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1、2018 年 12 月大学英语六级真题（第二套）(总分：710.00，做题时间：150 分钟)一、Part Writing(总题数：1，分数：106.50)Directions：For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on how to balance jobhow to balance jobresponsibilities and personal interestsresponsibilities and personal interests.You should write at least 150 word

2、s but no more than200 words.（分数：106.50）_正确答案：(Work is a means of livelihood formost people,while personal interestsoften add spice to oneslife.Both are beyond dispute indispensable for leading a fulfilling life.But it is far fromeasy to achieve a trade-off between them.It requires,above all,full and

3、 proper use of work time.More exactly,people should follow theirwork plans and make a concentrated effort to complete their assignments.Being productive at work,in fact,not only benefits your career development,but also saves you plenty of time andenergyto explore private interests.Once you find you

4、r favorite pastimes,try to make them part of yourlife,lest you idle such hard-won free time away.Movie fans,for example,can spend one houror more watching films each weeknight and share their comments via social media on weekends.A better approach,of course,is to seek a job or start a business close

5、ly related to ones hobbies,though it is less practical for most people.But at any rate,it is inadvisable to be distractedby personal interests at work or to be a workaholic.)解析：二、Part Listening Comprehension(总题数：0，分数：0.00)Section A(总题数：2，分数：56.80)Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you ha

6、ve just heard.（分数：28.4）Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）(1).（分数：7.1）A.Stop worrying about him.B.Keep away from the statue.C.Take a picture of him.D.Put on a smile for the photo.解析：听力原文：ConversationOne对话 1M:M:Doyoumindtakingmyphotowiththestatueoverthere?Ithi

7、nkitwillmakeagreatshot.男：男：能不能帮我和那边的雕像照张相？我觉得这会是一个很棒的照片。W:W:Sure,noworries.Yourealwaystakingphotos.Whatdoyoudowithallthephotosyoutake?女：女：当然，别客气。你总是在拍照。你用你拍的照片做什么？M:M:Well,dontlaugh.Mydreamistobecomeanonlinecelebrityofsorts.男：男：别笑我。我的梦想是成为那种网络名人。W:W:Youarenotserious,areyou?女：女：你不是认真的吧？M:M:Iam,comple

8、tely.Ijustgottheideaafewmonthsagoafterpostingsomeholidayphotosonmysocialmediaaccounts.Alotofpeoplelikedmyphotosandstartedaskingmefortraveltips.SoIfiguredIdgiveitago.Ipostalotonsocialmediaanyway.SoIvegotnothingtolose.男：男：是啊，我很认真。几个月前，我在社交媒体上发布了一些度假照片，才有了这个想法。很多人喜欢我的照片，开始向我咨询旅行建议。所以我想试试。我在社交媒体上发了很多。我没

9、什么可失去的。W:W:Iguessthatstrue.SowhatdoyouhavetodotobecomeInternetfamous?女：女：我想确实如此。那么，要想成为网络名人，你需要做些什么呢？M:M:SurprisinglyalotmorethanIdidasahobby.Recently,Ivebeenspendingalotmoretimeeditingphotos,postingonlineandclearingstorageonmyphone.Itsalwaysfullnow.男：男：很令人惊讶，如果真的要做的话，需要做的事比纯粹的业余爱好还要多很多。最近，我花了很多时间来编

10、辑照片，在网上发布，清理手机上的存储空间。现在总是满的。W:W:Thatdoesntsoundliketoomuchwork.女：女：听起来工作量不大。M:M:Well,theresmoretoit.Ispentalllastweekendresearchingwhattopicsarepopular,whatwordstouseincaptionsandsimilaraccountstofollow.Itreallywasalottotakein.AndIwasupwellpastmidnight.Idsayitspayingoffthough.Iincreasedthenumberofpe

11、oplefollowingmyaccountsby15%already.男：男：嗯，还有呢。上周末，我花了整整一个周末的时间来研究哪些话题是受欢迎的，在标题中应该使用哪些词，以及接下来应该关注哪些类似的账户。真的有很多东西要吸收。我一直到半夜还没睡。我想这是值得的。关注我账户的人数已经增加了 15%。W:W:Thatisimpressive.IguessIneverthoughtmuchaboutalltheeffortbehindthescene.NowthatIthinkaboutit,theresalwayssomethingwrongwithmyphotosasitishalfsmil

