2018年春六级1写作范文听力原文及答案
Part I Writing 写作范文
A saying goes that “Forgivene is the key to action and freedom”.Simple as it sounds, it has an instructive meaning to us all.Without doubt, forgivene is of much value to both the person who gives it and the person who receives it.As a matter of fact, we human beings are doomed to commit mistakes big or small, now and then.We may be offended by others, and vice versa.The key or the first step you should take is to forgive others.There’re numerous examples to illustrate the significance of forgivene at work or in study.For example, if one of your friends did something wrongly and offended you, you’d better forgive him or her.Only after forgiving him can you be relieved of the bad feelings between you two and feel free to taste the sweetne of friendship.Based on what’s been analyzed above, forgive others in due time and you’ll have the freedom to go forward and take action to create a more beautiful life for yourself and the people around you.Therefore, every one of us should keep this in mind: forgivene is the first step for us to get over something unpleasant happening to us and move on in our life.
Part II Listening Comprehension 听力原文
Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions.Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
M: It was my birthday yesterday, and it caused me to reflect on what I’ve learned about life.W: What’s the result?
M: Nothing of much significance.But I asked people on my Facebook page what they’ve thought about life on their birthdays.I got a wonderfully long list of wise and inspiring responses.
W: I want to know what they told you.M: Their responses are very helpful if you long to create a happier and healthier life.W: I think a happy life is what every one of us long for.
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M: Sure.I myself find they’re very useful.The first tip is about stre management.W: Living in a fast-paced society, like everyone else, I constantly feel under stre.I want to know how to handle it.M: Ok, stre may cause a shocking number of health problems.It causes us to age faster, and makes us feel anxious, fearful and irritable.First, you’re supposed to recognize the signs of stre in your own body and mind.W: I’m afraid it’s hard for me to do that.And then?
M: Then, you can take actions to fight against stre.Such as, you can do physical exercise, play whatever ball games you like, or just go out for a long walk.W: Very good.I decided to pick up jogging first thing tomorrow.M: The next tip is “Don’t try to be someone else”.W: That sounds philosophical! M: Many of us grew up focusing on what other people thought we should do.So, in some sense, we live on others’ will.
W: I myself am such a person, always trying to live up to my parents’ expectations.M: Many people just feel desperate about their present careers.But, they have to stick to the job in order to put food on the table.It’s high time that they think about their own wishes and take steps to change it.W: Yes, only after we know what we really want in life, may we feel better.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
1.How did the man get a list of tips on living a happier life? 2.What might stre lead up to? 3.What will the woman most probably do to relieve her stre? 4.Why do some people feel hopele about their present careers?
Conversation Two
W: Finding employment is crucial in this highly competitive society.So, as we can see, our high school students choose their ideal university with an eye on getting employment after graduation from college.It sounds a pragmatic strategy in my eyes.M: I think it’s beyond criticism.After all, after high school students enter college and finish college in four years, almost all of them will have to enter the real world, work, establish a family, support the family, and live in the real world.W: Yeah, no doubt about that.But, good news is that, more often than not, people who have graduated from college are more likely to be employed than those who have not.It’s the same result reached by many researches and many surveys.M: Yes, I read a report stating that the unemployment rate for those with a four-year bachelor’s degree is just 2.7%, much lower than the national unemployment rate of 4.9% for all workers.
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W: Yes, that’s true.In contrast to college graduates, the unemployment rate for people with a regular high school diploma is a great deal higher, reaching 5.2%.M: I believe there’re some college graduates who can’t find employment.It’s common sense that not all college students can get well equipped with neceary skills when in college.How about the unemployment rate of college graduates? W: Among college graduates, the unemployment rate varies greatly depending on major.The unemployment rate for those who majored in certain subjects such as public policy and social psychology is higher than the national joble rate.However, the rate is 1% le than the figure for others who majored in nuclear technology.M: So, it’ll be better for college students to major in fields which have a broader prospect for employment.Even before entering college, choosing a major is of much significance.They should pay special attention to that.
Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
5.What do high school students have in mind when choosing an ideal university? 6.What’s mentioned of people with a bachelor’s degree? 7.What’s said of people with a high school diploma? 8.Which major sees its graduates facing the highest unemployment rate?
Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear two paages.At the end of each paage, you will hear some questions.Both the paage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Paage One
Parents are often just as guilty of spending too much time checking smartphones and e-mail—and the consequences for their children can be troubling.Face-to-face interactions are the primary way children learn.And if that’s not happening, children are miing out on important development milestones.When parents focus on their digital world first, ahead of their children, there can be deep emotional consequences for the child, psychologist Catherine Steiner says.“We are behaving in ways that certainly tell children they don’t matter, they’re not interesting to us, they’re not as compelling as anybody, anything that may interrupt our time with them,” she says.
In her research, she interviewed 1,000 children between the ages of 4 and 18, asking them about their parents’ use of mobile devices.The language that came up over and over and over again, she says, was “sad, mad, angry and lonely.” One 4-year-old boy called his dad’s smartphone a “stupid phone.” Others recalled joyfully throwing their parent’s phone into the
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toilet, putting it in the oven or hiding it.There was one girl who said, “I feel like I’m just boring.I’m boring my dad because he will take any text, any call, anytime!”
