2020年12月大学英语六级考试模拟题1听力原文及答案

2020年12月大学英语六级考试模拟题1听力原文及答案

PartIWriting

Withthequickeningpaceandincreasingpressureoflife,morepeopleseemtocarefortheirown

businesssolelyandhavelessinterestinothers'business.It'sinevitablepeoplebecomemoreindifferent

andlessconsiderate.Thus,moreconflictsariseandtheworldseemstobeunfriendly.Itseemsthatweall

shouldbealittlemoreconsiderateofothersbothatworkandinlifesothattheworldwillbebetterandall

ofuscanbenefit.

TakeAaron,oneofmycollegedormmates,forexample.Hewasnotawareoftheimportanceofbeing

considerate.Hetendedtoadopthisownwayofdoingthings,withoutcaringaboutothers,feelings.He

playedmusicloudlyatnoonoratnightwhenotherdormmatesweresleeping.Hewouldn'tsharethe

responsibilityofcleaningoutthedormwithothers.Asaresult,hewasconsideredselfishandwasisolated

byotherdormmates.Ofcourse,hefeltbadaboutthat.Finallyherealizedhisfoolishnessanddecidedtobe

moreconsiderateofotherswhendoingthings.Sincethenhehasalwaysthoughtcarefullyaboutothers

beforehewantsordoesn'twanttodosomething.Gradually,hewonbackhisroommates'friendshipand

theatmosphereinourdormbecamewarm.

Fromtheabovewecanconcludethatbeingconsiderateofothersisbasicininterpersonal

relationships.Nomatteryouhopetolivehappilyorhaveasuccessfulcareer,ifsalwaysadvisabletobe

considerate.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,you

willhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

M:Moneyisabigissueforeveryoneofus.Ihavesomepracticaltipsonsavingmoney.Doyouwant

tohaveatry?

W:I'dloveto.Tmbadlyofffbraplantocutdownonunnecessaryspendingandsavesomemoney

forrainydays.

M:Ok,thefirsttipistofindyourhiddenmoneyandputitinyoursavingsaccount.

W:Hiddenmoney?

M:Yes.Itreferstothemoneyyouputsomewhereinyourhome,officeorevenyourcar.

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W:Right.IrememberIgetsomechangeinmycar.IusuallyputthechangethereeachtimeIgotothe

gasstation.

M:Youknow,peoplejusthavethehabitofleavingmoneybehindunconsciously.

W:Yes.IusuallytosspocketchangeeachnightintoajarnearthedoorwhenIgethomeafterwork.

M:Yes,findthem,andputthemintoyourbankaccount.

W:Ok,riltakeyouradvice,anddoitfirstthingtomorrow.

M:Thoughitmaynotbeabigsumeachtime,keepdoingitandeventuallyyourmoneywillgrow.

W:Soundsgood.Byandby,Imightfindahandsomesumofmoneyinmyaccount.

M:But,ittakestime.So,pleasebepatientandpersistentinyourmoneysaving.

W:Iknow,itwillbealongjourney.

M:So,youshouldbepsychologicallypreparedforthat.Mysecondtipistoavoidusinganonline

bank.

W:Isitveryhardformetouseanonlinebank?

M:No,it'sconvenienttomanageyourmoneyinanonlinebank.But,itmayposeamajorthreatto

yourmoney-savingplan.Sincethemoneyyousavedisjustafewclicksaway,you'reeasytogivein

tothetemptationtoshoponlineorwithdrawmoneytocoverabill.

W:Ithinkrilfindanoff-linebankwhichisfarawayfrommyhome,tokeepthemoneyIsaved.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatistheman'sfirsttipforsavingmoney?

2.Whydoesthewomangetsomechangeinhercar?

3.Forwhatreasondoesthemanadvisethewomantoavoidanonlinebank?

4.Whatwillthewomandecidetodoattheendoftheconversation?

1.A2.B3.A4.C

ConversationTwo

W:Youknow,about40millionpeoplegetwaterfromtheColoradoRiverfortheirdailyuse.But,

sadly,therivermaybedryingup.

M:Dryingup?Youmeanit'srunningoutofwater?

W:Yes,itisasadstory.But,thisisalreadytakingplace.Datashowsthat,duringthedroughtyyears

from2000to2017,theriverhasalreadylost16%ofitsflow.Thatmeansthewaterflowinginthe

riverisdiminishing.

