2018年6月英语六级真题（卷一）

2018年6月大学英语六级考试真题（第1套）

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetween

employersandemployersYoucanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfour

questionsBoththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefoui'choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecon'espondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre

Questionslto4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

1.A)ItisatypicalsaladC)Itisaweirdvegetable

B)ItisaSpanishsoupD)Itisakindofspicyfood

2.A)TomakeitthickenC)Toaddtoitsappeal

B)TomakeitmorenutritiousD)Toreplaceaningredient

3.A)ItcontainsverylittlefatC)Itusesnoartificialadditives

B)Itusesoliveoilincooking.D)Itismainlymadeofvegetables

4.A)ItdeesnotgostalefortwoyearsC)Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig

B)IttakesnospecialskilltoprepareD)Itisadelicacyblendedwithbread

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

5.A)TheycomeinagreatvarietyC)Theydonotvarymuchinprice

B)TheydonotmakedecentgiftsD)TheygowellwithItalianfood.

6.A)$30-$4QC)$50-$6Q

B)$40-$5QD)Around$150.

7.A)TheyareahealthychoiceforelderlypeopleC)Theysymbolizegoodhealthandlongevity

B)TheyareespeciallypopularamongItalians.D)Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood

8.A)ItiswineimportedfromCaliforniaC)Itisfarmoreexpensivethanheexpected

B)ItislessspicythanallotherredwinesD)ItisItai，smostfamoustypeofredwine

SectionB

Directions:Inthissectionyouwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearthreeorfourquestions

BoththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

9.A)Learningother^secretsC)Decodingsecretmessages

B)Searchingforinformation.D)Spreadingsensationalnews.

10.A)TheyhelpedtheU.SarmyinWorldWarI[.

B)Theycouldwritedownspokencodespromptly

C)Theywereassignedtodecodeenemymessages

D)Theyweregoodatbreakingenemysecretcodes

11.A)ImportantbattlesfoughtinthePacificWar

B)Decodingofsecretmessagesinwartimes.

C)Amilitarycodethatwasneverbroken.

D)NavajoIndian^contributiontocodebreaking

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Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard

12A)Allserviceswillbepersonalized

B)Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced

C)Technologywillrevolutionizeallsectc^sofindustry

D)Moreinformationwillbeavailable

13LA)Intheroboticsindustry.C)Inthepersonalcaresector

B)IntheinformationserviceD)Inhigh-endmanufacturing.

14.A)TheychargehighpricesC)Theycatertotheneedsofyoungpeople

B)TheyneedlotsoftrainingD)Theyfocusoncustomers*specificneeds

15.A)Therisingdemandineducationandhealthcareinthenext20years

B)Thedisruptioncausedbytechnologyintraditionallywell-paidjobs.

C)Thetremendouschangesnewtechnologywillbringtopeopleslives

D)Theamazingamountofpersonalattentionpeoplewouldliketohave

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.The

recordingswillbeplayedonlyonceAfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespcndingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16A)ItwasthelongestroadinancientEgyptC)Itlay8milesfromthemonumentsites

B)Itwasconstructedsome500yearsagaD)Itlinkedastonepittosomewaterways.

17.A)SawsusedforcuttingstoneC)Anancientgeographicalmap.

B)TracesleftbyearlyexplorersD)Somestonetoolsegments.

18.A)Totransportstonestoblockfloods

B)Toprovideservicesthestonepit

C)Tolinkthevariousmonumentsites

D)ToconnectthevillagesalongtheNile

Questions19to21arebasedontherecord]ngyouhavejustheard

19.A)Dr.Gongdiddtgivehimanyconventionaltests

B)DrGongmarkedhisofficewithahand-paintedsign.

C)DrGongdidrftaskhimanjrquestionsabouthispain.

D)DEGongslippedinneedleswherehefeltnopain

20.A)Hehadheardofthewondersacupuncturecouldwork.

B)DnGongwasveryfamousinNewYorksChinatoivn.

C)Previousmedicaltreatmentsfailedtorelievehispain

D)Hefoundtheexpensivemedicaltestsunaffordable

21.A)Morsandmorepatientsaskforthetreatment

B)Acupuncturetechniqueshavebeenperfected

C)Itdoesrftncedtheconventionalmedicaltests

D)Itdoesnothaveanynegativesideeffects

Questions22to25arcbasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22A)Theywereonthevergeofbreakingup.

