2019年12月英語(yǔ)六級(jí)真題第2套

1、2019 年12 月六級(jí)第二套Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessayon the importance of having a sense of social responsibility. Youshould write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.Part IIListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,

2、 you will hear two long conversations. Atthe end of eachconversation, you will hear four questions. Both theconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA), B), C),and D). Then mark the corresponding letter Sheet1 with a sing

3、le line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. A) It focuses exclusively on jazz.jazz concerts.B)ItsponsorsmajorD) It displaysC) It has several branches in London.albums by new music talents.It originated with cowboys.shrunk.B) Its market has nowC) I

4、ts listeners are mostly young people.widespread as hip hop music.D) It remains asIts definition is varied and complicated.through experimentation.B)ItisstillgoingC) It is frequently accompanied by singing.remained largely unchanged.D) Its style hasLearn to play them.B) Take music lessons.C) Listen t

5、o them yourself.musicians.D)ConsuljazzQuestions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. A) She paid her mortgage.man.B) She called on theD)Shewenttothebank.C) She made a business plan.6. A) Her previous debt hadnt been cleared yet.history was considered poor.B) Her creditC) She h

6、ad apparently asked for too much.D) She didnt payher mortgage in time.7. A) Pay a debt long perty.B) Buy a piece ofD) Check her creditC) Start her own business.history.8. A) Seek advice from an expert about fundraising. B) Ask forsmaller loans from different lenders.C) Build up her own fi

7、nances step by step. D) Revise herbusiness proposal carefully.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two passages. At the end ofeachpassage,youwill hear three or four questions. Both the passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you must choose the best answer from

8、 the four choices marked B)，C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 witha single line through the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.It is profitable and environmentally friendly.B) It is welllocated and completely automated.C) It is small a

9、nd ductive.D)ItisfertileandTheir urge to make farming more enjoyable. B) Their desire toimprove farming equipment.C) Their hope to revitalize traditional farming. D) Their wishto set a new farming standard.It saves a lot of electricity.maintenance.B) It needs littleD) It loosens so

10、ilC) It causes hardly any pollution.while weeding.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.It has turned certain insects into a new food source.B) It has started on expand business outside the UK.C) It has imported some exotic foods from overseas.D) It has joined hands with Sa

11、insburys to sell pet insects.It was really unforgettable.B) It was a pleasantsurprise.C) It hurts his throat slightly.D) It made him feelstrange.They are more tasty than beef,chicken or pork.B) They are more nutritious than soups and salads.C) They contain more protein than conventional meats.D) The

12、y will soon gain popularity throughout the world.It is environmentally friendly.industry.B) It is a promisingC) It requires new technology.of labor.D)ItsaveshugeamountSection CDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesor talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings wi

13、ll beplayed only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the bestanswer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet asingleline through thecentre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.To categorize different t

14、ypes of learners.B) To find out what students prefer to learn.C) To understand the mechanism of the human brain.D) To see if they are inherent traits affecting learning.It was defective.B) It was misguided.C) It was original in design.thought-provoking.D)ItwasAuditory aids are as important as visual

15、 aids.B) Visual aids are helpful to all types of learners.C) Reading plain texts is more effective than viewing pictures.D)Scientificconceptsarehardtounderstandwithoutvisualaids.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.Not playing a role in a workplace revolution.B) Not bene

16、fiting from free-market capitalism.C) Not earning enough money to provide for the family.D) Not spending enough time on family life and leisure.People would be working only fifteen hours a week now.B) The balance of power in the workplace would change.C) Technological advances would create many new

17、jobs.D) Most workers could afford to have house of their own.Loss of workers personal dignity.workers creativity.B) Deprivation ofC) Deterioration of workers mental health. D)distribution of working hours.UnequalQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.It is the worst manage

18、d airport in German history.B) It is now the biggest and busiest airport in Europe.C) It has become something of a joke among Germans.D) It has become a typical symbol of German efficiency.The citys airports are outdated.been reunified.B) The city had justC) The city wanted to boost its economy.want

19、ed to attract more tourists.D) The cityThe municipal government kept changing hands.B) The construction firm breached the contract.C) Shortage of funding delayed its construction.D) Problems of different kinds kept popping up.Tourism industry in Berlin suffers.equipment gets rusted.B) All kinds ofD)

20、 Complaints by(40C) Huge maintenance costs accumulate.local residents increase.Part IIIminutes)Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. Youare required to select one word for each blank from a list of choicesgiven in a word bank following the pass

21、age. Read the passage throughcarefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank isidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You maynot use any of the words in the bank more than once.The persistent haze over ma

22、ny of our cities is a reminder of thepollutedairthatwebreathe.Over80%oftheworldsurbanpopulationis breathing air that fails to meet World Health Organizationguidelines, and an estimated million people died 26 from outdoorair pollution in 2015.Globally, urban populations are expected to double in the

23、next 40years.Anextra2billionpeoplewillneednewplacestolive,servicesand ways to move around their cities. What is more important, thedecisionsthatwemakenowaboutthedesignofourcitieswill 27 theeverydaylivesandhealthofthecominggenerations.Sowhatwouldthecomponents of a smog-free, or at least low-pollution

