2023年6月英語六級考試真題及答案解析和聽力原文卷一

2023年6月英語六級考試真題及答案解析和聽力原文（卷一）

2023年6月英語六級考試真題(卷一)

PartIWriting(30minutes)

Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofbuilding

trustbetweenbusinessesandconsumers.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.WriteyouressayonAnswerSheet1.

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeach

conversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itisatypicalsalad.C)Itisaweirdvegetable.

B)ItisaSpanishsoup.D)Itisakindofspicyfood.

2.A)Tomakeitthicker.C)Toaddtoitsappeal.

B)Tomakeitmorenutritious.D)Toreplaceaningredient.

3.A)Itcontainsverylittlefat.C)Itusesnoartificialadditives.

B)Itusesoliveoilincooking.D)Itismainlymadeofvegetables.

4.A)Itdoesnotgostalefortwoyears.C)Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig.

B)Ittakesnospecialskilltoprepare.D)Itisadelicacyblendedwithbread.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theycomeinagreatvariety.C)Theydonotvarymuchinprice.

B)Theydonotmakedecentgifts.6.D)TheygowellwithItalianfood.

A)$30-$40.B)$40-$50.C)$50-$60.D)Around$150.

7.A)Theyareahealthychoiceforelderlypeople.

B)TheyareespeciallypopularamongItalians.

C)Theysymbolizegoodhealthandlongevity.

D)Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood.

8.A)ItisawineimportedfromCalifornia.C)Itisfarmoreexpensivethanheexpected.

B)Itislessspicythanallotherredwines.D)ItisItaly'smostfamoustypeofredwine.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)

andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Learningothers"secrets.C)Decodingsecretmessages.

B)Searchingforinformation.D)Spreadingsensationalnews.

10.A)TheyhelpedtheU.S.armyinWorldWarII.

B)Theycouldwritedownspokencodespromptly.

C)Theywereassignedtodecodeenemymessages.

D)Theyweregoodatbreakingenemysecretcodes.

11.A)ImportantbattlesfoughtinthePacificWar.

B)Decodingofsecretmessagesinwartimes.

C)Amilitarycodethatwasneverbroken.

D)NavajoIndians"contributiontocodebreaking.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)Allserviceswillbepersonalized.

B)Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced.

C)Technologywillrevolutionizeallsectorsofindustry.

D)Moreinformationwillbeavailable.

13.A)Intheroboticsindustry.C)Inthepersonalcaresector.

B)Intheinformationservice.D)Inhigh-endmanufacturing.

14.A)Theychargehighprices.C)Theycatertotheneedsofyoungpeople.

B)Theyneedlotsoftraining.D)Theyfocusoncustomers“specificneeds.

15.A)Therisingdemandineducationandhealthcareinthenext20years.

B)Thedisruptioncausedbytechnologyintraditionallywell-paidjobs.

C)Thetremendouschangesnewtechnologywillbringtopeople'slives.

D)Theamazingamountofpersonalattentionpeoplewouldliketohave.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedby

threeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,you

mustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B)zC)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughcentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)ItwasthelongestroadinancientEgypt.C)Itlay8milesfromthemonumentsites.

B)Itwasconstructedsome500yearsago.D)Itlinkedastonepittosomewaterways.

17.A)Sawsusedforcuttingstone.C)Anancientgeographicalmap.

B)Tracesleftbyearlyexplorers.D)Somestonetoolsegments.

18.A)Totransportstonestoblockfloods.C)Tolinkthevariousmonumentsites.

B)Toprovideservicesforthestonepit.D)ToconnectthevillagesalongtheNile.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Dr.Gongdidn'tgivehimanyconventionaltests.

B)Dr.Gongmarkedhisofficewithahand-paintedsign.

C)Dr.Gongdidn'taskhimanyquestionsabouthispain.

D)Dr.Gongslippedinneedleswherehefeltnopain.

20.A)Hehadheardofthewondersacupuncturecouldwork.

B)Dr.GongwasveryfamousinNewYork'sChinatown.

C)Previousmedicaltreatmentsfailedtorelievehispain.

D)Hefoundtheexpensivemedicaltestsunaffordable.

