2019年12月英语六级考试真题：完整版

2019年12月英语六级考试真题：完整版————————————————————————————————————————英语六级：A卷PartIWriting(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.Thiswasespeciallytrueforyoungerpeople.Itreflectedthefactthatthesedecadessawaclimbingeneralstandardsoflivingandavoidanceofmasssocietaltraumaslikefull-scalewaroreconomicdeprivation.However,the“screentime”hypothesis,advancedbyresearcherssuchasJeanTwenge,isthatelectronicdevicesandexcessivetimespentonlinemayhavereversedthesetrendsinrecentyears,causingproblemsforyoungpeople’spsychologicalhealth.[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,behavioralpsychologistatDukeUniversity.Psychologistshavedocumentedchildrenlyingasearlyastheageoftwo.Someexpertsevenconsiderlyingadevelopmentalmilestone,likecrawlingandwalking,becauseitrequiressophisticatedplanning,attentionandtheabilitytoseeasituationfromsomeoneelse’sperspectivetomanipulatethem.But,formostpeople,lyinggetslimitedaswedevelopasenseofmoralityandtheabilitytoself-regulate.HarvardcognitiveneuroscientistJoshuaGreenesaid,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.ButwhatifthefaultthatrunsalongthePacificNorthwestdeliversagiganticearthquakeofitsown?IfthepeopleoftheCascadiaregionhaveanythingtodowithit,theywon’tbecaughtunawares.Theregionisengagedinamulti-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，洛阳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洛阳参加一年一度的牡丹节欣赏洛阳牡丹的独特之美，同时探索九朝古都的历史。六级：B卷PartI Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofsocialresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.PartII ListeningComprehension(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)Itsdefinitionisvariedandcomplica