24、, city be likeTraffic has become 28 with air pollution, and many countriesintend to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the next twodecades.Butsimply 29 toelectriccarswillnotmeanpollution-freecities. The level of emissions they cause will depend on how theelectricity to run them is 30 , wh

25、ile brakes, tyres and roads allcreate tiny airborne 31 as they wear out.Acrossthedevelopedworld,caruseisindeclineasmorepeoplemoveto city centers, while young people especially are 32 for othermeans of travel. Researchers are already asking if motor vehicle usehas reached its 33 and will decline, but

26、 transport planners haveyet to catch up with this 34 , instead laying new roads to tackletraffic usersofLondonsorbitalM25motorwaywillknow,newroadsrapidly fill with more traffic. In the US, studies have shown thatdoublingthesizeofaroadcan 35 doublethetraffic,takingusbackto the starting point.A) alter

27、nateF) mergedK) prematurelyC) determineH) optingM) switchingD) generatedI) particlesN) synonymousSection BDirections:In this section, you are going to read a passage with tenstatements attached to it. Each statement contains information givenin one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from whic

28、h theinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis marked with a the question by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.How Much Protein Do You Really NeedA The marketing is tempting: Get stronger muscles and healthierbodies with minimal effort by adding protein

29、powder to your morningshake or juice drink. Or grab a protein bar at lunch or for a quicksnack. Today, you can find protein supplements online orat the pharmacy, grocery store or health food store. They come inpowders, pills and more than $12 billion in sales this year, theindustry is booming and, a

30、ccording to the market research company,Grand View Research, is on track to sell billions more by 2025. Butdo we reallyneedall thissupplemental protein It depends. There arepros, cons and some ho-hums to consider.B For starters, protein is critical for every cell in our body. Ithelps build nails, ha

31、ir, bones and muscles. It can also help you feelfullerlongerthaneatingfoodswithoutprotein.And,unlikenutrientsthat are found only in a few foods, protein is present in all foods.“The typical American diet is a lot higher in than a lot ofus think,” says registered dietitian Angela Pipitone . “Its info

32、odsmanyofusexpect,suchasbeef,chickenandothertypesofmeatand dairy. But its also in foods that may not come immediately tomind like vegetables, fruit, beans and grains.”C The . governments recommended daily allowance (RDA) for theaverage adult is 50 to 60 grams of protein a day. This may sound likea l

33、ot, but Pipitone says: “We get bits of protein here and there andthatreallyaddsupthroughouttheday.”Take,forexample,breakfast.If you ate two eggs topped with a little bit of cheese and an orangeon the side, you already have 22 grams of protein. Each egg gives you7 grams, the cheese gives you about 6

34、grams and the 2grams. Add a lunch of chicken, rice and broccoli, and you are alreadyover the recommended 50 grams. “You can get enough protein and meetthe RDA before you even get to dinner,” says Pipitone.DSo if its so easy to get your protein in food, why add more inthe form of powders, snack bars

35、or a boost at your local juice bar Noneedto,saysPipitonebecause,infact,mostofusalreadygetenoughprotein in our diet.“Whole foods are always the best option ratherthanaddingsupplements,”shesays,notingtheFDAdoesnotregulatesupplements as rigorously as foods or there could be less protein,moresugarandsom

36、eadditivesyouwouldntexpect,suchascaffeine.EIfyouareconsideringasupplement,readthelistofingredients,she says, although this is not always reliable . “Ive seen veryexpensive protein supplements that claim to be high quality but theymight not really be beneficial for the average healthy adult,” shesays

37、. “It could just be a waste of money.”F But there are certain situations that do warrant extra protein.“Anytimeyourerepairingorbuildingmuscle,”P(pán)ipitonesays,suchas if youre an extreme endurance athlete, training for a marathon,oryoureabody youremoderatelyexercisingfor150minutesaweek,astheCentersforDi

38、seaseControlandPreventionrecommends,orlessthan that, youre probably not an extreme athletes expend lots ofenergy breaking down and repairing and building muscles. Protein cangive them the edge they need to speed that process.G Vegans can benefit from since they do not eatanimal-basedproteinsourcesli

39、kemeat,dairyoreggs.And,forsomeonealwayson-the-gowhomaynothavetimeforameal,aproteinsnackbarcanbeagoodoptionforoccasionalmeal,individualsrecoveringfromsurgeryoraninjurycanalsobenefitfromextraprotein.So,too,canolderpeople.Ataroundage60,“musclesreallystarttobreakdown,”says Kathryn Starr, an aging resear

40、cher, “and because of that, theprotein needs of an older adult actually increases.”H In fact, along with her colleague Connie Bales, Starr recentlyconducteda smallstudythat found that adding extra protein foods tothe diet of obese older individuals who were trying to lose weightstrengthened their mu

41、scles. Participants in the study were separatedinto two groupsone group was asked to eat 30 grams of protein permeal in the form of whole foods. That meant they were eating 90 gramsof protein a day. The other groupthe control groupwas put on atypical low-calorie diet with about 50 to 60 grams of pro

