2019年12月英語六級真題及答案(第2套)

2019年12月大學(xué)英語六級考試真題(第2套)Writing(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseoffamilyresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.ListeningComprehension(30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Magazinereporter.Fashiondesigner.Websitedesigner.Featureseditors.A)Designingsportsclothing.Consultingfashionexperts.Answeringdailyemails.Interviewjob-seekers.A)Itischallenging.Itisfascinating.Itistiresome.Itisfashionable.A)Herpersistence.Herexperience.Hercompetence.Herconfidence.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Itisenjoyable.Itiseducational.Itisdivorcedfromreallife.Itisadaptedfromadrama.A)Alltherolesareplayedbyfamousactorsandactresses.Itisbasedonthereal-lifeexperiencesofsomecelebrities.ItsplotsandeventsrevealalotaboutFrankie’sactuallife.Itiswritten,directed,editedandproducedbyFrankiehimself.A)Gotothetheaterandenjoyit.Recommendittoherfriends.Watchitwiththeman.Downloadandwatchit.A)Ithasdrawncriticismsfromscientists.Ithasbeenshowingforoveradecade.Itisaridiculouspieceofsatire.Itisagainstcommonsense.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Theyarelikelytogethurtwhenmovingtoofast.Theybelieveinteamspirit.Theyneedtokeepmovingtoavoidgettinghurt.Theyhavetolearnhowtoavoidbodycontact.A)Theydonothavemanyyearstoliveafterretirement.Theytendtolivelongerwithearlyretirement.Theydonotstartenjoyinglifeuntilfullretirement.Theykeepthemselvesbusyevenafterretirement.A)Itpreventsusfromworrying.Itslowsdownouragingprocess.Itenablesustoaccomplishinlife.Itprovidesuswithmorechancestolearn.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Ittendstodwellupontheirjoyousexperiences.Itwandersforalmosthalfoftheirwakingtime.Ithastroubleconcentratingafterabraininjury.Ittendstobeaffectedbytheirnegativefeelings.A)Tofindhowhappinessrelatestodaydreaming.Toobservehowone’smindaffectsone’sbehavior.Toseewhydaydreamingimpactswhatoneisdoing.Tostudytherelationbetweenhealthanddaydreaming.A)Ithelpsthemmakegooddecisions.Ithelpsthemtaptheirpotentials.Itcontributestotheircreativity.Itcontributestotheirthinking.A)Subjectswithcleargoalsinmindoutperformedthosewithoutcleargoals.Thedifferenceinperformancebetweenthetwogroupswasinsignificant.Non-daydreamersweremoreconfusedontheirtasksthandaydreamers.Daydreamersdidbetterthannon-daydreamersintaskperformance.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)TheyaretheoldestbuildingsinEurope.TheyarepartoftheChristiantradition.Theyarerenovatedtoattracttourists.Theyareinworseningcondition.A)Theyhaveahistoryof14centuries.Theyare40metrestallonaverage.Theyarewithoutfoundations.Theyconsistofseveralstoreys.A)Woodhasharmoniouswithnature.Woodenbuildingskeptthecoldout.TimberwasabundantinScandinavia.TheVikingslikedwoodenstructures.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Similaritiesbetweenhumanbabiesandbabyanimals.Cognitivefeaturesofdifferentnewlybornmammals.Adults’influenceonchildren.Abilitiesofhumanbabies.A)Theycandistinguishahappytunefromasadone.Theylovehappymelodiesmorethansadones.Theyfallasleepeasilywhilelisteningtomusic.Theyarealreadysensitivetobeatsandrhythms.A)Infants’facialexpressions.Babies’emotions.Babies’interactionwithadult.Infants’behaviors.