12、es，closedeyes,messyhair.IhopeyouhavebetterluckthanIdo.Thenagain,Ithinktheonlypersoninterestedinmyphotosismymom.女：女：太棒了。我想我从来没有想过所有幕后的努力。现在我想想，我的照片总是有问题，因为照片里我总是似笑非笑，闭着眼睛，头发凌乱。我希望你的运气比我好。而且，我想唯一对我的照片感兴趣的人是我妈妈。Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.请根据你刚刚听到的对话回答第 1 题至第 4 题。1.Whatdoesth

13、emanaskthewomantodo?1.男士让女士做什么？2.Whatdoesthemandreamof?2.男士的梦想是什么？3.Whathasthemanbeenbusydoingrecently?3.男士最近在忙什么？4.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherphotos?4.关于她的照片，女士说了什么？(2).（分数：7.1）A.Gaining great fame on the Internet.B.Publishing a collection of his photos.C.Collecting the best photos in the world.D.B

14、ecoming a professional photographer.解析：(3).（分数：7.1）A.Surfing various websites and collecting photos.B.Editing his pictures and posting them online.C.Following similar accounts to compare notes.D.Studying the pictures in popular social media.解析：(4).（分数：7.1）A.They are far from satisfactory.B.They are

15、mostly taken by her mom.C.They make an impressive album.D.They record her fond memories.解析：Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：28.4）(1).（分数：7.1）A.A journal reporting the latest progress in

16、physics.B.An introductory course of modern physics.C.An occasion for physicists to exchange ideas.D.A series of interviews with outstanding physicists.解析：听力原文：ConversationTwo对话 2M:M:GoodeveningandwelcometoPhysicsToday.Hereweinterviewsomeofthegreatestmindsinphysicsastheyhelpustounderstandsomeofthemos

17、tcomplicatedtheories.Today,ImverypleasedtowelcomeDr.MelissaPhillips,professoroftheoreticalphysics.Shesheretotellusalittleaboutwhatitisshestudies.Dr.Phillips,youseemtostudyeverything.男：男：晚上好，欢迎来到今日物理。今天，我们采访了一些最伟大的物理学家，他们帮助我们理解一些最复杂的理论。今天，我很高兴地欢迎理论物理学教授梅丽莎菲利普斯博士。她今天将为我们讲述她的研究。菲利普斯博士，你好像什么都研究过了。W:W:Ig

18、uessthatwouldbefairtosayIspentmostofmytimestudyingtheBigBangtheoryandwhereouruniversecamefrom.女：女：准确说，我大部分时间都在研究宇宙大爆炸理论和宇宙的起源。M:M:Canyoutellusalittleaboutthat?男：男：你能给我们讲讲吗？W:W:Well,Imveryinterestedinwhytheuniverseexistsatall.Thatmaysoundodd,butthefactisatthemomentoftheBigBang,bothmatterandanti-matte

19、rwerecreatedforashorttime,andImeanjustafractionofasecond.Thewholeuniversewasasuper-hotsoupofradiationfilledwiththeseparticles.Sowhatsbaffledscientistsforsolongiswhyisthereauniverseatall?女：女：嗯，我对宇宙存在的原因很感兴趣。这听起来可能很奇怪，但事实是在大爆炸的那一刻，物质和反物质都是在很短的时间内被创造出来的，我的意思是只有几分之一秒。整个宇宙就像一碗充满这些粒子的超热辐射汤。因此，让科学家们困惑了这么久的

20、是“为什么会有宇宙呢?”M:M:Thatsbecausematterandanti-matterarebasicallyoppositesofeachother.Theyareexactlyalikeexceptthattheyhaveoppositeelectricalcharges.Sowhentheycollide,theydestroyeachother?男：男：那是因为物质和反物质基本上是对立的。除了电荷相反外，它们完全一样。所以当它们碰撞时，它们会互相毁灭吗？W:Exactly.SoduringthefirstfewmomentsoftheBigBang,theuniversewa

21、sextremelyhotandverysmall.Matterandthenowmoreexoticanti-matterwouldhavehadlittlespacetoavoideachother.Thismeansthattheyshouldhavetotallywipedeachotherout,leavingtheuniversecompletelybarren.女：女：没错。所以在大爆炸的最初几分钟，宇宙非常热，非常小。物质和现在更奇特的反物质将几乎没有空间相互回避。这意味着它们应该完全相互毁灭，让宇宙完全荒芜。M:M:Butarecentstudyseemstopointtot

