2021年12月全國大學(xué)生英語六級CET六級考試真題答案

2021年12月全國大學(xué)生英語六級CET六級考試真題答案

六級寫作

01

寫作第一套

?【主題】

Forthispart.youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayrelatedtotheshort

passagegivenbelow.Inyouressay,youaretocommentonthephenomenon

describedinthepassageandsuggestmeasurestoaddresstheissue.Youshould

writeatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

Youngpeoplespendalotoftimeontheinternet.However,theyaresometimes

unabletorecognizefalseinformationontheinternet,judgethereliabilityof

onlineinformationsources,ortellrealnewsstoriesfromfakeones.

?【參考范文】

Recently,falseinformationontheInternethastriggeredahotdebate

amongpublic.Unabletorecognizefakeinformationwillexertanegative

influenceonthedevelopmentofyoungpeopleinthelongrun.AsfarasI

amconcerned,wearesupposedtakeeffectivemeasurestoaddressthe

issue.

Tobeginwith,itisimperativeforauthoritiestoenhanceasophisticated

restrictionofthemanagementaboutmassmedia(wherepeoplerelease

fakeinformationandspreadfalseones).Whatismore,itiscrucialforus

todevelopcriticalthinkinginordertomakeproperjudgementonthe

reliabilityofonlineinformationsources.Inaddition,youngstersshouldnot

getdistractedbyhottopicseasilyandmisinterpretorexaggeratetheactual

newsonsocialmedia.Withtheeffortsconcerned,thephenomenonwillno

longerbeaproblem.

FromwhatIhavediscussedabove,wemaysafelydrawtheconclusionthat

itissignificantfortheyoungtodeveloptheabilityof

differentiatinginformationandfindthetruthbehindonlinestories.Only

whenyoungpeopleareequippedwiththeabilitycantheyacquirewhat

theyliterallyneed.

?【參考譯文】

最近，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上的虛假信息引發(fā)了公眾的熱議。從長遠(yuǎn)來看，無法識(shí)別虛假信息將對

年輕人的發(fā)展產(chǎn)生負(fù)面影響。就我而言，我們應(yīng)該采取有效措施來解決這個(gè)問題。

首先，當(dāng)局必須加強(qiáng)對大眾媒體（人們發(fā)布虛假信息并傳播虛假信息）管理的復(fù)雜限

制。此外，發(fā)展批判性思維對于我們正確判斷在線信息源的可靠性至關(guān)重要。此外，

青少年不應(yīng)輕易被熱門話題分散注意力，也不應(yīng)曲解或夸大社交媒體上的真實(shí)新聞。

通過有關(guān)努力，這一現(xiàn)象將不再是一個(gè)問題。

通過以上討論，我們可以得出結(jié)論，培養(yǎng)年輕人辨別信息的能力，發(fā)現(xiàn)網(wǎng)絡(luò)故事背后

的真相，對年輕人來說意義重大。只有當(dāng)年輕學(xué)生具備了這種能力，他們才能獲得真

正需要的東西。

02

寫作第二套

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03

寫作第三套

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六級閱讀

01

仔細(xì)閱讀

?【仔細(xì)閱讀a

Thetrendtowardrationalityand..

46.A)Itinitiatedachangefromdominanceofreasontosupremacyofpleasure

47.D)Itisconducivetocriticalthinking.

48.D)Ithasrenderedtheirinteractionsmoresuperficial.

49.C)Itwasviewedasmeanstoquestforknowledge.

50.B)Theyareconstantlyseekingapprovalfromtheiraudience.

Accordingtoarecentstudy,asmallbutgrowingproportionoftheworkforce

51.B)Theyfeeltheydeservemorethantheyget.

52.B)Theywerespoiledwhengrowingup.

53.D)Seekwaystosustaintheirmotivation.

54.C)Theyconveytheirrequirementsinastraightforwardway.

55.A)Thosewhocanbecountedontofulfillcommitments.