21.A)Moreandmorepatientsaskforthetreatment.

B)Acupuncturetechniqueshavebeenperfected.

C)Itdoesn'tneedtheconventionalmedicaltests.

D)Itdoesnothaveanynegativesideeffects.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theywereonthevergeofbreakingup.

B)Theywerecompatibledespitedifferences.

C)Theyquarreledalotandneverresolvedtheirarguments.

D)Theyarguedpersistentlyaboutwhethertohavechildren.

23.A)Neitherofthemhasanybrothersorsisters.

B)Neitherofthemwontheirparents“favor.

C)Theyweren'tspoiledintheirchildhood.

D)Theydidn'tliketobetheappleoftheirparents'"eyes.

24.A)Theyareusuallygoodatmakingfriends.

B)Theytendtobeadventurousandcreative.

C)Theyareoftencontentwithwhattheyhave.

D)Theytendtobeself-assuredandresponsible.

25.A)Theyenjoymakingfriends.C)Theyareleastlikelytotakeinitiative.

B)Theytendtobewelladjusted.D)Theyusuallyhavesuccessfulmarriages.

PartIKReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbya

letter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingleline

throughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

ScientistsscanningandmappingtheGizapyramidssaythey'vediscoveredthattheGreat

PyramidofGizaisnotexactlyeven.Butreallynotbymuch.Thispyramidistheoldestofthe

word'sSevenWonders.Thepyramid'sexactsizehas26expertsforcenturies,asthe

“morethan21acresofhard,whitecasingstones“thatoriginallycoveredit

were27longago.

Reportinginthemostrecentissueofthenewsletter

“AERAGRAM,“which28theworkoftheAncientEgyptResearch

Associates,engineerGlenDashsayshisteamusedanewmeasuringapproachthatinvolved

findinganysurviving29ofthecasinginordertodetermine

wheretheoriginaledgewas.Theyfoundtheeastsideofthepyramidtobea30of

5.5inchesshorterthanthewestside.

Thequestionthatmost31him,however,isn'thowtheEgyptianswhodesignedand

builtthepyramidgotitwrong4,500yearsago,buthowtheygotitsocloseto32.

“WecanonlyspeculateastohowtheEgyptianscouldhavelaidouttheselineswith

such33usingonlythetoolstheyhad,“Dashwrites.Hesayshis34isthat

theEgyptianslaidouttheirdesignonagrid,notingthatthegreatpyramidisoriented

only35awayfromthecardinaldirections(itsnorth-southaxisruns3minutes54

secondswestofduenorth,whileitseast-westaxisruns3minutes51secondsnorthofdueeast)—

anamountthat's"tiny,butsimilar/'archeologistAtlasObscurapointsout.

A)chroniclesD)fascinatesG)momentumJ)precisionM)removed

B)completeE)hypothesisH)mysteriouslyK)puzzledN)revelations

C)establishedF)maximum1)perfectL)remnantsO)slightly

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfrom

whichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphis

markedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

2.

PeerPressureHasaPositiveSide

[A]Parentsofteenagersoftenviewtheirchildren'sfriendswithsomethinglikesuspicion.

Theyworrythattheadolescentpeergrouphasthepowertopushitsmembersintobehaviorthat

isfoolishandevendangerous.Suchwarinessiswellfounded:statisticsshow,forexample,thata

teenagedriverwithasame-agepassengerinthecarisathigherriskofafatalcrashthanan

adolescentdrivingaloneorwithanadult.

[B]Ina2023study,psychologistLaurenceSteinbergofTempleUniversityandhisco-author,

psychologistMargoGardner,thenatTemple,divided306peopleintothreeagegroups:young

adolescents,withameanageof14;olderadolescents,withameanageof19;andadults,aged

24andolder.Subjectsplayedacomputerizeddrivinggameinwhichtheplayermustavoid

crashingintoawallthatmaterializes,withoutwarning,ontheroadway.SteinbergandGardner

randomlyassignedsomeparticipantstoplayaloneorwithtwosame-agepeerslookingon.

