大学英语六级考试2018年12月真题第三套

大学英语六级考试2018年12月真题(第三套)PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtobalancejobresponsibilitiesandpersonalinterests.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)特别说明：由于多题多卷，官方第三套真题的听力试题与第二套真题的一致，只是选项顺序不同，因此，本套试卷不再提供听力部分。PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.JustoffthecoastofSouthernCaliforniasitsSantaCruzIsland,whereamagicalcreaturecalledtheislandfox26.Adecadeago,thisisland’secosystemwasin27.Wildpigsattractedgoldeneaglesfromthemainland,andthoseflying28crashedthefoxpopulation.SotheNatureConservancylauncheda29waragainstthepigs,completewithhelicoptersandsharpshooters.Anditworked.Today,federalagenciesarepullingtheislandfoxfromtheEndangeredSpeciesList.It’sthefastest-everrecoveryofamammal,joiningpeersliketheLouisianablackbearasglowingsuccessesinthehistoryoftheEndangeredSpeciesAct.ButtherecoveryofSantaCruzIslandisn’tjustaboutthefox.TheNatureConservancyhas30waronamultitudeofinvasivespecieshere,fromsheeptoplantstothe31Argentineant.“Ourphilosophywiththeislandhasalwaysbeen,‘OK,32thethreatsandlettheislandgobacktowhatitwas,’”saysecologistChristinaBoser.Anditappearstobeworking.Nativeplantsarecomingback,andthefoxonceagainboundsaboutcarefree.ButkeepingthosefoxesfromharmwilloccupyBoserandhercolleaguesforyearstocome.Yousee,humansarestillallowedonSantaCruzIsland,andtheybringdogs.SoBoserhastovaccinateherfoxesagainstvariousdiseases.“We’reobligatedtokeepapulseonthepopulationforatleastfiveyearsafterthefoxesaredelisted,”saysBoser.Thatincludestaggingthefoxesand33theirnumberstoensurenothinggoeswrong.Thisisthestoryofthelittlefoxthathascomeback,andthepeoplewhohave34theirlivestoprotectingit.Thisisthestoryofwildlifeconservationintheageofmass35.A)aggressiveI)hindersB)chaosJ)mammalC)configurationK)monitoringD)declaredL)predatorsE)dedicatedM)removeF)dwellsN)temptG)extinctionO)underlyingH)fierceSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.DoParentsInvadeChildren’sPrivacyWhenTheyPostPhotosOnline?A)WhenKatlynBurbidge’ssonwas6yearsold,hewasperformingsomeridiculoussonganddancetypicalofafirst-grader.Butaftershesnappedaphotoandstartedusingherphone,heaskedheraseriousquestion:“Areyougoingtopostthatonline?”Shelaughedandanswered,“Yes,IthinkIwill.”Whathesaidnextstoppedher.“Canyounot?”B)That’swhenitdawnedonher:Shehadbeenpostingphotosofhimonlinewithoutaskinghispermission.“We’rebigadvocatesofbodilyautonomyandnotforcinghimtohugorkisspeopleunlesshewantsto,butitneveroccurredtomethatIshouldaskhispermissiontopostphotosofhimonline,”saysBurbidge,amomoftwoinWakefield,Massachusetts.“NowwhenIpostaphotoofhimonline,Ishowhimthephotoandgethisokay.”C)Whenher8-month-oldis3or4yearsold,sheplanstostartaskinghiminanage-appropriateway,“Doyouwantotherpeopletoseethis?”That’spreciselytheapproachthattworesearchersadvocatedbeforearoomofpediatricians(儿科医生)lastweekattheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsmeeting,whentheydiscussedthe21stcenturychallengeof“sharenting,”anewtermforparents’onlinesharingabouttheirchildren.“Asadvocatesofchildren’srights,webelievethatchildrenshouldhaveavoiceaboutwhatinformationissharedaboutthemifpossible,”saysStaceySteinberg,alegalskillsprofessorattheUniversityofFloridaLevinCollegeofLawinGainesville.D)Whetherit’sensuringyourchildisn’tbulliedoversomethingyoupost,thattheiridentityisn’tdigitally“kidnapped”,orthattheirphotosdon’tenduponahalfdozenchildpornography(色情)sites,asoneAustralianmomdiscovered,parentsandpediatriciansareincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofprotectingchildren’sdigitalpresence.SteinbergandBaharehKeith,anassistantprofessorofpediatricsattheUniversityofFloridaCollegeofMedicine,saymostchildrenwilllikelyneverexperienceproblemsrelatedtowhattheirparentsshare,butatensionstillexistsbetweenparents’rightstosharetheirexperiencesandtheirchildren’srightstoprivacy.E)“We’reinnowaytryin