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.A)Itmayharmthecultureoftoday’sworkplace.Itmayhinderindividualcareerdevelopment.Itmayresultinunwillingnesstotakerisks.Itmayputtoomuchpressureonteammembers.A)Theycanhardlygiveexpressiontotheiroriginalviews.Theycanbecomelessmotivatedtodoprojectsoftheirown.Theymayfindithardtogettheircontributionsrecognized.Theymayeventuallylosetheirconfidenceandcreativity.A)Theycanenlargetheirprofessionalcircle.Theycangetchancestoengageinresearch.Theycanmakethebestuseoftheirexpertise.Theycancompletetheprojectmoreeasily.A)Itmaycauselotsofargumentsinateam.Itmaypreventmakingatimelydecision.Itmaygiverisetoalotofunnecessaryexpense.Itmaydepriveateamofbusinessopportunities.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Whenconsideringriskfactorsassociatedwithseriouschronicdiseases,weoftenthinkabouthealthindicatorssuchascholesterol,bloodpressure,andbodyweight.Butpoordietandphysicalinactivityalsoeachincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandhavearoletoplayinthedevelopmentofsomecancers.Perhapsworse,the26effectsofanunhealthydietandinsufficientexercisearenotlimitedtoyourbody.Recentresearchhasalsoshownthat27inahigh-fatandhigh-sugardietmayhavenegativeeffectsonyourbrain,causinglearningandmemory28.Studieshavefoundobesityisassociatedwithimpairmentsincognitivefunctioning,as29byarangeoflearningandmemorytests,suchastheabilitytorememberalistofwordspresentedsomeminutesorhoursearlier.Thereisalsoagrowingbodyofevidencethatdiet-inducedcognitiveimpairmentscanemerge30-withinweeksorevendays.Forexample,onestudyfoundhealthyadults31toahigh-fatdietforfivedaysshowedimpairedattention,memory,andmoodcomparedwithalow-fatdietcontrolgroup.Anotherstudyalsofoundeatingahigh-fatandhigh-sugarbreakfasteachdayforaslittleasfourdaysresultedinproblemswithlearningandmemory32tothoseobservedinoverweightandobeseindividuals.Bodyweightwasnothugelydifferentbetweenthegroupseatingahealthydietandthoseonhighfatandsugardiets.Sothisshowsnegative33ofpoordietaryintakecanoccurevenwhenbodyweighthasnotchanged34.Thus,bodyweightisnotalwaysthebestindicatorofhealthandathinpersonstillneedstoeatwellandexercise35.assessedassignedconsequencesconspicuouslydeficitsdesignateddetrimentaldigestionexcellingindulgingloopholesrapidlyredundantregularlysimilarSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.IncreasedScreenTimeandWellbeingDeclineinYouth]Haveyoungpeopleneverhaditsogood?Ordotheyfacemorechallengethananypreviousgeneration?Ourcurrenterainthewestisoneofhighwealth.Thismeansminorsenjoymaterialbenefitsandlegalprotectionsthatwouldhavebeentheenvyofthoselivinginthepast.Butthereisanincreasingsuspicionthatallisnotwellforouryouth.Andoneofthemostpopularexplanations,amongsomeexpertsandthepopularmedia,isthatexcessive“screentime”istoblame.