22、hefactthatwhenmatterandanti-matterwerefirstcreated,therewereslightlymoreparticlesofmatter,whichallowedtheuniverseweallliveintoform?男：男：但是最近的一项研究似乎指出了一个事实，当物质和反物质最初被创造出来的时候，有更多的物质粒子，这使得我们生活的宇宙得以形成。W:W:Exactly.Becausetherewasslightlymorematter,thecollisionsquicklydepletedalltheanti-matterandleftjusten

23、oughmattertocreatestars,planetsandeventuallyus.女：女：没错。因为有更多的物质，碰撞很快耗尽了所有的反物质，只留下足够的物质来创造恒星、行星和我们。Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.请根据你刚刚听到的对话回答第 5 题至第 8 题。5.WhatdoesthemansayisPhysicsToday?5.男士说的今日物理是什么？6.Whatisthewomanphysicistsmainresearcharea?6.女物理学家的主要研究领域是什么？7.Whatisthewom

24、aninterestedin?7.女士对什么感兴趣？8.Whatseemstobethefindingoftherecentstudy?8.最近的研究有什么发现？(2).（分数：7.1）A.The future of the physical world.B.The origin of the universe.C.Sources of radiation.D.Particle theory.解析：(3).（分数：7.1）A.How matter collides with antimatter.B.Whether the universe will turn barren.C.Why the

25、re exists antimatter.D.Why there is a universe at all.解析：(4).（分数：7.1）A.Matter and antimatter are opposites of each other.B.Antimatter allowed humans to come into existence.C.The universe formed due to a sufficient amount of matter.D.Antimatter exists in very hightemperature environments.解析：Section B

26、(总题数：2，分数：49.70)Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.3）Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.3）(1).（分数：7.1）A.She found herself speaking a foreign language.B.She woke up speaking with a different accent.C.She found some symptoms of her

27、illness gone.D.She woke up finding herself in another country.解析：听力原文：PassageOne短文 1InthisweekseditionofspecialseriesonBizarreMedicalConditions,areportofthecaseofMichelleMyers.在本周的奇异医疗事件特别系列中，有一篇关于米歇尔迈尔斯病例的报道。thereisMyersisanAmericanwomanwhowokeuponedayspeakingwithaBritishaccent,eventhoughsheslivedi

28、ntheUnitedStatesallherlife.迈尔斯是一名美国女子，尽管她一直生活在美国，但有一天她醒来时说话带着英国口音。In2015,Myerswenttobedwithaterribleheadache.ShewokeupsoundinglikesomeonefromEngland.HerBritishaccenthasremainedforthepasttwoyears.2015 年，迈尔斯头非常疼，就上床睡觉。她醒来时说话听起来就像个英国人。过去两年来她的英国口音一直没有变。Previously,MyershadwokenupspeakinginIrishandAustral

29、ianaccents.However,onbothofthoseoccasions,theaccentslastedforonlyaweek.此前，迈尔斯一觉醒来说话就带着爱尔兰和澳大利亚口音。然而，在这两种情况下，口音都只持续了一周。MyershasbeendiagnosedwithForeignAccentSyndrome.Itsadisorderinwhichapersonexperiencesasuddenchangetotheirspeechsothattheysoundliketheyrespeakinginaforeignaccent.迈尔斯被诊断出患有外国口音综合症。这是一种障

30、碍，一个人突然改变了说话方式，听起来就像在用外国口音说话。Theconditionismostoftencausedbyastrokeortraumaticbraininjury.这种情况通常是由中风或创伤性脑损伤引起的。Althoughpeoplewiththesyndromehaveintelligiblespeech,theirmannerofspeakingisalteredintermsoftimingandtongueplacement,whichmaydistorttheirpronunciation.尽管患有这种综合症的人说话容易理解，但他们说话的方式会因时间和舌头的位置而改变

31、，这可能会使他们的发音发生变化。Theresultisthattheymaysoundforeignwhenspeakingtheirnativelanguage.结果就是说母语时，他们听起来可能像外国人。ItsnotclearwhetherMyershasexperiencedastrokeorotherbraindamage,butshealsohasaseparatemedicalcondition,whichcanresultinloosejoints,easilybruisedskinandotherproblems.目前还不清楚迈尔斯是否经历过中风或其他脑损伤，但她也有其他健康问题