[C]Olderadolescentsscoredabout50percenthigheronanindexofriskydrivingwhentheir

peerswereintheroom—andthedrivingofearlyadolescentswasfullytwiceasrecklesswhen

otheryoungteenswerearound.Incontrast,adultsbehavedinsimilarwaysregardlessofwhether

theywereontheirownorobservedbyothers./zThepresenceofpeersmakesadolescentsand

youth,butnotadults,morelikelytotakerisks,“SteinbergandGardnerconcluded.

[D]Yetintheyearsfollowingthepublicationofthisstudy,Steinbergbegantobelievethat

thisinterpretationdidnotcapturethewholepicture.Asheandotherresearchersexaminedthe

questionofwhyteensweremoreapttotakerisksinthecompanyofotherteenagers,theycame

tosuspectthatacrowd'sinfluenceneednotalwaysbenegative.Nowsomeexpertsare

proposingthatweshouldtakeadvantageoftheteenbrain'skeensensitivitytothepresenceof

friendsandleverageittoimproveeducation.

[E]Ina2023study,SteinbergandhiscolleaguesturnedtofunctionalMRI(磁共振)to

investigatehowthepresenceofpeersaffectstheactivityintheadolescentbrain.Theyscanned

thebrainsof40teensandadultswhowereplayingavirtualdrivinggamedesignedtotest

whetherplayerswouldbrakeatayellowlightorspeedonthroughthecrossroad.

[F]Thebrainsofteenagers,butnotadults,showedgreateractivityintworegionsassociated

withrewardswhentheywerebeingobservedbysame-agepeersthanwhenalone.Inotherwords,

rewardsaremoreintenseforteenswhentheyarewithpeers,whichmotivatesthemtopursue

higher-riskexperiencesthatmightbringabigpayoff(suchasthethrillofjustmakingthelight

beforeitturnsred).ButSteinbergsuspectedthistendencycouldalsohaveitsadvantages.Inhis

latestexperiment,publishedonlineinAugust,Steinbergandhiscolleaguesuseda

computerizedversionofacardgamecalledtheIowaGamblingTasktoinvestigatehowthe

presenceofpeersaffectsthewayyoungpeoplegatherandapplyinformation.

[G]Theresults:TeenswhoplayedtheIowaGamblingTaskundertheeyesoffellow

adolescentsengagedinmoreexploratorybehavior,learnedfasterfrombothpositiveand

negativeoutcomes,andachievedbetterperformanceonthetaskthanthosewhoplayedin

solitude.Z/Whatourstudysuggestsisthatteenagerslearnmorequicklyandmoreeffectively

whentheirpeersarepresentthanwhenthey'reontheirown,“Steinbergsays.Andthisfinding

couldhaveimportantimplicationsforhowwethinkabouteducatingadolescents.

[H]MatthewD.Lieberman,asocialcognitiveneuroscientistattheUniversityofCalifornia,

LosAngeles,andauthorofthe2023bookSocial:WhyOurBrainsAreWiredtoConnect,suspects

thatthehumanbrainisespeciallyadeptatlearningsociallysignificantinformation.Hepointstoa

classic2023studyinwhichpsychologistsatDartmouthCollegeandHarvardUniversityused

functionalMRItotrackbrainactivityin17youngmenastheylistenedtodescriptionsofpeople

whileconcentratingoneithersociallyrelevantcues(forexample,tryingtoformanimpressionof

apersonbasedonthedescription)ormoresociallyneutralinformation(suchasnotingtheorder

ofdetailsinthedescription).Thedescriptionswerethesameineachcondition,butpeoplecould

betterrememberthesestatementswhengivenasocialmotivation.

[I]Thestudyalsofoundthatwhensubjectsthoughtaboutandlaterrecalleddescriptionsin

termsoftheirinformationalcontent,regionsassociatedwithfactualmemory,suchasthemedial

temporallobe,becameactive.Butthinkingaboutorrememberingdescriptionsintermsoftheir

socialmeaningactivatedthedorsomedialprefrontalcortex-partofthebrain“ssocial

network—evenastraditionalmemoryregionsregisteredlowlevelsofactivity.Morerecently,as

hereportedina2023review,Liebermanhasdiscoveredthatthisregionmaybepartofadistinct

networkinvolvedinsociallymotivatedlearningandmemory.Suchfindings,hesays,suggestthat

“thisnetworkcanbecalledontoprocessandstorethekindofinformationtaughtinschool—

potentiallygivingstudentsaccesstoarangeofuntappedmentalpowers.”

[J]Ifhumansaregenerallygearedtorecalldetailsaboutoneanother,thispatternis

probablyevenmorepowerfulamongteenagerswhoareveryattentivetosocialdetails:whoisin,

whoisout,wholikeswhom,whoismadatwhom.Theirdesireforsocialdramaisnot——ornot

only——awayofdistractingthemselvesfromtheirschoolworkorofdrivingadultscrazy.Itis

actuallyaneurological(神經(jīng)的)sensitivity,initiatedbyhormonalchanges.Evolutionarily

speaking,peopleinthisagegroupareatastageinwhichtheycanpreparetofindamateand

starttheirownfamilywhileseparatingfromparentsandstrikingoutontheirown.Todothis

successfully,theirbrainpromptsthemtothinkandevenobsessaboutothers.

[K]Yetourschoolsfocusprimarilyonstudentsasindividualentities.Whatwouldhappenif

educatorsinsteadtookadvantageofthefactthatteensarepowerfullycompelledtothinkin

socialterms?InSocial,Liebermanlaysoutanumberofwaystodoso.HistoryandEnglishcould

bepresentedthroughthelensofthepsychologicaldrivesofthepeopleinvolved.Onecould

thereforepresentNapoleonintermsofhisdesiretoimpressorChurchillintermsofhislonely

gloom.Lessinherentlyinterpersonalsubjects,suchasmath,couldacquireasocialaspect

throughteamproblemsolvingandpeertutoring.Researchshowsthatwhenweabsorb

informationinordertoteachittosomeoneelse,welearnitmoreaccuratelyanddeeply,perhaps

inpartbecauseweareengagingoursocialcognition.

[L]Andalthoughanxiousparentsmaynotwelcomethenotion,educatorscouldturn

adolescentrecklessnesstoacademicends."Risktakinginaneducationalcontextisavitalskill

thatenablesprogressandcreativity/'wroteSarah-JayneBlakemore,acognitiveneuroscientistat

UniversityCollegeLondon,inareviewpublishedlastyear.Yet,shenoted,manyyoungpeopleare

especiallyunwillingtotakerisksatschool—afraidthatonelowtestscoreorpoorgradecould

costthemaspotataselectiveuniversity.Weshouldassuresuchstudentsthatrisk,andeven

peerpressure,canbeagoodthing—aslongasithappensintheclassroomandnotinthecar.

36.Itisthoughtprobablethatthehumanbrainisparticularlygoodatpickingupsocially

importantinformation.

37.Itcanbeconcludedfromexperimentsthatthepresenceofpeersincreasesrisk-takingby

adolescentsandyouth.

38.Studentsshouldbetoldthatrisk-takingintheclassroomcanbesomethingpositive.

39.Theurgeoffindingamateandgettingmarriedaccountsforadolescents“greater

attentiontosocialinteractions.

40.AccordingtoSteinberg,thepresenceofpeersincreasesthespeedandeffectivenessof

teenagers^learning.

41.Teenagers“parentsareoftenconcernedaboutnegativepeerinfluence.

42.Activatingthebrain'ssocialnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivatedlearningandmemory

mayallowstudentstotapunusedmentalpowers.

43.Thepresenceofpeersintensifiesthefeelingofrewardsinteens“brains.

44.Whenweabsorbinformationforthepurposeofimpartingittoothers,wedosowith

greateraccuracyanddepth.

45.Someexpertsaresuggestingthatweturnpeerinfluencetogooduseineducation.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions

orunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2witha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheEbroDelta,inSpain,famousasabattlegroundduringtheSpanishCivilWar,isnowthe

settingforadifferentcontest,onethatispittingricefarmersagainsttwoenemies:therice-eating

giantapplesnail,andrisingsealevels.Whathappensherewillhaveabearingonthefutureof

EuropeanriceproductionandtheoverallhealthofsouthernEuropeanwetlands.