?【仔細(xì)閱讀2]

Thesubjectofautomationanditsroleinoureconomyhastakenholdin

Americanpublicdiscourse.

46.D)Theirfadingemploymentopportunities.

47.B)Theconcernsabouttheeffectoftradeareexaggerated.

48.B)Theyfeelincreasinglyvulnerable.

49.C)Itsallegedpositiveeffectsaredoubtful.

50.C)People'seconomicsecurity.

Lookatthepeoplearoundyou.Somearepassive,othersmore“aggressive.

51.A)Theytendtooverlyrelyonnationality.

52.A)Theyareusefulincomparingculturalvaluesacrosstimeandspace.R

53.B)Anindividuafsfinancialstatuswasoftenunderestimated.

54.c)Theymaynotbetaughthowtoproperlyinteractwithoverseaspartners.

55.D)Nationalityislessusefulthansocio-economicstatusasanindicatorof

one*svalue.

?【仔細(xì)閱讀3]

SocialmediaisabsolutelyeverywhereBillionsofpeopleusesocialmediaonadailybasis

tocreate,share,andexchangeideas,messages,andinformation.

46.D)Whethersocialmediashouldbeusedtoscreenjobcandidates.

47.A)Moralorlegalissuesmightarise.

48.A)Whcnitisseparatedfromcontext.

49.B)Byusingitinalegitimateway.

50.C)Seekingadvicefrommanagementandlegalexperts.

Inrecentyears,thefoodindustryhasincreaseditsuseoflabels.

51.D)Consumers'increasingdesireforclearproductinformation.

52.A)Stressingtheabsenceofcertainelementsintheirproducts.

53.D)Theycauseanxietyaboutfoodamongconsumers.

54.C)Erodeconsumertrustandreducesales.

55.B)Exercisecautionabouttheuseofabsenceclaims.

02

選詞填空

?【選詞填空i]

Ifyouthinklifeis...

26.B)beyond

27.H)noteworthy

28.A)affect

29.L)span

30.J)premature

31.M)specifically

32.C)conceded

33.E)foster

34.D)correlation

35.O)trait

?【選詞填空2]

Accordingtopsychologist...

26.B)align

27.D)current

28.O)wardrobe

29.A)accessories

30.D)current

31.E)engaging

32.G)frame

33.J)positively

34.M)reluctant

35.F)fond

?【選詞填空3]

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03

快速閱讀

?【快速閱讀a

Domusiclessonsreallymakechildrensmarter?

36.[A]Arecentanalysisfoundthatmostresearchmischaracterizestherelationship

betweenmusicandskillsenhancement....

37.[NJDidhehaveahiddentalentthatothersdidn'thave?Ormoreendurancethanhis

peers?Musicresearcherstend,likeSchellenbergftobemusiciansthemselves,andashe

notedinhisrecentpaper,...

38.[c]Schellenberghadlongbeenskepticalofthesciencesupportingclaimsthatmusic

educationenhanceschildren'sabstractreasoning,math,orlanguageskills........

39.[GJAftercomputingtheirassessments,Schellenbergconcludedthatthemajorityofthe

articleserroneouslyclaimedthatmusictraininghadacausaleffect.......

40.[O]Butthoseconvictionsshouldbecheckedattheen-trancetothelab,he

added.Otherwise,theworkbecomesreligionorfaith."Youhavetoletgoofyourfaithif

youwanttobeascientist."

41.[HJToargueforacause-and-cffectrelationship,scientistsmustattempttoexplainwhy

andinhowaconnectioncouldoccur.Whenitcomestotransfereffectsofmusic.......

42.ID]The2004paperwasspecificallydesignedtoaddressthoseconcerns.Andasa

passionatemusician,Schellenbergwasdelightedwhenhetunedupcredibleevidencethat

musichastransfereffectsongeneralintelligence.........