M:That'sawful!Iknowthat,besidesthe40millionpeopleyoumentioned,morethan5millionacres

offarmlandalsodependontheriverforwater.

W:Accordingtoscientists,theriver'sdwindlingflowiscausedbyhightemperatures.Warmer

temperaturescausedtheseveredroughtwhichlastedfrom2000to2017.

M:You'rereferringtoglobalwarming?

W:Yes,thehightemperaturescauseddroughtyyearsandthelossofsnowpackattheupperendofthe

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river.What'sworse,thetrendisgettingfasterinrecentyears.Scientistspredictthatforeach

additional1.8degreesofwarming,theriver'saverageflowislikelytodropbyabout9%.

M:NowonderthosewesternstatesfromWyomingtoSouthernCaliforniaarereportedtoplantobuild

morereservoirsinthecomingyears.Ithinkeveryoneofusshouldjoinforcestohelptoreduce

greenhousegasemissions.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.WhathappenedtotheColoradoRiver?

6.Whatdidwarmertemperaturesleaduptoduringtheyearsfrom2000to2017?

7.HowdoesthemanfeelaboutthecurrentsituationoftheColoradoRiver?

8.Accordingtotheman,whatdidSouthernCaliforniaplantodo?

5.D6.A7.B8.C

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthree

orfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

PassageOne

Whilewearesupposedtogotobedtiredandwakeupenergized,evernoticeifsoftentheother

wayaround?Instead,youarewideawakewhenyouliedownatnightandwakeupexhausted.Sound

familiar?Late-nighttechnologymaybetoblame.Anditcouldbeharmingyourpersonaland

professionallife.

Thereiscertainlyalotoftechnologyaroundusinthismodernera,andwe'rebringingittothe

bedroom,whichcanhavenegativeimpactonagoodsleep.Therearesomereasonswhyyoushouldn't

bringyourtechtobed.Andyoucanlearntomanagetechnologytoprepareyourselfforbettersleep.

Theoreticallyspeaking,tofallasleep,yourbodyneedsanincreaseinlevelsofmelatonin.

Problemis,abacklitdevicedecreasesmelatoninproduction.Smartphonesandtabletscanemitwhat

wecallbluelight,whichcansuppressnaturalhormones,andmayhavesomenegativecircadian

rhythmeffects.

Circadianrhythmsactasaninternalclock,keepingusonadailycycleofsleeping,waking,

eatingandotherbehaviors.Butcircadianrhythmsrespondtochangesinlightanddarknessinone's

environment.So,whenthebluelightisemittedandmelatoninissuppressed,we'renotabletogetto

sleepatapropertime,neitherareweabletogetagoodsleep.

Eventhoughmanyphones,tabletsande-readerstodayhavean"anti-bluelight,“"bluelightfilter/9

orNightShiftoption,datasuggeststhesefeaturesmaynotbethateffectiveinreducingbluelightand

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relatednegativeeffects.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.Whatmaylate-nighttechnologyuseresultin?

10.Inwhichaspectdoesthebluelightemittedbymobiledevicesaffectoursleep?

11.What'ssaidofthe“bluelightfilter^^optiononphonesortablets?

9.D10.A11.C

PassageTwo

Inaworldthatreliesonpeoplewhohavesmartphones,fromworkemailstocashlessbusinesses,

notdevelopinganaddictiontoyourdeviceisbecomingincreasinglydifficult.Whilesomethinkit's

onlyamentalissue,anewstudysuggeststhatthisconstantusagephysicallyaffectsyourbrainthe

samewaydrugaddictiondoes.

AccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalAddictiveBehaviors,regionsinthebrainknownas

greymattershowedchangesinsizeandshapeforpeoplewithsocialmediaaddiction.Maybeitistime

forustotakesomeactionaboutthisproblem.Greymattercontrolsaperson'semotions,speech,sight,

hearing,memoryandself-control.Otherstudieshavereportedsimilarbrainalterationsduetodrug

usage.

“Giventheirwidespreaduseandincreasingpopularity,thepresentstudyquestionsthe

harmlessnessofsmartphones,atleastinindividualsthatmaybeatincreasedriskfordeveloping

smartphone-relatedaddictivebehaviors,readsthestudybyresearchersfromHeidelbergUniversityin

Germany.