32、，可能导致关节松动、皮肤容易擦伤和其他问题。ForeignAccentSyndromeisrare,withonlyabout60casesreportedwithinthepastcentury.外国口音综合症很少见，在过去的一个世纪里只报告了大约 60 例。However,adifferentAmericanwomanreportedlyspokewiththeRussianaccentin2010aftershefelldownthestairsandhitherhead.然而，据报道，还有一名美国女子在 2010 年从楼梯上摔下来撞到头后，说话带着俄罗斯口音。Questions9to1

33、1arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.请根据你刚刚听到的短文回答第 9 题至第 11 题。9.WhathappenedtoMichelleMyersoneday?9.米歇尔迈尔斯怎么了？10.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutForeignAccentSyndrome?10.关于外国口音综合症，文章说了什么？11.WhataccentdidanotherAmericanwomanspeakwithafteraheadinjury?11.另一位美国妇女头部受伤后说话是什么口音？(2).（分数：7.1）A.It is usually caus

34、ed by a stroke or brain injury.B.It has not yet found any effective treatment.C.It leaves the patient with a distorted memory.D.It often happens to people with speech defects.解析：(3).（分数：7.1）A.BritishB.IrishC.RussianD.Australian解析：Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28

35、.4）Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.4）(1).（分数：7.1）A.Water sports.B.Racing in rivers.C.Stories about women swimmers.D.Books about swimming.解析：听力原文：PassageTwo短文 2Thereissomethingaboutwaterthatmakesitagoodmetaphorforlife.Thatmaybeonereasonwhysomanypeoplefindreliefi

36、nswimmingwhenlifesseasgetrough.水的某种特质让它成为生命的一个很好的隐喻。这也许就是为什么当生活的海洋变得波涛汹涌时，那么多人在游泳中找到了解脱。Anditgoessomewaytowardsexplainingwhybooksaboutswimming,inwhichpeopletackleicylakes,raceinriversandovercomeoceanswhilereflectingontheirlives,haverecentlybecomesopopular.这在一定程度上解释了为什么关于游泳的书最近变得如此受欢迎。在书中，人们在反思自己生活的同

37、时，应对结冰的湖泊，在河流中赛跑，征服海洋。Thesebooksreflectatrend,particularlystronginBritain,whereswimminginpoolsisdeclining,butmoreandmorefolksareoptingforopenwater.这些书反映了一种趋势，尤其是在英国，游泳池里游泳的人数正在减少，但越来越多的人选择开放水域。Wildswimmingseemstobeespeciallypopularamongwomen.JennyLandrethrecentlypublishedaguidetothebestswimmingspots

38、inLondon.“野泳”似乎特别受女性欢迎。珍妮兰德里斯最近出版了一本关于伦敦最佳游泳地点的指南。Hernewbook,Swell,interweavesherownstorywithahistoryoffemalepioneerswhoaccomplishedremarkablefeatsandpavedthewayforfuturegenerations.她的新书膨胀(Swell)将她自己的故事与女性拓荒者的历史交织在一起，这些女性拓荒者取得了非凡的成就，为后代铺平了道路。NotionsofmodestyrestrictedwomenintheVictorianera,buttheyst

39、illswam.Abathingmachinewasrolleddowntotheseashoresowomenwouldnotbeseeninswimwear.在维多利亚时代，谦逊的观念限制了女性，但她们仍然会游泳。一个“沐浴机”被推到海边，这样就不会有人看到妇女们穿着泳装。In1892,TheGentlewomansBookofSportdescribedawomanswimminginaheavydress,boots,hat,glovesandcarryinganumbrella.1892 年，贵妇人运动手册(TheGentlewomansBookofSport)描述了一位女士穿着厚重

40、的连衣裙、靴子、帽子、手套，手持雨伞游泳。Eventually,swimmingbecamefreer.MixedbathingwaspermittedonBritishbeachesin1901.最终，游泳变得更加自由。1901 年，英国海滩允许混合沐浴。Womenwontherighttoswiminpublicpools,learnedtoswimproperly,createdappropriateswimwearand,intime,evencompetedagainstmen.女性赢得了在公共泳池游泳的权利，学会了正确地游泳，设计了合适的泳衣，最终甚至与男性竞争。Thefirstw