43.[J]NeuropsychologistLutzJanckeagrees."Mostofthesestudiesdon'tallowforcausal

inferences,"hesaid.Forovertwodecades,Janckehasresearchedtheeffectsofmusic

lessons,..

44.[FlForhisrecentstudy,Schellenbergaskedtworesearchassistantstolookfor

correlationalstudiesontheeffectsofmusiceducation.Theyfoundatotalof114papers

publishedsince2000.

45.[I]ButSchellenbergremainshighlycriticalofhowtheconceptofplasticityhasbeen

appliedinhisfield,"Plasticityhasbecomeanindustryofitsown'he-wroteinhisMay

paper.....

?【快速閱讀2]

36.(D)InAtomicHabits,Iwrote,"Humansareherdanimals.Wewanttofitin,tobond

withothers,andtoearntherespectandapprovalofourpeers....

37.(G)Falsebeliefscanbeusefulinasocialsenseeveniftheyarenotusefulinafnctual

sense.Forlackofabetterphrase,wemightcallthisapproach"factuallyfalse,butsocially

accu-rate.'".....

38.(M)Themostheatedargumentsoftenoccurbetweenpeopleonoppositeendsofthe

spectrum,

butthemostfrequentlearningoccursfrompeoplewhoarenearby......

39.(F)Wedon'talwaysbelievethingsbecausetheyarecor-rect.Sometimeswebelieve

thingsbecausetheymakeuslookgoodtothepeoplewccareabout...

40.(N)Anyideathatissuffcientlydifferentfromyourcurrentworldviewwillfeel

threatening.Andthebestplacetoponderathreateningideaisinanon-threatening

environment...

41.(E)Understandingthetruthofasituationisimportant,butsoisremainingpartofa

tribe.Whilethesetwodesiresoftenworkwelltogether,theyoccasionallycomeinto

conflict......

42.(I)Thewaytochangepeople'smindsistobecomefriendswiththem,tointegratethem

intoyourtribe,tobringthemintoyourcircle...

43.(C)What'sgoingonhere?whydon'tfactschangeourminds?Andwhywould

someonecontinuetobelieveafalseorinaccurateideaanyway?..........

44.(O)Thereisanotherreasonbadideascontinuetoliveon,whichisthatpeople

continuetotalkaboutthem.Silenceisdeathforanyidea............

45.(H)Convincingsomeonetochangetheirmindisreallytheprocessofconvincingthem

tochangetheirtribe...

?【快速閱讀3]

NooneinfashionissurprisedthatBarberryburntf28mil-lionofstock

36.[G]Over-productionisperhapsthebiggestconcernforBurberry.While

therehasbeenmuchoutrageattheelitistconnotationofburninggoodsrather

thanmakingthemaffordable,

37.[B]Thepracticeofdestroyingunsoldstock,andevenrollsofunusedfabric,

iscommonplaceforluxurylabels.Be-comingtoowidelyavailableatacheaper

pricethroughdis-countstoresdiscouragesfull-pricesales..........

38.[K]Whilethesearehonorableschemes,itmakesitharderforBurberryto

defendtheselatestfigures.Fifteenyearsago,Burberrywasatcrisispointas

theirsignaturecheckpatternwaswidelyimitatedbycheap,imitationbrands....

39.[E]Inanonlineforumpost,whichaskedifit'struethatLouisVuitton

burneditsbags,AhmedBouchfaa,whoclaimedtoworkforLouisVuitton,

respondedthatthebrandholdssalesofoldstockforstaffmemberstwicea

year.....

40.[L]Binabelievesthatbrandsneedtoreaddresstheirex-clusivity

tactic."Exclusivityelfisbeingtobechallenged,"shesays,"Ithinkthatgoes

handinhandwithhowluxuryitschallenged...

41.[D]Asource,whochosetoremainanonymous,sharedherexperience

workinginaBurberrystoreinNewYorkinOctober2016."Myjobwastotoss

itemsinboxessotheycouldbesenttobeburned....