(Thisreferstoalltheattentionyoungpeopledevotetotheirphones,tabletsandlaptops).However,thisisacontentioustheoryandsuchclaimshavebeentreatedskepticallybysomescholarsbasedontheirreadingoftherelevantdata.]Nowanewstudyhasprovidedanothercontributiontothedebate,uncoveringstrongevidencethatadolescentwellbeingintheUnitedStatesreallyisexperiencingadeclineandarguingthatthemostlikelycauseistheelectronicricheswehavegiventhem.Thebackgroundtothisisthatfromthe1960sintotheearly2000s，measuresofaveragewellbeingwentupintheUS.Thiswasespeciallytrueforyoungerpeople.Itreflectedthefactthatthesedecadessawaclimbingeneralstandardsoflivingandavoidanceofmasssocietaltraumaslikefull-scalewaroreconomicdeprivation.However,the“screentime”hypothesis,advancedbyresearcherssuchasJeanTwenge,isthatelectronicdevicesandexcessivetimespentonlinemayhavereversedthesetrendsinrecentyears,causingproblemsforyoungpeople'spsychologicalhealth]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.Twengeandhercolleagueswantedtounderstandwhythischangeinaveragewellbeingoccurred.However,itisveryhardtodemonstratecausesusingnon-experimentaldatasuchasthis.Infact,whenTwengepreviouslyusedthisdatatosuggestascreentimeeffect,somecommentatorswerequicktoraisethisproblem.Theyarguedthathercausal-soundingclaimsrestedoncorrelationaldata,andthatshehadnotadequatelyaccountforotherpotentialcausalfactors.Thistimearound,Twengeandherteammakeapointofsayingthattheyarenottryingtoestablishcausesassuch,butthattheyareassessingtheplausibilityofpotentialcauses.First,theyexplainthatifagivenvariableisplayingaroleinaffectingwellbeing,thenweshouldexpectanychangeinthatvariabletocorrelatewiththeobservedchangesinwellbeing.Ifnot,itisnotplausiblethatthevariableisacausalfactor.Sotheresearcherslookedattimespentinanumberofactivitiesthatcouldplausiblybedrivingthewellbeingdecline.Lesssport,andfewermeetingswithpeerscorrelatedwithlowerwellbeing,asdidlesstimereadingprintmedia(newspapers)and,surprisingly,lesstimedoinghomework.(Thislastfindingwouldappeartocontradictanotherpopularhypothesisthatitisourburdeningofstudentswithassignmentsthatiscausingalltheproblems).Inaddition,moreTVwatchingandmoreelectroniccommunicationbothcorrelatedwithlowerwellbeing.Alltheseeffectsheldtrueformeasuresofhappiness,lifesatisfactionandself-esteem,withtheeffectsstrongerinthe8thand10th-gradersNext,Twenge’steamdugalittledeeperintothedataonscreentime.Theyfoundthatadolescentswhospentaverysmallamountoftimeondigitaldevices-acoupleofhoursaweek-hadthehighestwellbeing.Theirwellbeingwasevenhigherthanthosewhoneverusedsuchdevices.However,higherdosesofscreentimewereclearlyassociatedwithlowerhappiness.Thosespending10-19hoursperweekontheirdeviceswere41percentmorelikelytobeunhappythanlower-frequencyusers.Thosewhousedsuchdevices40hoursaweekormore(oneintenofteenagers)weretwiceaslikelytobeunhappy.Thedatawasslightlycomplicatedbythefactthattherewasatendencyforkidswhoweresocialintherealworldtoalsousemoreonlinecommunication,butbybracketingoutdifferentcasesitbecameclearthatthereal-worldsocialitycomponentcorrelatedwithgreaterwellbeing,whereasgreatertimeonscreensoronlineonlycorrelatedwithpoorerwellbeing.Sofar,soplausible.Butthenextquestionis,arethedropsinaveragewellbeinghappeningatthesametimeastrendstowardincreasedelectronicdeviceusage?Itlookslikesit-afterall,2012wasthetippingpointwhenmorethanhalfofAmericansbeganowningsmartphones.Twengeandhercolleaguesalsofoundthatacrossthekeyyearsof2013-16,wellbeingwasindeedlowestinyearswhereadolescentsspentmoretimeonline,onsocialmedia,andreadingnewsonline,andwhenmoreyouthintheUnitedStateshadsmartphones.Andinasecondanalysis,theyfoundthatwheretechnologywent,dipsinwellbeingfollowed.Forinstance,yearswithalargerincreaseinonlineusagewerefollowedbyyearswithlowerwellbeing,ratherthantheotherwayaround.Thisdoesnotprovecausality,butisconsistentwithit.Meanwhile,TVusedidnotshowthistracking.TVmightmakeyoulesshappy,butthisisnotwhatseemstobedrivingtherecentdeclinesinyoungpeople’saveragehappiness.Asimilarbutreversedpatternwasfoundfortheactivitiesassociatedwithgreaterwellbeing.Forexample,yearswhenpeoplespentmoretimewithfriendswerebetteryearsforwellbeing(andfollowedbybetteryears).Sadly,thedataalsoshowedface-to-facesocializingandsportsactivityhaddeclinedovertheperiodcoveredbythesurvey.ThereisanotherexplanationthatTwengeandhercolleagueswantedtoaddress:theimpactofthegreatrecessionof2007-2009,whichhitagreatnumberofAmericanfamiliesandmightbeaffectingadolescents.Thedatasettheyuseddidnotincludeeconomicdata,soinsteadtheresearcherslookedatwhetherthe2013-16wellbeingdeclinewastrackingeconomicindicators.Theyfoundsomeevidencethatsomecrudemeasures,likeincomeinequality,correlatedwithchangesinwellbeing,buteconomicmeasureswithamoredirectimpact,likefamilyincomeandunemploymentrates(whichputfamiliesintodifficulties),hadnorelationshipwithwellbeing.Theresearchersalsonotethattherecessionhitsomeyearsbeforeweseethebeginningofthewellbeingdrop,andbeforethesteepestwellbeingdecline,whichoccurredin2013.Theresearchersconcludethatelectroniccommunicationwastheonlyadolescentactivitythatincreasedatthesametimepsychologicalwellbeingdeclined.Isuspectthatsomeexpertsinthefieldwillbekeentoaddressalternativeexplanations,suchasunassessedvariablesplayingaroleinthewellbeingdecline.Butthenewworkdoesgofurtherthanpreviousresearchandsuggeststhatscreentimeshouldstillbeconsideredapotentialbarriertoyoungpeople’sflourishingTheyearwhenmostAmericansbeganusingsmartphoneswasidentifiedasaturningpointinyoungAmericans’levelofhappiness.ScoresinvariouswellbeingmeasuresbegantogodownwardamongyoungAmericansinrecentyears.Unfortunately,activitiesinvolvingdirectcontactwithpeople,whichcontributedtobetterwellbeing,werefoundtobeonthedecline.Inresponsetopastcritics,Twengeandherco-researchersstresstheyarenottryingtoprovethattheuseofdigitaldevicesreducesyoungpeople’swellbeingInthelastfewdecadesofthe20thcentury,livingstandardswentupandeconomicdepressionswerelargelyavertedintheUS.Contrarytopopularbelief,doinghomeworkmightaddtostudents’wellbeing.Theauthorbelievestheresearchers’newstudyhasgoneastepfurtherregardingtheimpactofscreentimewellbeing.Theresearchersfoundthatextendedscreentimemakesyoungpeoplelesshappy.Datarevealsthateconomicinequalityratherthanfamilyincomemightaffectpeople’swellbeing.Toomuchscreentimeiswidelybelievedtobethecauseofunhappinessamongtoday’syoungpeople.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.