshuaGreenesaid,formostofus,lyingtakeswork.Instudies,hegavestudysubjectsachancetodeceiveformonetarygainwhileexaminingtheirbrainsinafunctionalMRImachine,whichmapsbloodflowtoactivepartsofthebrain.Somepeopletoldthetruthinstantlyandinstinctively.Butothersoptedtolie,andtheyshowedincreasedactivityintheirfrontalparietalcontrolnetwork,whichisinvolvedindifficultorcomplexthinking.Thissuggeststhattheyweredecidingbetweentruthanddishonesty—andultimatelyoptingforthelatter.Forafollow-upanalysis,hefoundthatpeoplewhoseneuralrewardcentersweremoreactivewhentheywonmoneywerealsomorelikelytobeamongthegroupofliars—suggestingthatlyingmayhavetodowiththeinabilitytoresisttemptation.Externalconditionsalsomatterintermsofwhenandhowoftenwelie.Wearemorelikelytolie,researchshowswhenweareabletorationalizeit,whenwearestressedandfatiguedorseeothersbeingdishonest.Andwearelesslikelytoliewhenwehavemoralremindersorwhenwethinkothersarewatching."Weasasocietyneedtounderstandthat,whenwedon’tpunishlying,weincreasetheprobabilityitwillhappenagain,"Arielysaid.Ina2016studypublishedinthejournalNatureNeuroscience,Arielyandcolleaguesshowedhowdishonestyalterspeople’sbrains,makingiteasiertotellliesinthefuture.Whenpeopleutteredafalsehood,thescientistsnoticedaburstofactivityintheiramygdala.Theamygdalaisacrucialpartofthebrainthatproducesfear,anxietyandemotionalresponses—includingthatsinking,guiltyfeelingyougetwhenyoulie.Butwhenscientistshadtheirsubjectsplayagameinwhichtheywonmoneybydeceivingtheirpartner,theynoticedthenegativesignalsfromtheamygdalabegantodecrease.Notonlythat,butwhenpeoplefacednoconsequencesfordishonesty,theirfalsehoodstendedtogetevenmoresensational.Thismeansthatifyougivepeoplemultipleopportunitiestoliefortheirownbenefit,theystartwithlittleliesandgetbiggerandbiggerovertime.46.Whydosomeexpertsconsiderlyingamilestoneinachild’sdevelopment?A>Itshowstheyhavetheabilitytoviewcomplexsituationsfromdifferentangles.B>Itindicatestheyhaveanabilitymoreremarkablethancrawlingandwalking.C>Itrepresentstheirabilitytoactivelyinteractwithpeoplearoundthem.D>Itinvolvesthecoordinationofboththeirmentalandphysicalabilities.47.WhydoestheHarvardneuroscientistsaythatlyingtakeswork?A>Itisdifficulttosoundnaturalorplausible. B>Itishardtochoosefromseveraloptions.C>Itinvolveslotsofsophisticatedmentalactivity. D>Itrequiresspeedybloodflowintoone’sbrain.48.Underwhatcircumstancesdopeopletendtolie?A>Whentheybecometooemotional. B>Whentheyfacetoomuchpeerpressure.C>Whenthetemptationistoostrong. D>Whentheconsequencesarenotimminent.49.Whenarepeoplelesslikelytolie?A>Whentheyarewornoutandstressed. B>Whentheyareunderwatchfuleyes.C>Whentheythinkinarationalway. D>Whentheyhaveaclearconscience.50.Whatdoestheauthorsaywillhappenwhenaliardoesnotgetpunished?A>Theymayfeeljustified. B>Theywilltellbiggerlies.C>Theywillbecomecomplacent. D>Theymaymixliesandtruths.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Here’showthePacificNorthwestispreparingfor"TheBigOne".It’sthemotherofalldisasterdrillsforwhatcouldbetheworstdisasterinAmericanhistory.Californiahasspentyearspreparingfor"TheBigOne"—theinevitableearthquakethatwillundoubtedlyunleashallkindsofhavocalongthefamousSanAndreasfault.ButwhatifthefaultthatrunsalongthePacificNorthwestTheregionisengagedinamulti-dayearthquakeandtsunamidrillinvolvingaround20,000people.TheCascadiaRisingdrillgivesarearesidentsandemergencyrespondersachancetopracticewhattodoincaseofa9.0magnitudeearthquakeandtsunamialongoneofthenation’sdangerous—andunderestimated—faults.TheCascadiaSubductionZoneisbigenoughtocompetewithSanAndreas<it’sbeencalledthemostdangerousfaultinAmerica>,butit’smuchlesserknownthanitsCaliforniacousin.Nearly700mileslong,theearthquakezoneislocatedbytheNorthAmericanPlateoffthecoastofPacificBritishColumbia,Washington,OregonandNorthernCalifornia.Cascadiaiswhat’sknownasa"megathrust"fault.Megathrustsarecreatedinsubductionzones—landplateboundarieswheretwoplatesconverge.Intheareaswhereoneplateisbeneathanother,stressbuildsupovertime.Duringamegathrustevent,allofthatstressreleasesandsomeoftheworld’smostpowerfulearthquakesoccur.Rememberthe9.1earthquakeandtsunamiintheIndianOceanoffofSumatrain2004?ItwascausedbyamegathrusteventastheIndiaplatemovedbeneaththeBurmamicro-plate.ThelasttimeamajorearthquakeoccurredalongtheCascadiafaultwasin1700,soofficialsworrythatanothereventcouldoccuratanytime.Topreventthateventfrombecomingacatastrophe,firstresponderswilljoinmembersofthepublicinrehearsalsthatinvolvecommunication,evacuation,searchandrescue,andotherscenarios.Thousandsofdeathsandothercasualtiesareexpectedifa9.0earthquakeweretooccur.First,theearthquakewouldshakemetropolitanareasincludingSeattleandPortland.Thiscouldtriggeratsunamithatwouldcreatehavocalongthecoast.Notallcasualtiescannecessarilybeprevented—butbycoordinatingacrosslocal,state,andevennationalborders,officialshopethattheworst-casescenariocanbeaverted.Ontheexercise’swebsite,officialsexplainthatthereporttheyprepareduringthisrehearsalwillinformdisastermanagementforyearstocome.ForhundredsofthousandsofCascadiaresidents,thebigoneisn’taquestionofif,onlywhen.Andit’snevertooearlytogetreadyfortheinevitable.51.Whatdoes"TheBigOne"referto?A>Agiganticgeologicalfault. B>Alarge-scaleexercisetopreparefordisasters.C>Amassivenaturalcatastrophe. D>AhugetsunamiontheCaliforniacoast.52.WhatisthepurposeoftheCascadiaRisingdrill?A>Topreparepeopleforamajorearthquakeandtsunami.B>Toincreaseresidents’awarenessofimminentdisasters.C>Toteachpeoplehowtoadapttopost-disasterlife.D>Tocopewiththeaftermathofapossibleearthquake.53.Whathappensincaseofamegathrustearthquakeaccordingtothepassage?A>Twoplatesmergeintoone. B>Boundariesblurbetweenplates.C>Avarietyofforcesconverge. D>Enormousstressisreleased.54.Whatdotheofficialshopetoachievethroughthedrills?A>Coordinatingvariousdisaster-reliefefforts. B>Reducingcasualtiesintheeventofadisaster.C>Minimizingpropertylosscausedbydisasters. D>Establishingdisasterandemergencymanagement.55.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout"TheBigOne"?A>Whetheritwilloccurremainstobeseen. B>Howitwillarriveistooearlytopredict.C>Itsoccurrenceisjustamatteroftime. D>ItkeepshauntingCascadiaresidents.PartIVTranslation<30minutes>Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.牡丹花色艳丽,形象高雅,象征这和平与繁荣,因而在中国被称为"花中之王"。中国许多地方都培育和种植牡丹。千百年来,创造了许多诗歌和绘画赞美牡丹。唐代时期,牡丹在皇家园林普遍种植并被誉为国花,因而特别风行。十世纪时,XX古城成为牡丹栽培中心,而且这一地位一直保持到今天。现在,成千上万的国内游客蜂拥到XX参加一年一度的牡丹节欣赏XX牡丹的独特之美,同时探索九朝古都的历史。2019年12月六级第二套PartI Writing <30minutes>Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofsocialresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartIIListeningComprehension<30minutes>SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>,andD>.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.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.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A>Shepaidhermortgage.B>Shecalledontheman.C>Shemadeabusinessplan.D>Shewenttothebank.6.A>Herpreviousdebthadn’tbeenclearedyet.B>Hercredithistorywasconsideredpoor.C>Shehadapparentlyaskedfortoomuch.D>Shedidn’tpayhermortgageintime.7.A>Payadebtlongoverdue.B>Buyapieceofproperty.C>Startherownbusiness.D>Checkhercredithistory.8.A>Seekadvicefromanexpertaboutfundraising.B>Askforsmallerloansfromdifferentlenders.C>Buildupherownfinancesstepbystep.D>Reviseherbusinessproposalcarefully.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA>,B>,C>andD>.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A>Itisprofitableandenvironmentallyfriendly.B>Itiswelllocatedandcompletelya