B)Theywerecompatibledespitedifferences

C)Theyquarreledalotandneverresolvedthgirarguments

D)Theyarguedpersistentlyaboutwhethertohavechildren

23LA)Neitherofthemhasanybrothersorsisters

B)Neitherofthemwontheirparent^favor

C)Theywcrcritspoiledintheirchildhood.

D)Theydidritliketobetheappleoftheirparent^eyes

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24.A)Theyareusuallygoodatmakingfriends.

B)Theytendtobeadventurousandcreative

C)Theyareoftencontentwithwhattheyhava

D)Theytendtobeself-assuredandresponsible

25iA)Theyenjoymakingfriends.C)Theyareleastlikelytotakeinitiative

B)TheytendtobewelladjustedD)Theyusuallyhavesuccessfulmarriages.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanksYouarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalist

ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassageReadthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter:Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletto*foreachitemonAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentreYoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollcwingpassage

ScientistsscanningandmappingtheGizapyramidssaytheyvediscoveredthatGreatPyramidofGizaisnotexactly

evenButreallynotbymuch.ThispyramidistheoldestoftheworldsSevenWondersThepyramidsexeictsizehas26

expertsforcenturiesastheumorethan21acresofhard,whitecasingstonesoriginallycovereditwere27long

agaReportinginthemostrecentissueofthenewsletterMAERAGRAM,“which28theworkortheAncientEgypt

ResearchAssociatesengineerGlenDashsayshisteamusedanewmeasuringapproachthatinvolvedfindinganysurviving

29,ofthecasinginordertodeterminewheretheoriginaledgewas.Theyfoundtheeastsideofthepyramidtobea

30of5L5inchesshorterthanthewestside

Thequestionthatmost31him,however;isrJthowtheEgyptianswhodesignedandbuiltthepyramidgotit

wrong4,500yearsag^buthowtheygotitsocloseto32"WecanonlyspeculateastohowtheEgyptianscouldhave

laidouttheselineswithsuch33usingonlythetoolstheyhad”Dashwriu?sHesayshis34isthatthe

Egyptianslaidouttheirdesignonagridnotingthatthegreatpyramidisorientedonly35awayfromthecardinal

directions(itsnorth-southaxisruns3minutes54secondswestofduenorthwhileitseastrwestaxisruns3minutes51

secondsnorthofdueeast)—anamountthats'liny,butsimilar;"archeologistAtlasObscurapointsout.

A)chroniclesI)perfect

B)completeJ)precision

C)establishedK)puzzled

D)fascinatesL)remnants

E)hypothesisM)removed

F)maximumN)revelations

G)momentum0)slightly

H)mysteriously

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youarcgoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoitEachstatementcontains

informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderivedYoumaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonceEachparagraphismarkedwithalettet:Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

PeerPressureHasaPositiveSide

A.ParentsofteenagersoftenviewtheirchildrenfriendswithsomethinglikesuspicioaTheyworrythatthe

adolescentpeergrouphasthepowertopushitsmembersintobehaviorthatisfoolishandevendangerousSuchwarinessis

wellfounded:statisticsshow,forexample；thatateenagedriverwithasame-agepassengerinthecarisathigherriskofa

fatalcrashthananadolescentdrivingaloneorwithanadult

B.Ina2005study,psychologistLaurenceSteinbergofTempleUniversityandhisco-author;psychologistMargo

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Gardner;thenatTempledivided306peopleintothreeagegroups:youngadolescent^withameanageof14;older

adolescent^withamoanageof19;andadultsaged24andoldenSubjectsplayedacomputerizeddrivinggameinwhich

theplayermustavoidcrashingintoawallthatmaterializesiwithoutwarningontheroadway;SteinbergandGardner

randomlyassignedsomeparticipantstoplayaloneorwithtwosame-agepeerslookingon.

C.Olderadolescentsscoredabout50percenthigheronanindexofriskydrivingwhentheirpeerswereinthe

room-andthedrivingofearlyadolescentswasfullytwiceasrecklesswhenotheryoungteenswerearoundIncontrast,

adultsbehavedinsimilarwaysregardlessofwhethertheywereontheirownorobservedbyothers“Thepresenceofpeers

makesadolescentsandyouth,butnotadultsmorelikelytotakerisks”SteinbergandGardnerconcluded