42、tein a sixmonths, researchers found the high protein group had significantlyimproved their muscle functionalmost twice as much as the controlgroup.“Theywereabletowalkfaster,hadimprovedbalance,andwerealso able to get up o of a chair faster than the control group,”Starr 67participantswereover60yearsof

43、age,andbothgroupslostabout the same amount of weight.IStarrisnowlookingintowhetherhigh-proteindietsalsoimprovethe quality of the muscle itself in Shes using CT scans tomeasure muscle size and fat, and comparing seniors on a high-proteindiet to those on regular diets. She says her findings should bea

44、vailable in a couple of months.J In the meantime, 70-year-old Corliss Keith, who was in the highproteingroupinStarrslateststudy,saysshefeelsabigdifference.“Ifeelexcellent,”shesays.“IfeellikeIhaveadifferentbody,Ihavemoreenergy,Imstronger.”ShesayssheisabletotakeZumbaexercise classes three times a week

45、, work out on the treadmill, andtake long, brisk walks. Keith also lost more than 15 pounds. “Imafashionableperson,sonowImbackinmy3-inchheels,”shesays.K As people age, Starr says muscle strength is key to helping themstay strong and living on their own in their own home. “Ifeel very much alive now,”

46、 says Keith. “I feel like I could stay bymyself until Im 100.”L But can people overdo protein Pipitone says you do have to becareful. Other researchers say too much protein can cause nausea,headaches,and isalsoariskwhenyoueattoomuchprotein.Pipitonesays if you increase protein, you also have to incre

47、ase your fluidintake. “I always tell people to make sure theyre drinking enoughfluids,”whichfortheaveragepersonis60to70ouncesaday,whichtranslates into eight 8-ounce glasses of water or liquid per day.M There have been some indications that extra protein makes thekidneys work harder, which could be p

48、roblematic for individuals withahistoryofkidneydiseaseandforthem,thesupplementsmayincreasethe risk of kidney stones, she says.N Bottom line, if you think you need more protein in your diet,consider these questions: Are you are an extreme athlete; are yourecovering from injury or surgery; or are you

49、60 years or olderIf so,addinghighproteinfoodslikeeggsandmeatproductstoyourdietcanbe , if youre not sure, it is always a good idea to check with yourprimary care provider.36. It is quite easy for one to take in the recommended amount ofprotein.37.Pipitoneclaimsthathealthyadultsneednotspendmoneyonprot

50、einsupplements.38. The protein supplement business is found to be thriving.39. Protein can speed the repairing of damaged muscles.40. Protein supplements may overburden some internal organ, thusleading to its malfunctioning.41. Older adults need to take in more protein to keep their musclesstrong.42

51、. Protein is found in more foods than people might realize.43. Additional protein was found to help strengthen the muscles ofoverweight seniors seeking weight loss.44. Pipitone believes that whole foods provide the best source ofprotein.45. People are advised to drink more liquid when they take in m

52、oreprotein.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage isfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide onthe best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line th

53、rough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Last year, a child was born at ahospital in the UK with her heartoutside her body. Few babies survive this rare condition, and thosewho do must endure numerous operations and are likely complexher mother was interviewe

54、d, three weeks after her daughters birth,she was asked if she was prepared for what might be a daunting taskcaring for her. She answered without hesitation that, as far as shewas concerned, this would be a “privilege”.Rarely has there been a better example of the power of attitude,one of our most po

55、werful psychological tools. Our attitudes allow usto turn mistakesinto opportunities, and loss chancefornewbeginnings. An attitude is a settled way of thinking, feeling and/orbehavingtowardsparticularobjects,people,eventsorideologies.Weuse our attitudes to filter, interpret and react to the world ar

56、oundus. You werent born with attitudes. Theyre all learned, and thishappens in a number of ways.The most powerful influences occur during early childhood andinclude both whathappened to you directly, and what those around youdid and said in your presence. As you acquire adistinctive identity,youratt

57、itudesarefurtherrefinedbythebehaviorsofthosewithwhomyou family, those of your gender and culture, and thepeople you admire, even though you may not know them personally.Friendships and other important relationships become increasinglyimportant, particularly during that same time and throughoutadulth

58、ood, the information you receive, especially when ideas arerepeated in association with goals and achievements you findattractive, also refine your attitudes.Many people assume that our attitudes are internally consistent,thatis,thewayyouthinkandfeelaboutsomeoneorsomethingpredictsyour behavior towar

59、ds them. However, many studies have found thatfeelings and thoughts dont necessarily predict general, yourattitudeswillbeinternallyconsistentonlywhenthebehavioriseasy,and when those around you hold similar beliefs. Thats why, forexample,manysaytheybelieveinthebenefitsofrecyclingorexercise,butdontbeh

60、aveinlinewiththeirviews,becauseittakesawareness,effort and courage to go beyond merely stating you believe somethingis a good idea.One of the most effective ways to change an attitude is to startbehaving as if you already feel and think the way youd prefer to.Take some time to reflect on your attitu