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2022年12月大学英语六级考试真题（一Part (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Withtheapplicationofinformationtechnologyineducation,collegestudentscannowlearninmorediverseandefficientways."Youcanmakestatements,givereasons,orciteexamplestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Partll ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustc加osethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Shehasn'tstartedwriting C)SheisproofreadingthefirstShehasn'tdecidedona D)SheisworkingontheA)HelentmanybookstothemanforHeofferedthemanadviceonresourceHepublishedalotinanumberofreputableHetoldthemantobeselectivewhenusinge-A)Hedidn'tthinkherdissertationtopicHewasn'tinterestedinherdissertationHedidn'twanthertorushthroughherHewasn'tspecificaboutthelengthofherA)Changeherresearch C)ConsultherprofessorNarrowdownherdissertationtopic. D)Followtheman'sadvice.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardA)Hehastranslated12 C)HisbookssellwellHeisawell-known D)HislatestbooksoldamillionA)ThedesireofAmericanstotryexoticThedemandforinformationaboutfoodThefactthatoverhalfofAmericansareThefactthatsciencebooksaredifficulttoA)ThegeneralThosewhoareA)SwitchtoavegetarianFollowapersonalized

ThosewhowanttoloseThemedicalAdheretoSectionDirections,Inthissection,youwillheart叨passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmark或A),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TherateoftheirgrowthincreasedThegrowthoftheirnewbraincellsTheybegantoshowsignsofTheybegantogetirritatedandA)Toavoidtheminthe C)TomakegoodsenseofTowarnothersagainst D)ToreflectontheirA)Produceasurprisinghealing C)MakepeoplemoresusceptibletoWeakenone'simmunityinthelongrun. D)Provideprotectionagainstmentalillnesses.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejusthearcl.A)PlacingtheirowninterestsovertheirBeingoverwhelmedbytheirdailyA)TheirleadershipmaybeTheircompaniesmaygoA)KeepaneyeontheirMotivateandinspiretheirA)Cultivateself-FiltertheiremailSection

LackingtheabilitytorelatetotheirSpendingtoomuchtimehandlingUnexpectedeventsmayMajorproble画maySacrificesomeoftheimmediateHavegreaterambitioninoverallRespondonlyafterCheckonlywhenDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustA)ThekeytoincreasinghealthyfoodThebestwaytoimprovemarketingTheimpactofadvertisementsonTheimportanceoftheappearanceofA)ByfocusingonthenutrientsindifferentByemphasizingthediversityofBystressingpleasingaestheticsofBywinningthesupportofmarketingA)TheycanattractcustomerswiththehealthyqualitiesoftheirTheycanboostsalesofhealthyfoodsbymakingthemvisuallyTheycanturntomarketingprofessorsforTheycanrelyonadvertisingforsalespromotion.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)IthaswitnessedaspectacularsurgeinIthasmetmuchcriticismfromIthasseenmoresmallbusinessesofferingenvironment-friendlyIthasexperiencedincreasinglyfiercecompetitionamongglobalA)ConswnersnowknowmuchmoreaboutTheirmassproductionhassharplyreducedtheConswnerstendtofavorallthatisTheirqualityhasbeengreatlyA)PurchasingonlythiskindofproductsforhomeWritingpositivecommentsaboutthemonsocialDemonstratingonTVhoweffectivetheseproductsTellingoneanotherabouttheirincomparablevirtues.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)IncreasingBlockingthe