D.Yetintheyearsfollowingthepublicationofthisstudy,Steinbergbegantobelievethatthisinterpretationdidnot

capturethewholepictureAsheandotherresearchersexaminedthequestionofwhyteensweremoreapttotakerisksinthe

companyofotherteenagers,theycametosuspectthatacrowd'sinfluenceneednotalwaysbenegativeNowsomeexperts

areproposingthatweshouldtakeadvantageoftheteenbraidskeensensitivitytothepresenceoffriendsandleverageitto

improveeducation

EIna2011study,SteinbergandhiscolleaguesturnedtofunctionalMR1(磁共振)toinvestigatehowthepresence

ofpeersaffectstheactivityintheadolescentbrainTheyscannedthebrainsof40teensandadultswhowereplayinga

virtualdrivinggamedesignedtotestwhetherplayerswouldbrakeatayellowlightorspeedonthroughthecrossroad

EThebrainsofteenagersbutnotadults,showedgreateractixdtyintworegionsassociatedwithrewai'dswhenthey

werebeingobservedbysame-agepeersthanwhenaloneInotherword^rewardsaremoreintenseforteenswhentheyare

withpeegwhichmotivatesthemtopursuehigherriskexperiencesthatmightbringabigpayoff(suchasthethrillofjust

makingthelightbeforeitturnsred).ButSteinbergsuspectedthistendencycouldalsohaveitsadvantagesInhislatest

experimen\publishedonlineinAugust,Steinbergandhiscolleaguesusedacomputerizedversionofacardgamecalledthe

IowaGamblingTasktoinvestigatehowthepresenceofpeersaffectsthewayyoungpeoplegatherandapplyinformation

G.Tneresults:TeenswhoplayedtheIowaGamblingTaskundertheeyesoffellowadolescentsengagedinmore

exploratorybehavi叫learnedfasterfrombothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes,andachievedbetterperfcrmanceonthetask

thanthosewhoplayedinsolitudeaWhatourstudysuggestsisthatteenagerslearnmorequicklyandmoreeffectivelywhen

theirpeersarepresentthanwhentheyontheirown/'SteinbergsaysAndthisfindingcouldhaveimportantimplications

fcrhowwethinkabouteducatingadolescents

H.MatthewD.Lieberman,asocialcognitiveneuroscientistattheUniversityofCaliforniaLosAngelesandauthorof

the2013bookSocial:WhyOurBrainsAreWiredtoConnect,suspectsthatthehumanbrainisespeciallyadeptatlearning

sociallysalientinformation.Hepointstoaclassic2004studyinwhichpsychologistsatDartmouthCollegeandHarvard

UniversityusedfunctionalMRItotrackbrainactivityin17youngmenastheylistenedtodescriptionsofpeoplewhile

concentratingoneithersociallyrelevantcues(forexampletryingtoformaninpressionofapersonbasedonthe

description)ormoresociallyneutralinformation(suchasnotingtheorderofdetailsinthedescription).Thedescriptions

werethesameineachcondition,butpeoplecouldbetta'rememberthesestatementswhengivenasocialmotivation

IThestudyalsofoundthatwhensubjectsthoughtaboutandlaterrecalleddescriptionsintermsoftheirinfonnational

content,regionsassociatedwithfactualmemory,suchasthemedialtemporallobebecameactiveButthinkingaboutor

rememberingdescriptionsintermsoftheirsocialmeaningactivatedthedorsomedialprefrontalcortex-partofthebrain's

socialnetwork—evenastraditionalmemoryregionsregisteredlowlevelsofactivityMorerecentlyashereportedina

2012review,Liebermanhasdiscoveredthatthisregionmaybepartofadistinctnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivated

learningandmemory;Suchfindingshesayssuggestthatnetworkcanbecalledontoprocessandstorethekindof

informationtaughtinschool-potentiallygivingstudentsaccesstoarangeofuntappedmentalpowers.”

JIfhumansaregenerallygearedtorecalldetailsaboutoneanother;thispatternisprobablyevenmorepowerful

amongteenagerswhoareveryattentivetosocialdetails:whoisir\whoisout,wholikeswhom,whoismadatwhom.Their

penchantforsocialdramaisnot-ornotonly-awayofdistractingthemselvesfromtheirschooIworkorofdrivingadults

crazy;Itisactuallyaneurological(神经的)sensitixdty;initiatedbyhormonalchangesEvolutionarilyspeakinspeoplein

thisagegroupareatastageinwhichtheycanpreparetofindamateandstarttheirownfamilywhileseparatingfrom

parentsandstrikingoutontheirown.Todothissuccessfullytheirbrainpromptsthemtothinkandevenobsessabout

others

K.Yetourschoolsfocusprimarilyonstudentsasindividualentities.Whatwouldhappenifeducatorsinsteadtook