42.[F]Richemont,whoownsseveralluxurybrands,hittheheadlinesinMayfor

takingback437millionofwatchesfordestructioninthelasttwoyearstoavoid

marked-downpriceIt'snotjustluxurybrandseither..

43.[J]OnesuchpartnershipiswithElvis&Kresse,anacces-soriesbrand

workingwithReclaimedmaterials.Co-foundcrKrcsscWcslingsaid,"Latelast

yearwelaunchedanAmbi-tiousfive-yearpartnershipwiththeBurberry

Founda-

44.[A]Lastweek,Burberry'sannualreportrevealedthatE28.6millionworth

ofstockwasburntlastyear.Thenewshasletinvestorsandconsumersoutraged

butcomesaslittlesurprisetothoseinthefashionindustry.

45.[H]InSeptember2016,Burberryswitchedtoanseenow,buynow"catwalk

showformat.Themovewasaswitchtoleverageonthecoverageoftheir

fashionweekshowtomakestockavailableimmediatelytoconsumers....

六級翻譯

01

翻譯第一套

?【原文】

延安位于陜西省北部，地處黃河中游，是中國革命的圣地。毛澤東等老

一輩革命家曾在這里生活戰(zhàn)斗了十三個(gè)春秋，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)了抗日戰(zhàn)爭和解放戰(zhàn)

爭，培育了延安精神，為中國革命做出了巨大貢獻(xiàn)。延安的革命舊址全

國數(shù)量最大、分布最廣、級別最高。延安是全國愛國主義、革命傳統(tǒng)和

延安精神教育基地。延安有9個(gè)革命紀(jì)念館，珍藏著中共中央和老一輩

革命家在延安時(shí)期留存下來的大量重要物品，因此享有“中國革命博物

館城”的美譽(yù)。

?【參考譯文】

Yan'anislocatedinthenorthernpartofShaanxiProvince,inthemiddle

reachesoftheYellowRiver,andisthesacredlandoftheChinese

Revolution.RevolutionariesoftheoldergenerationsuchasMaoZedong

usedtolivedandfoughthereforthirteenyears,ledtheWarofResistance

againstJapanandtheWarofLiberation,cultivatedthespiritofYan'an,

andmadegreatcontributionstotheChineserevolution.Yan'anhasthe

largestnumber,thev/idestdistribution,andthehighestlevelof

revolutionarysitesinthecountry.Yan'anisanationalpatriotism,

revolutionarytraditionandYan'anspiritualeducationbase.Thereare9

revolutionarymemorialhallsinYan'an,whichcherishalargenumberof

importantitemsleftbytheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyof

ChinaandtheoldergenerationofrevolutionariesduringtheYan'anperiod,

soitenjoysthereputationas"ChineseRevolutionMuseumCity',.