LocatedontheMediterraneanjusttwohourssouthofBarcelona,theEbroDeltaproduces

120millionkilogramsofriceayear,makingitoneofthecontinent/smostimportantrice-

growingareas.Astheseacreepsintothesefresh-watermarshes,however,risingsalinity（鹽分）

ishamperingriceproduction.Atthesametime,thissea-wateralsokillsoffthegreedygiantapple

snail,anintroducedpestthatfeedsonyoungriceplants.Themostpromisingstrategyhas

becometoharnessonefoeagainsttheother.

Thebattleiscurrentlybeingwagedonland,ingreenhousesattheUniversityofBarcelona.

Scientistsworkingunderthebanner"/ProjectNeurice“areseekingvarietiesofricethatcan

withstandtheincreasingsalinitywithoutlosingtheabsorbencythatmakesEuropeanriceideal

fortraditionalSpanishandItaliandishes.

“Theprojecthastwosides/'saysXavierSerrat,Neuriceprojectmanagerandresearcherat

theUniversityofBarcelona,"theshort-termfightagainstthesnail,andamid-tolong-termfight

againstclimatechange.Butthesnailhasgiventheprojectgreaterurgency//

OriginallyfromSouthAmerica,thesnailswereaccidentallyintroducedintotheEbroDeltaby

GlobalAquaticTechnologies,acompanythatraisedthesnailsforfresh-wateraquariums水族館），

butfailedtopreventtheirescape.Fornow,thegiantapplesnail'spresenceinEuropeislimitedto

theEbroDelta.Butthesnailcontinuesitsmarchtonewterritory,saysSerrat.zzThequestionisnot

whetheritwillreachotherrice-growingareasofEurope,butwhen.”

Overthenextyearandahalfinvestigatorswilltestthevariousstrainsofsalt-tolerantrice

they^vebred.In2023,farmerswillplantthevarietieswiththemostpromiseintheEbroDelta

andEurope'sothertwomainrice-growingregions-alongthePoinItaly,andFrance'sRhone.A

seasoninthefieldwillhelpdeterminewhich,ifany,ofthevarietiesarereadyfor

commercialization.

AsanEU-fundedeffort,thesearchforsalt-tolerantvarietiesofriceistakingplaceinallthree

countries.EachteamiscrossbreedingalocalEuropeanshort-grainricewithalong-grainAsian

varietythatcarriesthesalt-resistantgene.Thescientistsarebreedingsuccessivegenerationsto

arriveatvarietiesthatincorporatesalttolerancebutretainabout97percentoftheEuropeanrice

genome(基因組).

46.WhydoestheauthormentiontheSpanishCivilWaratthebeginningofthepassage?

A)IthadgreatimpactonthelifeofSpanishricefarmers.

B)ItisofgreatsignificanceintherecordsofSpanishhistory.

C)RicefarmersintheEbroDeltaarewagingabattleofsimilarimportance.

D)RicefarmersintheEbroDeltaareexperiencingashardatimeasinthewar.

47.Whatmaybethemosteffectivestrategyforricefarmerstoemployinfightingtheir

enemies?

A)Strikingtheweakerenemyfirst.C)Eliminatingtheenemyonebyone.

B)Killingtwobirdswithonestone.D)Usingoneeviltocombattheother.

48.Whatdowelearnabout"ProjectNeurice"?

A)Itsgoalswillhavetoberealizedatacost.

B)ItaimstoincreasetheyieldofSpanishrice.

C)Itsimmediatepriorityistobringthepestundercontrol.

D)Ittriestokillthesnailswiththehelpofclimatechange.

49.WhatdoesNeuriceprojectmanagersayaboutthegiantapplesnail?

A)ItcansurviveonlyonsouthernEuropeanwetlands.

B)Itwillinvadeotherrice-growingregionsofEurope.

C)Itmultipliesataspeedbeyondhumanimagination.

D)Itwasintroducedintothericefieldsonpurpose.

50.WhatistheultimategoaloftheEU-fundedprogram?

A)Cultivatingidealsalt-resistantricevarieties.

B)IncreasingtheabsorbencyoftheSpanishrice.

C)IntroducingSpanishricetotherestofEurope.