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advantageofthefactthatteensarepowerfullycompelledtothinkinsocialterms?InSocial,Liebermanlaysoutanumber

ofwaystodosaHistcryandEnglishcouldbepresentedthroughthelensofthepsychologicaldrivesofthepeopleinvolved

OnecouldthereforepresentNapoleonintermsofhisdesiretoimpressorChurchillintermsofhislonelymelancholy;Less

inherentlyinterpersonalsubject^suchasmathcouldacquireasocialaspectthroughteamproblemsolvingandpeer

tutoringResearchshowsthatwhenweabsorbinformationinordertoteachittosomeoneelsewelearnitmoreaccurately

anddeeplyperhapsinpartbecauseweareengagingoursocialcognition.

LAndalthoughanxiousparentsmaynotwelcomethenotioneducatorscouldturnadolescentrecklessnessto

academicends“Risktakinginaneducationalcontextisavitalskillthatenablesprogressandcreativity“wrote

Sarah-JayneBlakemoreacognitiveneuroscientistatUniversityCollegeLondon,inareviewpublishedlastyearYet,she

notedmanyyoungpeopleareespeciallyriskaverseatschool-afraidthatonelowtestscoreormediocregradecouldcost

themaspotataselectiveuniversityWeshouldassuresuchstudentsthatrisk,andevenpeerpressurecanbeagood

thing-aslongasithappensintheclassruomandnotthecan

36Itisthoughtprobablethatthehumanbrainisparticularlygoodatpicking-upsdciallyimportantinformation.

37.Itcanbeconcludedfromexperimentthatthepresenceofpeersincreasesrisk-takingbyadolescentsandyouth.

38Studentsshouldbetoldthatrisk-takingintheclassroomcanbesomethingpositive

39.Theurgeoffindingamateandgettingmarriedaccountsforadolescent^greaterattentiontosocialinteractions

40LAccordingtoSteinbergthepresenceofpeersincreasesthespeedandeffectivenessofteenager^leaning

41.Teenager^parentsareoftenconcernedaboutnegativepeerinfluence

42Activatingthebraidssocialnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivatedlearningandmemorymayallowstudentsto

tapunusedmentalpowers

43LThepresenceofpeerintensifiesthefeelingofrewai'dsinteen,brains

44.Whenweabsorbinformationforthepurposeofimpartingittootherswedoscwithgreatersecretaryanddepth

45LSomeexpertsaresuggestingthatweturnpeerinfluencetogooduseineducation

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.EachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatementsFor

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

corresponcingletteronAnswerSheet2with£singlelinethroughthecentre

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheEbroDelt4inSpainfamousasabattlegroundduringtheSpanishCivilWai;isnowthesettingforadifferent

contest,onethatispittingricefarmersagainsttwoenemies:therice-eatinggiantapplesnail,andrisingsealevelsWhat

happensherewillhaveabearingonthefutureofEuropeanriceproductionandtheoverallhealthofsouthernEuropean

wetlands

Loca:edontheMediterraneanjusttwohourssouthofBarcelonatheEbroDeltaproduces120millionkilogramsof

riceayeai;makingitoneofthecontinentsmostimportantrice-gnowingareas.Astheseacreepsintothesefreshwater

marsheshowever;risingsalinity(盐分)ishamperingriceproductionAtthesametime,thissea-wateralsokillsoffthe

greedygiantapplesnail,anintroducedpesttha:feedsonyoungriceplantsThemostpromisingstrategyhasbecometo

harnessonefoeagainsttheother

Thebattleiscurrentlybeingwagedonland,ingreenhousesattheUniversityofBarcelonaScientistsworkingunder

thebannerMProjectNeuried'areseekingvarietiesofricethatcanwithstandtheincreasingsalinitywithoutlasingthe

absorbencythatmakesEuropeanriceidealfortraditionalSpanishandItaliandishes

Theprojecthastwosides,wsaysXavierSerrat,NeuriceprojectmanagerandresearcherattheUniversityofBarcelona

TheshorHamfightagainstthesnail,andamid-tolong-termfightagainstclimatechangeButthesnailhasgiventhe

projectgreaterurgency”

OriginallyfromSouthAmericathesnailswereaccidentallyintroducedintotheEbroDeltabyGlobalAquatic

Technologiesacompanythatraisedthesnailsfcrfresh-wateraquariums(水族馆),butfailedtopreventtheirescape.For

now,thegiantapplesnailsfootholdinEuropeislimitedtotheEbroDeltaButthesnailcontinuesitsmarchtonewterritory;

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saysSerratThequestionisnotifitwillreachotherrice-growingareasofEuropebutwhen”

OverthenextyearandahalfinvestigatorswilltestthevariousstrainsofsaUn*-tDlerantricetheyveconcoctedIn

201&farmerswillplantthevarietieswiththemostpromiseintheEbroDeltaandEuropdsothertwomainrice-growing

regions-alongthePoinItalyandFrance,sRhcneAseasoninthefieldwillhelpdeterminewhichifany,ofthevarieties

arereadyforcommercialization.