02

翻譯第二套

?【原文】

井岡山地處湖南江西兩省交界處，因其輝煌的革命歷史被譽(yù)為“中國革

命紅色搖籃1927年10月，毛澤東、朱德等老一輩革命家率領(lǐng)中國

工農(nóng)紅軍來到這里，開展了艱苦卓絕的斗爭，創(chuàng)建了第一個(gè)農(nóng)村革命根

據(jù)地，點(diǎn)燃了中國革命的星星之火，開辟了“農(nóng)村包圍（besiege）城市，

武裝奪取政權(quán)”這一具有中國特色的革命道路，中國革命從這里邁向勝

利。井岡山現(xiàn)有100多處革命舊址，成為一個(gè)“沒有圍墻的革命歷史博

物館“，是愛國主義和革命傳統(tǒng)教育的重要基地。

?【參考譯文】

LocatedatthejunctionofHunanandJiangxiprovinces,Jinggang

Mountainisknownasthe"RedCradleofChineseRevolution"becauseof

itsbrilliantrevolutionaryhistory.InOctober1927,theoldergenerationof

revolutionariessuchasMaoZedongandZhuDeledtheChinese

Workers'andPeasants'RedArmytocomehere,launchedanarduous

struggle,createdthefirstruralrevolutionarybase,ignitedthesparkofthe

Chineserevolution,andopeneduparevolutionaryroadwithChinese

characteristicsto"besiegethecitiesfromthecountrysideandseizethe

powerwithmilitaryforce”,andtheChineserevolutionhasmarchedto

victoryfromhere.Therearecurrentlymorethan100revolutionarysitesin

JinggangMountain,whichhasbecomea''revolutionaryhistorymuseum

withoutwalls"andanimportantbaseforpatriotismandrevolutionary

traditioneducation.

03

翻譯第三套

?【原文】

中國共產(chǎn)黨第一次全國代表大會(huì)會(huì)址位于上海興業(yè)路76號，是一棟典

型的上海式住宅,建于1920年秋。1921年7月23日，中國共產(chǎn)黨第

一次全國代表大會(huì)在此召開，大會(huì)通過了中國共產(chǎn)黨的第一個(gè)綱領(lǐng)和第

一個(gè)決議，選舉產(chǎn)生了中央領(lǐng)導(dǎo)機(jī)構(gòu)，宣告了中國共產(chǎn)黨的誕生。1952

年9月，中共一大會(huì)址修復(fù),建立紀(jì)念館并對外開放，紀(jì)念館除了介紹

參加一大的代表之外，還介紹黨的歷史發(fā)展進(jìn)程，現(xiàn)已成為了解黨史、

緬懷革命先烈的愛國主義教育基地。

?【參考譯文】

ThesiteoftheFirstNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinais

locatedatNo.76XingyeRoad,Shanghai.ItisatypicalShanghai-style

residencebuiltintheautumnof1920.OnJuly23,1921,theFirstNational

CongressoftheCommunistPartyofChinawasheldhere.TheCongress

passedthefirstprogramandresolutionoftheCommunistPartyofChina,

electedthecentralleadership,andannouncedthebirthoftheCommunist

PartyofChina.InSeptember1952,thesiteoftheFirstCongressofthe

CommunistPartyofChinawasrestored,amemorialhallwasestablished

andopenedtothepublic.Inadditiontointroducingtherepresentatives

whoparticipatedinthefirstmeeting,thememorialalsointroducedthe

historicaldevelopmentoftheparty.Ithasnowbecomeapatriotic

educationbaseforunderstandingpartyhistoryandcherishingthememory

ofrevolutionarymartyrs.

六級聽力

01

聽力第一套

?Conversationone

W:Hi,David,Ihaven'tseenyouinclassforalmosttwoweeks.⑴Wethoughtyouhad

disappearedonholidayearlyorsomething.

M:HiSarah.Well,it*sabitofalongstory,I'mafraid.Igotathroatinfectionlastweekand

hadtogotothehospitaltogetsomeantibioticsasIreallywasn'tgellinganybetter.

W:Oh,yeah.There'vebeensomanyvirusesgoingaroundthiswinter.Theweatherhas

beensoawfulforthelastfewweeks.

M:And,(2)onthewaybackfromthehospital」slippedonsomeiceandfellandthenhad

togotothehospitaltogelanx-raybecauseIbasicallyIhoughtI'dbrokenmy

wrist.Althoughthankfullyit'snotbroken.ButIneedtobecarefulwithitforthenextfew

weeks.

W:Oh,thai'stoobad.Howunfortunate.

M:Tomakethingsworse,Imanagedtofallrightinfrontoffourgirlsfromtheninth

grade.So,itwasutterlyhumiliated.Plus,thelaptopinmybagwasbrokentoo.

W:No!Whatacompletecatastrophe!Isthelaptop'sstillunderwarranty?(3)Ifitis、then

youcaneasilvsenditbackto【hemanufacturerandthey'llsendyouabrandnewonefor

free,surely.