D)Popularizingthericecrossbreedingtechnology.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Photographywasonceanexpensive,laboriousordealreservedforlife"greatestmilestones.

Now,theonlyapparentcosttotakinginfinitephotosofsomethingascommonasamealisthe

spaceonyourharddriveandyourdiningcompanion'spatience.

Butisthereanothercost,adeepercost,todocumentingalifeexperienceinsteadofsimply

enjoyingit?”Youhearthatyoushouldn\ttakeallthesephotosandinterrupttheexperience,and

it'sbadforyou,andwe"renotlivingjnthepresentmoment/'saysKristinDiehl,associate

professorofmarketingattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaMarshallSchoolofBusiness.

Diehlandherfellowresearcherswantedtofindoutifthatwastrue,sotheyembarkedona

seriesofnineexperimentsinthelabandinthefieldtestingpeople'senjoymentinthepresence

orabsenceofacamera.Theresults,publishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,

surprisedthem.Takingphotosactuallymakespeopleenjoywhatthey"redoingmore,notless.

“Whatwefindisyouactuallylookattheworldslightlydifferently,becauseyou“relookingfor

thingsyouwanttocapture,thatyoumaywanttohangonto/'Diehlexplains.Z/Thatgetspeople

moreengagedintheexperience,andtheytendtoenjoyitmore."

Takesightseeing.Inoneexperiment,nearly200participantsboardedadouble-deckerbus

foratourofPhiladelphia.Bothbustoursforbadetheuseofcellphonesbutonetourprovided

digitalcamerasandencouragedpeopletotakephotos.Thepeoplewhotookphotosenjoyedthe

experiencesignificantlymore,andsaidtheyweremoreengaged,thanthosewhodidn't

Snappingaphotodirectsattention,whichheightensthepleasureyougetfromwhatever

you“relookingat,Diehlsays.Itworksforthingsasboringasarchaeological（考古的）museums,

wherepeopleweregiveneye-trackingglassesandinstructedeithertotakephotosornot.

“Peoplelooklongeratthingstheywanttophotograph/'Diehlsays.Theyreportlikingtheexhibits

more,too.

TothereliefofInstagrammers（Instagram用戶）everywhere,itcanevenmakemealsmore

enjoyable.Whenpeoplewereencouragedtotakeatleastthreephotoswhiletheyatelunch,they

weremoreimmersedintheirmealsthanthosewhoweren'ttoldtotakephotos.

Wasitthesatisfyingclickofthecamera?Thephysicalactofthesnap?No,theyfound;just

theactofplanningtotakeaphoto—andnotactuallytakingit-hadthesamejoy-boostingeffect.

“Ifyouwanttotakementalphotos,thatworksthesameway,“Diehlsays."'Thinkingaboutwhat

youwouldwanttophotographalsogetsyoumoreengaged.

51.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutphoto-takinginthepast?

A)Itwasapainstakingeffortforrecordinglifersmajorevents.

B)Itwasaluxurythatonlyafewwealthypeoplecouldenjoy.

C)Itwasagoodwaytopreserveone'spreciousimages.

D)Itwasaskillthatrequiredlotsofpracticetomaster.

52.KristinDiehlconductedaseriesofexperimentsonphoto-takingtofindout.

A)whatkindofpleasureitwouldactuallybringtophoto-takers

B)whetherpeopleenjoyeditwhentheydidsightseeing

C)howitcouldhelptoenrichpeople\slifeexperiences

D)whetheritpreventedpeopleenjoyingwhattheyweredoing

53.WhatdotheresultsofDiehl,zsexperimentsshowaboutpeopletakingpictures?

A)Theyaredistractedfromwhattheyaredoing.

B)Theycanbetterrememberwhattheyseeordo.

C)Theyaremoreabsorbedinwhatcatchestheireye.

D)Theycanhaveabetterunderstandingoftheworld.

54.Whatisfoundaboutmuseumvisitorswiththeaidofeye-trackingglasses?

A)Theycomeoutwithbetterphotographsoftheexhibits.

B)Theyfocusmoreontheexhibitswhentakingpictures.

C)Theyhaveabetterviewofwhatareondisplay.

D)Theyfollowthehistoricale