AsanEU-fundedeffort,thesearchforsalttolerantvarietiesofriceistakingplaceinallthreecountriesEachteamis

crossbreedingalocalEuropeanshort-grainricewithalong-grainAsianvarietythatcarriesthesalt-resistantgeneThe

scientistsarebreedingsuccessivegenerationstoarriveatvarietiesthatincorporatesalttolacincebutretainabout97percent

oftheEuropeanricegenome(基因组).

46WhydoestheauthormentiontheSpanishCivilWaratthebeginningofthepassage?

A)IthadgreatimpactonthelifeofSpanishricefarmers

B)ZtisofgreatsignificanceintherecordsofSpanishhistory.

C)RicefarmersintheEbroDeltaarewagingabattleofsimilarimportance

D)RicefannersintheEbroDeltaareexperiencingashardatimeasinthewan

47.Whatnaybethemosteffectivestrategyforricefarmerstoemployinfightingtheirenemies?

A)StrikingtheweakerenemyfirstB)Eliminatingtheenemyonebyone0

C)KillingbvobirdwithonestoneD)Usingoneeviltocombattheother

4&WhatcowelearnaboutTrojectNeuried'?

A)Itsgoalswillhavetoberealizedatacost

B)ZtaimstoincreasetheyieldofSpanishrice

C)Itsimmediatepriorityistobringthepestundercontrol

D)Ittriestokillthesnailswiththehelpofclimatechange

49.WhatcoesNeuriceprojectmanagersayabou:thegiantapplesnail?

A)ItcansundveonlyonsouthernEuropeanwetlands.

B)Ztwillinvadeotherrice-growingregionsofEurope

C)Ztmultipliesataspeedbeyondhumanimagination.

D)Itwasintroducedintothericefieldsonpurpose.

50.WhatistheultimategoaloftheEU-fundedprogram?

A)CultivatingidealsaltrresistantricevarietiesB)IncreasingtheabsorbencyoftheSpanishrice

C)IntroducingSpanishricetotherestofEurope.D)Popularizingthericecrossbreedingtechnology.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage

PhotographywasonceanexpensiveilaboriousordealreservedforlifdsgreatestmilestonesNow,theonlyapparent

costtotakinginfinitephotosofsomethingascommonasamealisthespaceonyourharddriveandyourdining

companionspatienca

Butisthereanothercost,adeepercost,todocumentingalifeexperienceinsteadofsimplyenjoyingit?”Youhearthat

youshouldrfttakeallthesephotosandinterrupttheexperienceiandifsbadforyou,andwdlenotlivinginthepresent

moment/'saysKristinDiehl,associateprofessorofmarketingattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaMarshallSchoolof

Business

Diehlandherfellowresearcherswantedtofindoutifthatwastruesotheyembarkedonascriesofnineexperiments

inthelabandinthefieldtestingpeoplesenjoymentinthepresenceorabsenceofacameraTheresult§publishedinthe

JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,surprisedthem.Takingphotosactuallymakespeopleenjoywhatthej?re

doingmorenotless

Whatwefindisyouactuallylookattheworldslightlydifferently;becauseyedrelookingforthingsyouwantto

capturethatyoumaywanttohangontq”Diehlexplains."Thatgetspeoplemoreengagedintheexperienceandtheytend

toenjoyitmore”

Takesightseeing.Inoneexperiment,nearly200participantsboardedadouble-deckerbusforatourofPhiladelphia

Bothbustoursforbadetheuseofcellphonesbutonetourprovideddigitalcamerasandencouragedpeopletotakephotos

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Thepeoplewhotookphotosenjoyedtheexperiencesignificantlymor^andsaidtheyweremoreengagedthanthosewho

didrft

Snappingaphotodirectsattentionwhichheightensthepleasureyougetfromwhateveryodrelookingat,Diehlsays

Itworksforthingsasboringasarchaeological(考古的)