M:ThewarrantyranoutthreedaysbeforeIbrokeit.AndallmyessaysareinthereandI

needtohavetheminbeforewebreakfortheChristmasholidays.

W:Listen,!havethenumberofareallygoodaffordablecomputerrepairshopathome.My

dadhasused(hisguybeforeandhecanworkmiracles.(4)Lei'sgobacklomyhouseand

wecancalltherepairshop.andyoucouldhavesometeaandcookiestoo.

M:Wow.Thanks,Sarah.Thatwouldbegreat.Letmejustcallmymomandletherknow

I'llbehomealittlebitlater.

QI:WhatdidSarathinkDavidwasdoingforthelasttwoweeks?

Q2:WhathappenedtoDavidonhiswaybackfromthehospital?

Q3:WhatdoesSarahsaytheyshoulddowiththedamagedcomputer?

Q4:WhatdoesSarahsaysheisgoingtodo?

?ConversationTwo

M:Welcometothisweek'sepisodeofBookTalk.(1)WithmetodayisHeidiBrown,a

historianwhohaswrittenfivecrilicallyacclaimedbooksaboulmililaryhistory.

W:Thanksforhavingme,John.I'msoexcitedtotalkaboutmylatestbook,whichwas

publishedlastmonth.

M:Sothisbookisanovel,yourfirstattemptatthatgenre.Andthat'sabitofadeparture

foryou.

W:(6)I'dsayil'samajordeDartureasit'rnotjustaworkofficiion,it'sccl200yearsin

thefulure.

M:Right.Sohowdidihaihappen?Youspentthreedecadeswritingaboutthepastand

focusingonthe18thand19thcenturies.Andnowyou'respeculatingaboutthefuture.

W:Well,afteryearsofresearchingsoldiersandchroniclingtheirlivesduringbattle,Ijust

startedwonderingaboutotherfacetsoftheirlives,especiallytheirpersonallives.

M:Icanseethat.Yournovelisaboutsoldiers,butitfocusesontheirrelationships,

especiallythebondsbetweensonsandmothers,andmenandtheirwives.

W:Yes.(7)ThatfocuscameaboutwhenIstillintendedtowriteanotherbookof

history,Istartedbyresearchingsoldier'sactualpersonallives,studyingtheirlettershome.

M:Sohowdidthathistorybookbecomeanovel?

W:Well,(8)Irealizedthatthehistoricalrecordwasincomplete.SoI'deitherhaveto

leavealolofgapsormakealolmoreassumpiionsthanahistorianshould.

M:Butwhywriteanovelsetinthefuture,whenyourcredentialsareperfectfora

historicalnovel?Asahistorian,anyhistoricalnovelyouwritewouldhavealotof

credibility.

W:Ifelttooconstrainedworkingwiththepast.LikewhatIwroteneededtobefactas

opposedtofiction.Butwritingaboutthefuturegavememorefreedomtoimagine,to

invent.

M:Well,havingreadyourbook,I'mgladyoumadethatchoicetomoveintofiction.

Q5:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthewoman?

Q6:Whatdoesthewomansayabouthernewlypublishedbook?

Q7:Whatdidthewomandobeforewritinghernewbook?

Q8:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherwritinghistorybooks?

?PassageOne

(9)Whetherit'sinthehandsofanimatedDolarbearsorSantaClaus,there'sonething

you'llfindinnearlyalladsforCoca-Cola,ihecharacleristicglassboltle.Most

Americansdon'tdrinksodaoutoftheglassbottlesseenin

Coke'sadsanymore.Butthisweek,thecompanyiscelebratingacenturyofthebottle

(hat'sbeensoldinmorethan200countries.(10)Flashbacklo1915,whenabotlleof

Coca-ColacostsiustanickelasthesoftdrinkgainedinDopularity、itfacedagrowing

numbercompelilors.counledeils,evenivyinglocopyCoke'slogo.Soaccordinglo

Coca-Colahistorian,TedRyan、thecompanydecidedtocomeunwithpackagingthat

couldnTbeduplicated.Aproductrequestwassenttoeightdifferentglassmakers.

Workersattherootglasscompanygottherequestandbeganflippingthroughthe

encyclopediaatthelocallibrary,Landygonecocoa'sseed.

Thecocoa'sseedisnotaningredientofthesoda.(11)Theydesigned〔heirbottle

basedontheseedsthatshapeandlargemiddle.Itwasn'tovercoatexecutive'sin

Atlantaandwouldgoontoreceiveitsowntrademarkspurcollectionsandearn

Coca-ColaaniconicimagethatmadeitpartofAmericancultureforacentury.

Itwas100yearsagothisweekthatthebottleearnedapackagebyworldwarH,Coke

bottlesaleshadballoonedintobillions.AmericansmostlyconsumedCokeoutof

aluminumorplastictoday,buttheglassbottleremainsasymbolofAmericathat's

readilyrecognizedaroundtheworld.

Q9.WhatdoesthepassagesayappearsinalmostalladsforCoca-Ccla?

Q10.WhydidtheCoca-Colacompanydecidetohavespecialpackagingdesigned?

QI1.WhatdotheylearnabouttheCoca-Colabottledesignedbytherootglasscompany?

?PassageTwo

Tryingtocreatesomemeasurableimprovementinmood.Butmostofusarereluctant

tostarttheseconversationsbecausewepresumetheopposite.(12)Inanexperiment,

commuterswhotalktonearbystrangersfoundthatcommutemoreenjoyablethan

thosewhodidn't.Theywereaskedtopredictwhetherthey'denjoythecommutemore

iftheyconversewithotherpeople.Intriguingly,mostexpectthemoresolitary

experiencetobemorepleasurable.Whyisthis?(13)Socialanxietyappearstobethe

Droblem.Peo—le'sreluctancetostartconversationswithnearbystrangerscomes

partlyfromundereslimalingothers'interestinconnecting.

Thesadthingisthatpeoplepresumethatanearbystrangerdoesn'twanttoconverse

anddon'tstartaconversation.Onlythosewhoforcethemselvestochatbecauseitwas

requiredbytheexperimentfoundoutwhatapleasantexperienceitcouldbe.Human

beingsaresocialanimals.Thosewhomisunderstandtheimpactofsocialinteractions

maynot,insomecontext,besocialenoughfortheirownwellbeing.Youshouldbe

chattingwiththestrangersyouencounter.Youmayoccasionallyhaveanegative

encounterthatmightstickinyourmemory.(15)Thisisbecausethehumanbrainis

biasedtodwellonnegativeevents.Butstartingconversationswithstrangersisstill

wellworththeriskofrejection.

Itmaysurpriseyouthatconversingwithstrangerswillmakethemhappiertoo.

(16)Thepleasureofconneclionseemscontagious.PeoplewhoItalktohaveequally

positiveexperiencesasthosewhoinitiateaconversation.

Q12:Whatdoesresearchshowaboutaconversationbetweenstrangers?

Q13:Whatpreventspeoplefromstartingaconversationwithstrangers?

Q14:Whydoesanegativeencounterwithstrangersstickinone'smemory?

Q15:Whatdoesthepassagesaythepleasureofconnectionseemstobe?

?RecordingOne

TheCaribbeanislandsaredividedintotwoworlds,arichone,andapoorone.

(16)Thistropicalregion'seconomyisbasedmainlyonfarming.Farmersareoftwo

types.Oneistheplantationownerwhomayhavehundredsofthousandsofacres.In

contrast,thissmallcultivatorisworkingonlyafewacresofland.

MostvisitorstotheCaribbeanarerich.Liketheplantationowner.Theydonotrealize

ordonotwanttorealizethatmanyfarmfamiliesbarelymanagedtogetbyonwhat

theygrow.TheCaribbeanproducesmanythings.(17)Sugaristhemainproduct.