IntheU.S.,over24%ofkidsfrom8to12yearsoldhavetheirownsmartphoneand67%oftheir

teenagecounterpartsdo,withyoungerteenagersusinganaverageofaboutsixhours'ofentertainment

mediadaily.TheaverageAmericanspendsaroundfourhoursadayontheirsmartphone.Sadly,this

phenomenonisalsocommonlyseeninothercountriesaroundtheworld,withyoungstudentsgluedto

phones,andusingamobilephoneindifferentlifesituations.

CompanieslikeAppleandAndroidprovidefeaturesthathelpusersmanagetheirscreentime,

whileotherappslikeMomentandFreedomhelpsmartphonejunkiesblockaccesstocertainappsand

websites.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.Whyisiteasyforpeopletogetaddictedtosmartphones?

13.Accordingtothestudy,whatcausedchangesincertainregionsofthebrain?

14.WhathaveresearcherfoundaboutAmericanteenagers?

15.WhatmeasuresdocompanieslikeAppleandAndroidtaketosolvethisproblem?

12.A13.B14.A15.C

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SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmark

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

RecordingOne

Weallneedtodomorethanjustencouragepeopleto"reachout“whenthey'restruggling.We

needtorecognizeunhealthybehaviorsandcompassionatelyshowupforlovedones—eveniftheysay

they'refineorgenerallyappearOK.

Whenyou'reinthethickofamentalhealthissue,youoftendon'tfeellikeyoucanreachout.

Someofthemajorsymptomsofmentalhealthconditionsareisolation,shameandguilt.Thevery

natureoftheillnessmakesithardtoreachoutorspeakup.

It'shardtoreachoutwhenyou5restrugglingandnotfeelinglikeyourselfMentalhealth

disordersareveryconsuming....Sometimesyou'renotconsciousenoughtothink,'Ishouldtellmy

friends9or'Ishouldcallmysister/You'rejusttryingsohardtosurviveandstayabovewater.

Thisisn'ttosaythatthedutyissolelyonlovedonestopullsomeoneoutofamentalhealth

matter.Butthereareeffortsyoucanmakeasidefromaniceplatitude.Herearejustafewwaysby

whichyoucanhelpsomeoneinyourlifewhoeitherhasahistoryofmentalstrugglesoriscurrently

dealingwithone:

Firstly,weshouldgettoknowthewarningsigns.

Thefirstthingyoucandorightnowistotalktoyourlovedonesaboutmentalhealthandtheir

healthybehaviors.Howdotheynormallysleeporeat?Whatdoesaregularroutinelooklikeforthem?

Knowingthisinformationcanhelpyourecognizewhensomethingisn'trightonyourown.

Peopledon'talwaysknowhowtoaskforhelportheyfeellikethey'rebeingaburden.Theymay

feelembarrassedwhenthey'rehavinganothermentalhealthepisode.Ifpeoplearoundthemareaware

ofwhattheirbaselineis,theycanthenintuitivelypickuponwhentheyneedhelp.

Secondly,wearesupposedtoknowhowtobeanactivelistener.

Ifsomeonedoesdisclosethatthey9rehavingadifficulttime,makesuretofullyimmerseyourself

inthatdialogue.Activelisteningreferstoatechniquethatyouconcentrateonwhattheotherpersonis

sayingandreplyinawaythatshowsthemyouunderstand.Anditiscrucialinthesetough

conversations.

Activelisteningskillsaresomethingnoneofusarereallytaught.It?slessaboutwhatyousayand

moreabouthowyouencouragethemtotalkmoreandgivethemaresponsethat'snonjudgmentaland

reallysupportive.

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopletodotohelplovedoneswithmentalillness?

17.Whyarepeoplewithmentalproblemsreluctanttoaskothersforhelp?

18.What'sthefirststeptohelplovedoneswithmentalproblems?

19.What'sthekeytoeffectivelypracticingactivelisteningskills?

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16.D17.C18.A19.B

RecordingTwo

DidyouthinkCoca-Colawasjustfordrinking?Well,youthoughtwrong.Thisdelicioussoft

drinkmightbegreattosipon,butitcanalsobeusedtocompleteoddjobsaroundthehouse.Coca-

Colawasfirstinventedin1886,butthecompanyquicklyrealizedthattheywerebetteroffsellingthe

productassodapop.

Now,lefsseehowyoucanuseCoketodoeverythingfromcleaningyourcoffeepottoremoving

bloodstains.

1.Keepyourtoiletssparklingclean.

