2018年12月大学英语六级真题第三套

2018123PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtoacademicstudyandextracurricularactivities.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)20181222PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.InwhatsprobablythecraziestheadlineIveeverwritten,Ivereportedthat26inlivestockprotectionarehappeningwithscientistspaintingeyesonthebuttsofcows.Theexperimentisbasedupontheideathatfarmerswhoreprotectingtheirherdfromlionswouldshootandkilllionsinanefforttoprotecttheirlivestock.Whilethismakesalotofsense,itresultsinmanyliondeathsthat27wouldhavebeenunnecessary.ResearchersinAustraliahavebeen28andtestingamethodoftrickerytomakelionsthinktheyarebeingwatchedbythepaintedeyesoncowbutts.Thisideaisbasedontheprinciplethatlionsandother29arefarlesslikelytoattackwhentheyfeeltheyarebeingwatched.Asconservationareasbecomesmaller,lionsareincreasinglycomingintocontactwithhumanpopulations,whichareexpandingtothe30oftheseprotectedareas.Effortslikepaintingeyesoncowbuttsmayseemcrazyatfirst,buttheycouldmakeactualheadwayinthefightforconservation.Ifthemethodworks,itcouldprovidefarmersinBotswanaand31withalow-cost,sustainabletooltoprotecttheirlivestock,andawaytokeeplionssafefrombeingkilled.Lionsare32ambushhunters,sowhentheyfeeltheirpreyhas33them,theyusuallygiveuponthehunt.Researchersare34testingtheirideaonaselectherdofcattle.Theyhavepaintedhalfofthecowswitheyesandlefttheotherhalfasnormal.Throughsatellitetrackingofboththeherdandthelionsinthearea,theywillbeableto35iftheirpsychologicaltrickerywillworktohelpkeepfarmersfromshootinglions.A)advancesIotherwiseB)boundariesJ)predatorsC)challengingK)primarilyD)currentlyLretortedE)determineMspottedF)devisingN)testimoniesG)elsewhereOwrestleH)neverthelessSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.ResilienceIsAboutHowYouRecharge,NotHowYouEndure[A]Asconstanttravelersandparentsofa2-year-old,wesometimesfantasizeabouthowmuchworkwecandowhenoneofusgetsonaplane,undistractedbyphones,friends,ormovies.Weracetogetallourgroundworkdone:packing,goingthroughsecurity,doingalast-minuteworkcall,callingeachother,thenboardingtheplane.Then,whenwetrytohavethatamazingworksessioninflight,wegetnothingdone.Evenworse,afterrefreshingouremailorreadingthesamestudiesoverandover,wearetooexhaustedwhenwelandtosoldieronwiththeemailsthathaveinevitablystillpiledup.[B]Whyshouldflyingdepleteus?Werejustsittingtheredoingnothing.Whycantwebetougher,moreresilientanddeterminedinourworksowecanaccomplishallofthegoalswesetforourselves?Basedonourcurrentresearch,wehavecometorealizethattheproblemisnotourhecticscheduleortheplanetravelitself;theproblemcomesfromamisconceptionofwhatitmeanstoberesilient,andtheresultingimpactofoverworking.[C]Weoftentakeamilitaristic,toughapproachtoresilienceanddeterminationlikeaMarinepullinghimselfthroughthemud,aboxergoingonemoreround,orafootballplayerpickinghimselfupoffthegroundforonemoreplay.Webelievethatthelongerwetoughitout,thetougherweare,andthereforethemoresuccessfulwewillbe.However,thisentireconceptionisscientificallyinaccurate.[D]Theverylackofarecoveryperiodisdramaticallyholdingbackourcollectiveabilitytoberesilientandsuccessful.Researchhasfoundthatthereisadirectcorrelationbetweenlackofrecoveryandincreasedincidenceofhealthandsafetyproblems.Andlackofrecoverywhetherbydisruptingsleepwiththoughtsofworkorhavingcontinuouscognitivearousalbywatchingourphonesiscostingourcompanies$62billionayearinlostproductivity.[E]Andjustbecauseworkstops,itdoesntmeanwearerecovering.Westopworksometimesat5pm,butthenwespendthenightwrestlingwithsolutionstoworkproblems,talkingaboutourworkoverdinner,andfallingasleepthinkingabouthowmuchworkwelldotomorrow.Inastudyjustreleased,researchersfromNorwayfoundthat7.8%ofNorwegianshavebecomeworkaholics.Thescientistsciteadefinitionofworkaholismasbeingoverlyconcernedaboutwork,drivenbyanuncontrollableworkmotivation,andinvestingsomuchtimeandeffortinworkthatitimpairsotherimportantlifeareas.[F]Webelievethatthenumberofpeoplewhofitthatdefinitionincludesthe