Otherexportcropsaretobaccocoffee,bananas,spices,andcitrusfruits,suchas

orangelemonorgrapefruit.

FromthewestIndiesalsocomeoil,mineralpitch,andmanyforestproducts.

Jamaica'saluminumorsuppliesaretheworld'slargest.OilcomesfromTrinidad,

ArubaandCarolco,butformanyofthesmallerislands,sugaristheonlyexpon.

Rum,astrongalcoholic.Wejustdistilledfromsugarcaneisalsoanexport.

Theworld'sbestrumcomesfromthisarea.Localkindsvaryfromthelightrumsof

PuertoRicototheheavier,darkerrumsofBarbadosandJamaica.Americantourists

enjoystockinguponinexpensivehigh-qualityCaribbeanrumwhilethey'reon

vacation.Incorrect.thewell-knownvicarofthatnameismadeforthethick,outer

skinofanativeorangeeversinceAmerica'scolonialdays,theCaribbeanislandshave

beenfavoriteplacestovisit.

Sinceworldwartwo,tourismhasincreasedrapidlybecausegreatnumbersofpeople

gothere.TheIslandershavebuiltelaborateresorts,developedharborsandairfields,

improvedbeachesandhaveexpandedseaandairroutes.Everythingisattheresort,

hotel,beach,shoppingandrecreation,thevacationerneverhasanyreasontoexplore

theisland.

Asinmostplaces,thosewhohavemoneylivewell,indeed,thosewhodon'thave

moneyliveatvariouslevelsofpoverty.(18)butherethepoorgreatlyoutnumberthe

wealthy.AvisitorwillfindrichpeoplelivinginapartmentsorSpanishhousesatthe

seasideorinthecountryside.Theirservicemightincludeacook,amaidandanurse

forthechildren.

Mostofthepeoplelivewellbelowthepovertylevel.Intowns,theylivecrowded

togetherintinyhouses.Islandersmakethebesttheycanofv/hattheyhave.Their

homesarequiteChevy.Sadly,mosttouristsneverseethissideoftheCaribbean.

Q16.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheeconomyoftheCaribbeanislands?

Q17.WhatisthemainproductoftheCaribbeanislands?

Q18.WhatdowelearnaboutthemajorityofpeopleintheCaribbeanislands?

?RecordingTwo

Talktoanyonewhoisagenerationortooolder,andtheywouldmostlikelycomment

thatchildrenarcmostspoiledthesedays,noonewantstohave,orbearound

demanding,selfishandspoiledchildren.Thosewhogetbadtemperwillsilentlybrood

whenthey'renotgiveneverythingtheywantimmediately.

Paradoxically,theparentsofsuchchildrencouragethisdemandingbehaviorinthe

mistakenbeliefthatbygivingthatchildreneverythingtheycan,thatchildrenwillbe

happy.

Intheshorttermperhapstheyareright.Butinthelongerterm,“9)suchchildrenend

UDlonelydependent,chronicallydissatisfiedandresentfuloftheparentswhotriedso

hardtopleasethem.

Undoubtedly,parentswanttoraisehappychildrenwhoarcconfident,capable,and

likableratherthanspoiledandmiserable.(20)OnefactorhinderingthisisihalDarenis

cantordon'tspendenoughqualitytimewiththeirkidsandsubstitute.thisdeficit

wilhLoinboloys,games,gadgeis,and【helike.

Ratherthangettingmaterialthings,childrenneedparentsdevotedattention.

Thequantityoftimespenttogetherislessimportantthanthecontentofthattime.Instead

ofinstantlysatisfyingtheirwishes,parentsshouldhelpthemworkoutaplantoearn

thingsthey'dliketohave.

Thisteachesthemtovaluetheeffortaswellaswhatitachieves,allowthemtoenjoy

anticipation.

Numerouspsychological