2020年英语六级考试试题：每日一练(9月28日)

2020年英语六级考试试题：每日一练（9月28日）单项选择题1、PassageOneQuestionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.Textinghaslongbeenbemoaned（哀叹）asthedownfallofthewrittenword,"penmanshipforilliterates,"asonecriticcalledit.TowhichtheproperresponseisLOL.Textingproperlyisn'twritingatall.It'sa"spoken"languagethatisgettingricherandmorecomplexbytheyear.First,somehistoricalperspective.Writingwasonlyinvented5,500yearsago,whereaslanguageprobablytracesbackatleast80,000years.Thustalkingcamefirst;writingisjustacraftthatcamealonglater.Assuch,thefirstwritingwasbasedonthewaypeopletalk,withshortsentences.However,whiletalkingislargelysubconsciousandrapid,writingisdeliberateandslow.Overtime,writerstookadvantageofthisandstartedcraftinglong-windedsentencessuchasthisone："Thewholeengagementlastedabove12hours,tillthegradualretreatofthePersianswaschangedintoadisorderlyflight,ofwhichtheshamefulexamplewasgivenbytheprincipalleadersand,.."Noonetalkslikethatcasually---orshould.Butitisnaturaltodesiretodosoforspecialoccasions.Intheolddays,wedidn'tmuchwriteliketalkingbecausetherewasnomechanismtoreproducethespeedofconversation.Buttextingandinstantmessagingdo---andarevolutionhasbegun.Itinvolvesthecrudemechanicsofwriting,butinitseconomy,spontaneityandevenvulgarity,textingisactuallyanewkindoftalking,withitsownkindofgrammarandconventions.TakeLOL.Itdoesn'tactuallymean"laughingoutloud"inaliteralsenseanymore.LOLhasevolvedintosomethingmuchsubtlerandsophisticatedandisusedevenwhennothingisremotelyamusing.Jocelyntexts"Wherehaveyoubeen?"andAnnabelletextsback"LOLatthelibrarystudyingfortwohours."LOLsignalsbasicempathy（同感）betweentexters,easingtensionandcreatingasenseofequality.Insteadofhavingaliteralmeaning,itdoessomething--conveyinganattitude-justlikethe-edendingconveyspasttenseratherthan"meaning"anything.LOL,ofallthings,isgrammar.OfcoursenoOnethinksaboutthatconsciously.Butthenmostofcommunicationoperateswithoutbeingnoticed.Overtime,themeaningofawordoranexpressiondrifts--meatusedtomeananykindoffood,sillyusedtomean,believeitornot,blessed.Civilization,then,isfine---peoplebangingawayontheirsmartphonesarefluentlyusingacodeseparatefromtheonetheyuseinactualwriting,andthereisnoevidencethattextingisruiningcompositionskills.Worldwidepeoplespeakdifferentlyfromthewaytheywrite，andtexting-quick，casualandonlyintendedtobereadonce-isactuallyawayoftalkingwithyourfingers．Whatdocriticssayabouttexting?A．Itismainlyconfinedtoyoungsters．B．Itcompeteswithtraditionalwriting．C．Itwillruinthewrittenlanguage．D．Itisoftenhardtounderstand.2、听录音回答题A．Waysofgettingextracredits.B．AllrequirementsofanM.A.degree.C．Thecredithoursrequiredforadegree.D．Takingmoreoptionalcourses.3、Questionsarebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.第16题答案为A．Toexplainanewrequirementforgraduation.B．Tointereststudentsinacommunityserviceproject.C．Todiscusstheproblemsofelementaryschoolstudents.D．Torecruitelementaryschoolteachersforaspecialprogram.4、Questionsarebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A．Herapartmentistoofarfromthecampus.B．Herapartmentneedsalotofrepairwork.C．She'shavingtroublewiththeowneroftheapartment.D．Herroommatewon'tshareexpenses.简答题5、重阳节重阳节，又称登高节，为农历九月初九。在重阳节这天，传统的饮食是重阳糕、菊花(chrysanthemum)酒、菊花茶。登高、插茱萸(cornel)和赏菊是重阳节的重要习俗。这些活动不但增加了重阳节的节日气氛，而且据说通过这些活动，还能够避祸免灾。如今，重阳节已经无法见到插茱萸的风俗了，但是很多人仍然习惯在这个天登高赏菊，观赏秋天的美景。在中国的一些地方，重阳节还有祭拜祖先之墓的风俗。具有悠久历史的重阳节已经被列入第一批非物质(in切rngible)文化遗产名录。口6、7、Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayaboutReadingcanCureSpiritualEmptinessbyreferringtothesaying"Readingistothemindwhatexerciseistothebody．"Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourpointandthenappealtoeveryonetoreadsomeworthybooks．Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words．8、现在大家都在讨论云计算(cloudcomputing)，这意味着利用互联网的远程计算的发展。这对于中小型企业来说是好消息，因为基于云计算的系统为他们提供了大量的工具，能够为其节省成本，降低维修的次数。同很多技术创新一样，云计算的应用遇到了传统的系统和设想(traditionalsystemandpatternsofdesign)的防碍。在发达国家，绝大部分企业已经拥有依赖于传统硬件、软件和常规的工作方式的基础设施。而在发展中国家，政府和研究机构很希望鼓励应用价格便宜的技术。9、瑜伽有着六千多年的历史，起源于印度。古代的瑜伽信徒发展了瑜伽体系，他们深信通过运动身体和调控呼吸完全能够控制心智和情感(controlone'smindandemotions)，保持身体长久的健康。瑜伽姿势绝大部分来源于模仿动物的姿态，达到锻炼身心的效果。瑜伽不同于体操和舞蹈，也不同于一般的有氧练习。只有当呼吸、意识