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ItisusedtorunasupermarketfortheItisestimatedtobeabout$40,000aA)HewasarrestedforstealingmoneyfromfourfountainHecollectedrarecoinsfromaroundtheHestolealotofmoneyfromafountainwithamagnetic ReadingComprehension SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.应chchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Duringtheswnmer,whenIwasavisitingpoetataresidencyoutofstateanangry,confusedwomanwanderedintomyclassandsaidIhavethreegunsandIwanttousethem."Weall1Itwasn'tclearifshehadtheguns,butweeachknowthat,whenweteachinAmerica,wearealreadyindanger.Iwasdizzywithfear.Thewoman,wholaterturnedouttobeaschizophrenic（精神分裂症患者）without_.J:] tohermedications,was,bysomeforce,wrestledoutandaway,thenputinahospitalforobservation,inastepthatwasactuallysaferforeveryonethananyoneofuspressingcharges.Myclasswenton;wetalkedaboutpoems.Butdespitethefactthattherestofourdaysoncampuspassed Iwasrattled.Icouldn'tshakethesensethatinthiscountrywealwayslive Afewmonthslater,crisis l!_again.Whilemyhusbandwaslockinghisbiketodropoffour3-year-olddaughterforherpreschool-ageddaycamp,adifferentwomanapproached.Swiftlyandforno reason,shebentdown,pickedupourdaughter,andbegantocarryherdownthestreet.Itwassofastandconfusingthatmydaughter lLcried.Myhusband,inaburstofspeed,chasedthewomanandreclaimedourdaughter.Thewoman,clearlyconfused,retreatedintothepubliclibrary.A homelesspeoplewhogenerallyknowtheotherhomelessintheareasaidtheydidnotrecognizethewoman.Thewomanwassoclearlyunwellthatwhenshewastakenintocustodyshewasincoherent.Heartbreakingly,shecalledourdaughterbythenameofsomeoneelse'schild.Eachpartoftheepisodewashauntingasitwasfili_.

0)SectionDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapa.ssagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontai邓informationgiveninoneofthepa.ragraphs.Identifythepa.ragraphfromwhichthe叫'ormationisderived.Youmaychooseapa.ragraphmorethanonce.Eachpa.ragraphismarkedwithaletter.A邓werthequestio邓bymarkingthecorrespo叫ingletteronAnswerSheet2.Thismanisnmning7marathonson7continentsin7MichaelWardianpushedforwardintothepenetratingarctic（北极的）wind,fightingtheurgetospeedup.Toomucheffortandhe'dbegintosweat,which,hewastold,wouldonlyincreasetheriskofAtthe2014NorthPoleMarathon,thetemperaturedippedtominus-22degreesF,withawindthatmadeitfeelevencolder.Alongtheroute,armedguardswanderedthelargesheetsoffloatingicetominimizetheriskofpolarbearattacks."Iliketodostuffthatscaresme,"Wardiansaid.Withicefrozentohisbeard,WardiancrossedthefinishlinethatAprilafternooninawinningtimeof4hours7minutesand40seconds,almosttwohoursslowerthanhispersonalbestover26.2miles.TheraceforWardian,however,waslessabouttheresultthanovercominghisaversiontothecold.Inafewdays,Wardianwillonceagaincompete_inanunfamiliarterritoryandbelow-temperatures.HewilllineupMondayinAntarctica（南极）forthefirstlegoftheWorldMarathonChallenge—joining32otheradventureseekersonanunusualjourneywhereparticipantstravelthroughdifferenttimezonesandclimatestorunsevenmarathonsonsevencontinentsinsevenAneliteultra-runner,Wardianhashissightsonbreakingtheevent'srecordaveragemarathontimeof3:32:25setlastJanuarybyU.S.MarineCorpscaptainDanielCartica.Wardian,a42-year-oldArlingtonresident,isarecord-breakingracer,knownintheultra-runningcommunityforseekingtoughcoursesandsettingworldrecords.Lastyear,heran1,254.65milesin47races.TheWorldMarathonChallenge,likemostofWardian'srunninggoals,willbeaboutpushinghislimits."Ilovediverseanduniquechallenges,"hesaid."I'mdefinitelyinterestedinseeingwhatIcanhandleandwhatmybodycanaccept.Thatdrivesme."SomethingaboutthewayRichardDonovancarriedhimselfappealedtoWardian.PerhapsitwasthesenseofadventureDonovandisplayedwhentheyfirstmetatthe201050KChampionshipsinGalway,Ireland,whereDonovanwastheracedirector.Thetwohititoff,andsoonWardianwasparticipatinginDonovan'sevents.ItwasattheNorthPoleMarathon,aracethatDonovanorganizes,thatWardianfirstheardabouttheIrishman'splanfortheWorldMarathonChallenge一achallengethatDonovanhimselfcompletedin2009and2012."Iknewthatmanypeoplehadagoalofrunningsevenmarathonsonsevencontinentsduringanytimeperiod,"Donovan,50,said."Ifeltthenaturalextensiontothisideawouldbetotrytoachieveitwithinaseven-dayperiod."Wardianstartedsavingforthetripin2014,connectingwithsponsorsandgettingapprovalfromhiswife,Jennifer,beforecommitting.Registrationfortheeventcosts36,000euros,whichcoversinternationalcharterflightstoeachofthesevenmarathonlocations,UnionGlacier(Antarctica),PuntaArenas,Chile(SouthAmerica),Miami(NorthAmerica),Madrid(Europe),Marrakesh,Morocco(Africa),Dubai(Asia)andSydney(Australia).Thechallengeisatestofbothphysicalstrengthandmentalfitness.Sleepingonacrammedplane,adjustingtodifferenttimezonesandfindingfoodtoeat(Wardianisavegetarian)wouldmakeitanexhaustingtripoveramonth,letaloneaweek."Thekeytoaracelikethisisgettingcomfortablebeinguncomfortable,"saidBeccaPizzi,lastyear'swomen'schampion."Thehighsoftheraceareincrediblyhigh,andthelowsincrediblylow."Sinceturningitintoanorganizedeventin2015,Donovanhasattractedavarietyofrunners.Thisyear'schallengewillfeatureafarmoreelitefield,whichincludesRyanHall,America'sfastestmarathonrunner.Despitehisproventrackrecord,Hallsaidhehasnotimegoalsandthathestillsuffersfromthesamefatigueissuesthatforcedhimtoleavetheprofessionalranksin2015.Hallplanstorunwithhisfriend,PastorMatthewBarnettofTheDreamCenterinLosAngeles-oneofthesixAmericanmenwhowillbecompeting."Idon'texpecttorunastepwithMike,butIwillbeexcitedtoseehowhedoes,"saidthe34-year-oldHall,whobeganweight-liftingafterretiring."IfIfinishwithinanhourofhimineachmarathon,I'dbesurprised."Instead,43-year-oldPetrVabrousek,aneliteCzechIrorunanchampion,isexpectedtobeWardian'sclosestchallenger.Toothersonthetrip,simplyfinishingwillbeitsownreward.SineadKaneofIrelandisaimingtobecomethefirstblindpersontocompletethechallenge.AndBethAnnTelford,a47-year-oldfederalgoverrunentworkerfromFairfaxandtheonlyAmericanfemaleinthisyear'smix,isusingtheeventasaplatformtoraisemoneyforcancerresearch.It'sacausewithapersonalconnectiontoTelford,whowasdiagnosedwithbraincancerin2004."DoingsomethinglikethisisdefinitelythehardestchallengethatI'veeverdoneexceptforthechemotherapyandbrainsurgery,"shesaid."It'sgoingtoraiseawareness...Ijustwantedtodosomethingthatisepicandthiscertainlyisrightupthere."Wardian,too,hopeshisinvolvementwillgivehimaplatformtopromoteacause.HerecentlybecameanambassadorfortheUnitedNationsWomen'sHeForSheinitiativetofightinequalitiesfacedbywomenandgirlsworldwide.OnachillyDecemberafternoon,WardianwovethroughWashington'scrowdedsidewalksonthewayhomefromhisfull-timejobasaninternationalshipbroker.Hiselastic,6-footframebouncedgentlyandefficientlyoffthegroundwitheachstepofthehillysix-miletripbacktoArlington.ThisisadailyroutineduringtheweekforWardian,whostartedracingprofessionallyin2003andrunssevendaysaweek,oftenmultipletimesaday.Whenhetravels,hepreferstoexplorenewplacesonhisfeet.Butinsomeways,Wardianstillhastroublethinkingofhimselfasarunner.Forthemajorityofhischildhood,WardiandevotedhisenergytobecomingaDivisionIlacrosse（长曲棍球）player一adreamherealizedwhenhewasrecruitedtoplayatMichiganStateUniversity."Oncehedecidestodosomething,hejustworksatituntilhedoesit,"Michael'syoungersister,Mariele,said."Oncehedecidestodoit,it'susuallysomethingthat'sgoingtohappen.He'salwaysbeenlikethat.He'saverymotivatedindividual."ItwasonlyayearorsoagothatWardianrealizedthathehadbeenarunnerlongerthanalacrosseplayer.Itwasnotuntilheraninthe2004U.S.OlympicMarathonTrials—thefirstofthreeforWardian—thathefeltthathewasalegitimaterunner.Nowmorethan10yearsandnumerousultra­marathonnationaltitlesandworldrecordslater,heembracesthatidentity.Wardianwantstoseehowfarhislegscantakehim,oneepicchallengeatatime."Iwanttoalwayskeepdoingthingsthatareexciting,adventurous,differentandmostimportantly,probablythingsI'mnotthebestat,"Wardiansaid,"becauseifyou'renotseekingthingsoutthatarechallenginganddifficultforyou,thenyou'renotgrowing...SoIhopemaybepeopleseewhatIdo,andsay,'Okay,Iwanttodosomethingdifferentortrysomethingnew...I'mgoingtodosomethingthatscaresme.'That'swhatI'mhopingpeoplewilltakefromit."WardianregardsthevariousextraordinarychallengesasatestofhisphysicalWardianhopeshisparticipationintheseven-daymarathonserieswillcontributetoaworthyWardianisgoingtojoinoverthirtyotherrunnersinaweek-longmarathonOver-exertioninextremecoldcanlowerone'sbodytemperaturetoadangerousWardianwasverymuchimpressedbyaracedirector'ssenseofOnceWardiansetshismindonsomething,heisdeterminedtomakeitOnetopAmericanmarathonerquithisrunningcareerbecauseofhisphysicalTomanyoftheweek-longmarathonparticipants,completingtheracewillbeasuccessinForWardian,themarathonintheArcticwasmoreabouthowtotriumphovertheextremeToparticipateintheseven-daymarathonseries,Wardianhadtoraisealotofmoneyandhavehiswife'ssupport.SectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingManypeopleassociatetheirself-worthwiththeirwork.Themoresuccessfultheircar_eer,thebettertheyfeelaboutthemselves.Work-relatedself-esteemisthereforeaworthyidealtopursuewithvigor,right?Well,notalways.Accordingtorecentresearch,inwhichpsychologistsinterviewed370full-timeworkersoveraperiodofthreeweeks,therealityisalittlemorecomplicated.Anditinvolvesnegativeaswellaspositiveconsequences.It'snaturaltobedrawntowardspleasureandtostepawayfrompain.Intheworkplace,ifpleasurecomesfromatriumphwhichswellsourself-respect,peoplewilltrytorepeattheaccomplishment.Butrepeatingthataccomplishmentisoftennotrealistic,whichcanleadtoseverenegativeemotionalconsequenceswhenitdoesn'treoccur.Thisformofmotivationiswidelyregardedasanegativetypeofmotivation.Itcanhinderothermorepositivemotivationtypes,suchascompletingataskpurelybecauseit'sfulfillingorenjoyable.Whatconsumestheemployeeinsteadisapressingneedtofeelmightyandsureofthemselves.thentakeononlytasksandobjectiveswhichservethatego-drivenneed.Asaresult,toavoidfeelingsofshameandworthlessnessassociatedwithfailure,theyextendthemselvestosuchadegreethatthere'sasubsequentadverseeffectontheirwell-being.Thisinternalpressuretosucceedatallcostsdemandsalotofeffort.Itdepletestheirenergy,叫minatingindisproportionatelevelsofdamagingsentiment.Thosenegativeemotionsmountintoheightenedanxiety,impactingtheirabilitytomakethemostoftheirpersonallife.Theirdesiretoavoidfeelinginferiorendsupmakingthemfeelinferiorwhenitcomestotheirdiminishedcapacityforfriendshipandleisure.Theyendupdissatisfiedbothatworkandoutsideofit.Butthankfully,forthosepeoplecompelledalmostentirelybythisspecificformofmotivation,