“Thedangerousthingaboutlyingispeopledon’tunderstandhowtheactchangesus,”saysDanAriely,behaviouralpsychologistatDukeUniversity.Psychologistshavedocumentedchildrenlyingasearlyastheageoftwo.Someexpertsevenconsiderlyingadevelopmentalmilestone,likecrawlingandwalking,becauseitrequiressophisticatedplanning,attentionandtheabilitytoseeasituationfromsomeoneelse’sperspectivetomanipulatethem.But,formostpeople,lyinggetslimitedaswedevelopasenseofmoralityandtheabilitytoself-regulate.HarvardcognitiveneuroscientistJoshuaGreenesays,formostofus,lyingtakeswork.Instudies,hegavesubjectsachancetodeceiveformonetarygainwhileexaminingtheirbrainsinafunctionalMRImachine,whichmapsbloodflowtoactivepartsofthebrain.Somepeopletoldthetruthinstantlyandinstinctively.Butothersoptedtolie,andtheyshowedincreasedactivityintheirfrontalparietal(顱腔壁的)controlnetwork,whichisinvolvedindifficultorcomplexthinking.Thissuggeststhattheyweredecidingbetweentruthanddishonesty-andultimatelyoptingforthelatter.Forafollow-upanalysis,hefoundthatpeoplewhoseneural(神經(jīng)的)rewardcentersweremoreactivewhentheywonmoneywerealsomorelikelytobeamongthegroupofliars-suggestingthatlyingmayhavetodowiththeinabilitytoresisttemptation.Externalconditionsalsomatterintermsofwhenandhowoftenwelie.Wearemorelikelytolie,researchshowswhenweareabletorationaliseit,whenwearestressedandfatiguedorseeothersbeingdishonest.Andwearelesslikelytoliewhenwehavemoralremindersorwhenwethinkothersarewatching.“Weasasocietyneedtounderstandthat,whenwedon’tpunishlying,weincreasetheprobabilityitwillhappenagain,”Arielysaid.Ina2016studypublishedinthejournalNatureNeuroscience,Arielyandcolleaguesshowedhowdishonestyalterspeople’sbrains,makingiteasiertotellliesinthefuture.Whenpeopleutteredafalsehood,thescientistsnoticedaburstofactivityintheiramygdala.Theamygdalaisacrucialpartofthebrainthatproducesfear,anxietyandemotionalresponses-includingthatsinking,guiltyfeelingyougetwhenyoulie.Butwhenscientistshadtheirsubjectsplayagameinwhichtheywonmoneybydeceivingtheirpartner,theynoticedthenegativesignalsfromtheamygdalabegantodecrease.Notonlythat,butwhenpeoplefacednoconsequencesfordishonesty,theirfalsehoodstendedtogetevenmoresensational.Thismeansthatifyougivepeoplemultipleopportunitiestoliefortheirownbenefit,theystartwithlittlelieswhichgetbiggerovertime.Whydosomeexpertsconsiderlyingamilestoneinachild’sdevelopment?Itshowstheyhavetheabilitytoviewcomplexsituationsfromdifferentangles.Itindicatestheyhaveanabilitymoreremarkablethancrawlingandwalking.Itrepresentstheirabilitytoactivelyinteractwithpeoplearoundthem.ItinvolvesthecoordinationofboththeirmentalandphysicalabilitiesWhydoestheHarvardneuroscientistsaythatlyingtakeswork?Itishardtochoosefromseveraloptions.Itisdifficulttosoundnaturalorplausible.Itrequiresspeedybloodflowintoone’sbrain.Itinvolveslotsofsophisticatedmentalactivity.Underwhatcircumstancesdopeopletendtolie?Whentheybecometooemotional.Whentheyfacetoomuchpeerpressure.Whenthetemptationistoostrong.WhentheconsequencesarenotimminentWhenarepeoplelesslikelytolie?Whenthey’rewornoutandstressed.Whentheyareunderwatchfuleyes.Whentheythinkinarationalway.Whentheyhaveaclearconscience.Whatdoestheauthorsaywillhappenwhenaliardoesnotgetpunished?Theymayfeeljustified.Theywilltellbiggerlies.Theywillbecomecomplacent.Theymaymixliesandtruths.PassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Here’showthePacificNorthwestispreparingfor“TheBigOne”.It’sthemotherofalldisasterdrillsforwhatcouldbetheworstdisasterinAmericanhistory.Californiahasspentyearspreparingfor“TheBigOne”-theinevitableearthquakethatwillundoubtedlyunleashallkindsofhavocalongthefamousSanAndreasfault(斷層).ButwhatifthefaultthatrunsalongthePacificNorthwestdeliversagiganticearthquakeofitsown?IfthepeopleoftheCascadiaregionhaveanythingtodowithit,theywon’tbecaughtunawares.Theregionisengagedinamulti-dayearthquake-and-tsunami(海嘯)drillinvolvingaround20,000people.TheCascadiaRisingdrillgivesarearesidentsandemergencyrespondersachancetopracticewhattodoincaseofa9.0-magnitudeearthquakeandtsunamialongoneofthenation’sdangerous-andunderestimated-faults.TheCascadiaEarthquakeZoneisbigenoughtocompetewithSanAndreas(it’sbeencalledthemostdangerousfaultinAmerica),butit’smuchlesserknownthanitsCaliforniacousin.Nearly700mileslong,theearthquakezoneislocatedbytheNorthAmericanPlateoffthecoastofPacificBritishColumbia,Washington,OregonandNorthernCalifornia.Cascadiaiswhat’sknownasa“megathrust”fault.Megathrustarecreatedinearthquakezones-landplateboundarieswheretwoplatesconverge.Intheareaswhereoneplateisbeneathanother,stressbuildsupovertime.Duringamegathrustevent,allofthatstressreleasesandsomeoftheworld’smostpowerfulearthquakesoccur.Rememberthe9.1earthquakeandtsunamiintheIndianOceanoffSumatrain2004?ItwascausedbyamegathrusteventastheIndiaplatemovedbeneaththeBurmamicro-plate.ThelasttimeamajorearthquakeoccurredalongtheCascadiafaultwasin1700,soofficialsworrythatanothereventcouldoccuranytime.Topreventthateventfrombecomingacatastrophe,firstresponderswilljoinmembersofthepublicinrehearsalsthatinvolvecommunication,evacuation,searchandrescue,andotherscenarios.Thousandsofcasualtiesareexpectedifa9.0earthquakeweretooccur.First,theearthquakewouldshakemetropolitanareasincludingSeattleandPortland.Thiscouldtriggeratsunamithatwouldcreatehavocalongthecoast.Notallcasualtiescannecessarilybeprevented-butbycoordinatingacrosslocal,state,andevennationalborders,officialshopethattheworst-casescenariocanbeaverted.Ontheexercise’swebsite,officialsexplainthatthereporttheyprepareduringthisrehearsalwillinformdisastermanagementforyearstocome.ForhundredsofthousandsofCascadiaresidents,“TheBigOne”isn’taquestionofif,onlywhen.Andit’snevertooearlytogetreadyfortheinevitable.Whatdoes“TheBigOne”referto?Agiganticgeologicalfault.Alarge-scaleexercisetopreparefordisasters.Amassivenaturalcatastrophe.AhugetsunamiontheCaliforniacoast.WhatisthepurposeoftheCascadiaRisingdrill?Topreparepeopleforamajorearthquakeandtsunami.Toincreaseresidents’awarenessofimminentdisasters.Toteachpeoplehowtoadapttopost-disasterlife.Tocopewiththeaftermathofapossibleearthquake.Whathappensincaseofamegathrustearthquakeaccordingtothepassage?Twoplatesmergeintoone.Boundariesblurbetweenplates.Avarietyofforcesconverge.Enormousstressisreleased.Whatdotheofficialshopetoachievethroughthedrills?Coordinatingvariousdisaster-reliefefforts.Reducingcasualtiesintheeventofadisaster.Minimizingpropertylosscausedbydisasters.Establishingdisasterandemergencymanagement.Whatdoestheauthorsayabout“TheBigOne”?Whetheritwilloccurremainstobeseen.Howitwillarriveistooearlytopredict.Itsoccurrenceisjustamatteroftime.ItkeepshauntingCascadiaresidents.PartIVTranslation(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.荷花(lotusflower)是中國的名花之一，深受人們喜愛。中國許多地方的湖泊和池塘都適宜荷花生長