41、omantocrosstheEnglishChannelwasGertrudeEderlein1926.Shebeattherecordbyalmosttwohoursandherfatherrewardedherwitharedsportscar.1926 年，格特鲁德埃德尔成为第一位横渡英吉利海峡的女性。她以将近两个小时的优势打破了纪录，她父亲奖励她一辆红色跑车。Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.请根据你刚刚听到的短文第 12 题至第 15 题。12.Whathasbecomesopopularrecently?12.什

42、么最近变得如此流行？13.WhatdidJennyLandrethdorecently?13.珍妮兰德里斯最近做了什么？14.WhatdowelearnaboutwomenintheVictorianera?14.我们了解到了关于维多利亚时代女性的什么事？15.WhatdoesthepassagesayaboutGertrudeEderle?15.这篇文章提到了关于格特鲁德埃德尔的什么事？(2).（分数：7.1）A.She succeeded in swimming across the English Channel.B.She published a guide to Londons be

43、st swimming spots.C.She told her story of adventures to some young swimmers.D.She wrote a book about the history of swimwear in the UK.解析：(3).（分数：7.1）A.They loved vacationing on the seashore.B.They had a unique notion of modesty.C.They were prohibited from swimming.D.They were fully dressed when swi

44、mming.解析：(4).（分数：7.1）A.She designed lots of appropriate swimwear for women.B.She once successfully competed against men in swimming.C.She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel.D.She was an advocate of womens right to swim in public pools.解析：Section C(总题数：3，分数：142.00)Questions 16 to

45、18 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.6）Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.（分数：42.6）(1).（分数：14.2）A.Build a machine that can detect lies.B.Develop a magnetic brain scanner.C.Test the credibility of court evidence.D.Win peoples complete trust in them.解

46、析：听力原文：RecordingOne录音 1TodayImgoingtotalkaboutaveryspecialkindofperson.Psychologistscallthemmastersofdeception,thoserareindividualswithanaturalabilitytotellwithcompleteconfidencewhensomeoneistellingalie.今天我要讲的是一种非常特别的人。心理学家称他们为“欺骗大师”，这种人非常罕见，当别人说谎时，他们有一种天生的能力，能够完全自信地识破。Fordecades,researchersandlawen

47、forcementagencieshavetriedtobuildamachinethatwilldothesamething.几十年来，研究人员和执法机构一直在尝试制造一种能做同样事情的机器。NowacompanyinMassachusettssaysthatbyusingmagneticbrainscanstheycandeterminewith97%accuracywhethersomeoneistellingthetruth.现在，马萨诸塞州的一家公司表示，通过使用磁脑扫描，他们可以以 97%的准确率确定某人是否在说真话。Theyhopethatthetechnologywillbec

48、learedforuseinAmericancourtsbyearlynextyear.Butisthisreallytheultimatetoolforyou,thelawyersoftomorrow?他们希望这项技术能在明年初在美国法庭上得到应用。但这真的是未来律师的终极工具吗？Youllnotfindmanybrainscientistscelebratingthisbreakthrough.你会发现很多大脑科学家对这一突破并不乐观。Thecompanymightbeveryoptimistic,buttheabilityoftheirmachinetodetectdeceptionha

49、snotprovidedcredibleproof.该公司可能非常乐观，但他们的机器检测欺骗的能力并没有提供可信的证据。Thatsbecausethetechnologyhasnotbeenproperlytestedinreal-worldsituations.Inlife,therearedifferentkindsofliesanddiversecontextinwhichtheyretold.这是因为这项技术还没有在现实世界中得到适当的测试。在生活中，有各种各样的谎言，还有不同的说谎背景。Thesedifferencesmayelicitdifferentbrainresponses.

50、Doestheirhypothesisbehindthetestapplyineverycase?这些差异可能引起不同的大脑反应。他们的假设是否适用于所有情况？Wedontknowtheanswer,becausestudiesdoneonhowreliablethismachineishavenotyetbeenduplicated.Muchmoreresearchisbadlyneeded.我们不知道答案，因为关于这台机器的可靠性研究还没有被复制，仍然需要更多的研究。Whetherthetechnologyiseventuallydeemedreliableenoughforthecour