newsisn'tallbad,orbadatall.Thestudyalsodiscoveredseveralpositiveoutcomesthatcanactuallyoutweightheharmfulones.Thoughthesetypesofemployeesaremotivatedbythedesiretoavoidnegativeconsequences,theyarealsomotivatedbytheexcitementofpursuingemotionalrewards.Thisexcitementmakespursuinggoalsenjoyableandstimulatespleasureandpridethatwouldresultfromsuccess.Aneffcetofthepositivemotivationisthatitneutralizestheexistenceofnegativemotivation.Sure,itaffectspeople'spersonallivestowhatcouldbedeemedanunhealthyextent,becauseleisureactivitiesareoftenseenasapartoflifethatmustbesacrificedtomanageworkandfamilydemands.However,thewaypeoplefeelabouttheirworkhaslesstodowithwhetherthey'remotivatedbythepreservationofself-esteembutmorewiththefactthatthey'resimplymotivated.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthepursuitofwork-relatedself-ItmayresultinnegativeItcontributestoone'sItcanincreaseone'svigorasonekeepsItcoststoomuchemotionallyandWhatdoemployeestendtodoinpursuingwork-relatedself-TakeontaskswellbeyondtheiractualStrivetosucceedattheexpenseoftheirwell-ResorttoallmeansregardlessoftheExaggeratetheirsenseofshameandWhatdowelearnaboutpeopleover-concernedwithwork-relatedself-TheymayoftenfeelinferiortotheirTheycannotenjoytheirpersonallifetotheTheyareneversatisfiedwiththeirTheyhavetheirownviewoffriendshipandWhatisthegoodnewswelearnfromtherecentThepursuitofgoalsmayturnouttobeenjoyableandTheemotionalrewardsfromgoalpursuitareworththepainsThenegativeconsequencesofgoalpursuitcanmostlybeThegoalofswellingself-esteemcanbeachievedifonekeepsWhatcanweinferfromthelastWorkershavetomakesacrificestopreserveself-Self-esteemswellswhenworkersarestronglyPursuitofgoalsaffectspeople'spersonallivestoanunhealthyPeoplefeelpositiveabouttheirworkaslongastheyaremotivated.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingDegradationoftheworld'snaturalresourcesbyhumansisrapidlyoutpacingtheplanet'sabilitytoabsorbthedamage,arecentUNenvironmentalstudyhasfound.Thestudyconcludesthatwithoutradicalactionthelevelofprosperitythatmillionsofpeopleinthedevelopedworldcountonwillbeimpossibletomaintainorextendtopoorercountries.WaterscarcityisthecurseofsomeofthepoorestregionsonEarth,leavingdevelopingcountriesincreasinglyunabletofeedthemselves,andcausinghardshipformillionsofpeople.Thereappearslittleprospectofthisdesperatesituationbeingremediedwithoutradicalactionbeingtaken.Waterresourcesareunderincreasingthreatfrompopulationgrowth,climatechange,rapidurbanization,risinglevelsofconsumption,andthedegradationoflandsthatpreviouslyprovidedanaturalreplenishment（补充）ofwaterresources.Therateofdamagetothenaturalenvironmentwasfoundtoincreaseglobally,despiteeffortstopersuadegoverrunentstotakemeasurestoimprovethecondition."Ifcurrenttrendscontinue,andtheworldfailstoimprovepatternsofproductionandconsumption,thenthestateoftheworld'senvirorunentwillcontinuetodecline,"warnedUNexecutivedirectorAchimSteiner.Hesaidthetoolsforimprovingtheenvirorunentformillionsofpeopleexistedindevelopedcountries,butwereindangerofnotbeingused.Thestudyfoundthatbasicmeasurestotacklesomeofthekeycausesofenvironmentaldamagewerestillnotbeingtaken.Theseincludedmeasurestoreduceairpollution,tocontrolthedamagetomarineeco心ystems,whichcanhaveahugeeffectonfishstocksonwhichhundredsofmillionsofpeopledepend;andtocurbthedegradationoflandwheremodernagriculturalmethodswerepursuedwithoutregardtothelonger-termDespitetherecentglobalagreementoncuttinggreenhousegasemissions