Thishackmightsoundodd,butwepromiseitworks.Coca-Colacontainsalotofacid,andthe

acidinthepopcanactuallyhelpkillgermsthatcan'tliveinhighacidenvironments.Allyouhaveto

doistopoursomeCokearoundtheedgesofyourtoiletbowl.LettheCokeworkitsmagicovernight,

andtheninthemorning,cleanyourtoiletbowlwithascrubbrush.Flushafewtimesandenjoyafresh,

cleantoilet.

2.Helpsoothejellyfishstings.

Haveyoueverbeenstungbyajellyfish?No?Well,luckyyou.Incaseyoueverdogetstungbya

jellyfishinthefuture,notthatwe'rewishingthatmisfortuneuponyou,youcanusecoketohelp

soothethebum.

JustopenupsomeCokeandcontinuouslypourthesodaonthestingforatleast30seconds.Then

gostraighttothedoctorandgetsomeprofessionalmedicalhelp.Cokewon'tcurethesting,butitwill

takethepainaway.

3.Defrostyourcarinthewinter.

Ifyouliveinacoldclimate,youknowthatsinkingfeelingofwalkingouttoyourcarinthe

morningonlytodiscoverthatit'sencasedinasheetofice.Nowyou'regoingtobelatetowork

becauseyouhavetospendtenminutesscrapingallofthaticeoffyourcar.Wehaveabettersolution.

PoursomeCoca-Colaoverthewindshield.Withinaminutetheiceshouldturntoslushandbrush

rightoff.

4.Removestuck-ongrease.

ForgetaboutbuyingexpensivedishcleaningsoaplikeDawnorTidewhenyoucanuseaproduct

youalreadyhaveinyourfridge.

IfyousoakyourgreasypansandcheesedishesinCoca-Colafor30minutes,theywillcomeout

lookingde-greasedandsparkling.I'dlovetoseeadishsoapcommercialforCoca-Colaofafamily

rushingaroundtododishesandpouringCokeintothesinkinstead.

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.WhycanCoca-Colabeeffectiveincleaningatoilet?

21.HowcanCokehelpwithajellyfishsting?

22.What'stheadvantageofCoca-Colaoverotherdishcleaningsoap?

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20.B21.A22.C

RecordingThree

Haveyougivenmuchthoughttothetemperatureatwhichyoufallasleep?Ihaven't.Turningon

afanoropeningorclosingwindowsisalwaysagame-timedecisionforme.Myfeetandhandsare

alwayschilly,soIprefertohopinbedwhenthesheetsaren'ticecold.Butifit'stoowarm,Filwake

upinthemiddleofthenighthotanduncomfortable.

So,where'sthemiddleground?Isthereanoptimalsleepingtemperature?Sciencesaysyes.An

expertsaysyourbedroomshouldbebetween60to67degreesFahrenheitforoptimalsleep.

Temperaturesabove75degreesandbelow54degreescandisruptsleep.

Why?Overa24-hourperiod,ourbodytemperaturesnaturallypeakanddecline.Ourinternal

temperatureisusuallyatitshighestintheearlyafternoonandlowestaround5a.m.Whenwefall

asleep,ourbodiesnaturallycooloff.Helpingyourbodygettothatlowertemperaturefastercan

encouragedeepersleep.

Aboutonetooneandahalfhoursbeforefallingsleep,thebodystartstoloseheatfromitscentral

coreandthatbringsonincreasedfeelingsoftirednessinnormalhealthyadults.Thesephysiological

changeshappenwellbeforegoingtobedandmaybeoccurringbeforepeoplerealizethem.

Therearemanyreasonsthatsleepinginacoolerenvironmentcanbenefityourhealth.Hereare

fourreasonstocooldowntonight.

1.FallAsleepMoreQuickly

It'ssimplemath,really.Provideanenvironmentforyourbodytofallasleepmorecomfortably,

anditwill,inafastermanner.Ifit'stoohotortoocold,yourbodywillwasteenergytryingtoregulate,

andleaveyoutossingandturningallnight.

2.GetABetterNight'sSleep

Whenyourbodyisn'ttryingtoregulateitself,you'Ufallintoadeeper,morerestorativesleep.

ResearchinAustraliahasalsoproventhatsleepingincoolerenvironmentscanhelpdecreasecertain

typesofinsomnia.

3.LookMoreYouthful

It'sbeenshownthatsleepingintemperaturesbetween60-68degreeswillallowyourbodyto

releasemoremelatonin,oneofourbestanti