Steiner says we don’t know exactly how much these mini moments of disconnect between a parent and child affect the child in the long term.But based on the stories she hears, she suggests that parents think twice before picking up a mobile device when they’re with their kids.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the paage you have just heard.
9.According to Catherine Steiner, what’s the consequence of parents’ overusing smartphones? 10.Why did the 4-year-old boy call his dad’s smartphone a “stupid phone”? 11.What’s Steiner’s suggestion for parents?
Paage Two
Even though a huge amount of research was carried out on brain activity during sleep, researchers say much le is known about the moments just before we enter sleep.“Some people fall asleep very quickly, others take a long, long time,” says Charles Burgerman, one of Cambridge’s Gates Scholars, funded by a foundation set up by Bill Gates.He has the unusual task of watching people fall asleep for a living.This “transition” usually lasts between five and 20 minutes, he says.But the behaviour within this time can be very different.For some, going into sleep is a smooth, uninterrupted descent.But others have more turbulence in the journey.“Others begin to get sleepy and then come back to alertne,” he says.They seem to “go back and forth” between the urges to sleep and stay awake, in a much more fitful, stop-start entry into sleep.His research focuses how this pre-sleep phase might be linked to accidents and people making dangerous mistakes.This could happen during the day while someone is working.They might appear to be awake and functioning, but if they begin to cro the threshold of sleep there are going to be significant risks.“If you’re doing some boring tasks, you might not really go into deep sleep.But you’d be in this sleepy period.You would know you’re not alert, that you’re drifting off,” says Mr Burgerman, “It’s not only a safety concern for tasks such as driving, but for anything where concentration and decision-making are important.”
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the paage you have just heard.12.What is mentioned of the time just before people enter sleep? 13.If people have problems with sleep, what will they probably do? 14.What’s the goal of Burgerman’s research?
15.If people are in the sleepy period, what should they avoid doing?
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Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear recordings of lectures or talks followed by some questions.The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.
I recently took my daughter to see the recently released Disney film The Good Dinosaur, a computer-animated adventure, which used to be known as a cartoon.It is rated as a parent-guided film, but my daughter loves that movie.At first glance, I thought the film was beautifully animated with a likable main character, the young dinosaur Arlo, and his human, but lively Spot, a child who has lost his family.Settling in for a 3-D experience of a coming of age story, I was most shocked to see these awful scenes: death of a beloved parent, fierce and wild creatures, and the violence of nature in the form of landslides, hurricanes, and lightning, all of which gave me pause that I’d made the right decision to take my child.I was further shocked to find my six-year-old daughter in tears halfway through the movie, the liquid drops of her sorrow sliding down underneath her thick-rimmed viewing glaes.What were the filmmakers thinking in making this emotional violence of a movie and promoting it to young kids? I love most Disney films, but why do they feel the need to start each of their recent films with death scenes that create tears of the young moviegoers.A small child secure in her parent or guardian’s love, should never see a prolonged, intense scene of a man, mouse, girl, or dinosaur losing a parent—and in this case, being responsible for a parent’s death—without a warning and notes for discuion.
Watching my daughter repeatedly sob, “Daddy, he lost his daddy,” while I stroked her shoulders and said, “I know sweetie.I know,” broke my heart.The father doesn’t even die for a good reason.He perishes pushing his son to be brave by going out into the wilderne in the midst of a storm.The filmmakers then cruelly bring him back in a dream sequence only to have him disappear.If the idea is meant to intentionally tell our kids, “Buck up, it’s a tough world out there,” I think that’s the wrong meage.Our kids will learn that all too soon.In the meantime, any movie that has a high level of intensity when it comes to death scenes, bullying, loneline, and violence, should be considered very unsuitable for young ones.I hate the feeling of being manipulated to tears and fight it at every turn, but children are the most susceptible.So, here’s my plea to filmmakers: Please don’t make our children cry with your filmmaking tricks.
16.Who is the main character of the film concerned in the recording? 17.What was the speaker most shocked to see in the film? 18.What does the speaker think Disney fails to do?
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19.Why does the speaker think it’s wrong for a film to tell kids the cruelty of the real world?
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.
Scientists say there needs to be more research into the impact of plastic pollution on whale sharks, and whales.A study, in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution, says the creatures may be swallowing hundreds of tiny bits of plastic a day.Microplastic pollution has the potential to further reduce the population sizes of the large sea creatures, they say.Yet, there is very little research being carried out into the risks.Researchers from the US, Australia and Italy looked at data on threats to large sea creatures from microplastics.These small plastic pieces le than five millimetres long can be harmful to the ocean and aquatic life.“The full magnitude of risks of ingesting microplastics are yet to be fully investigated,” said Elitza Germanov, one of the researchers.Poible risks include reduced nutritional uptake and damage to the digestive system when microplastics are taken in, she said.In addition, toxin exposure through plastic intake could affect many biological procees, such as growth and reproduction, putting sea creature populations “under even more strain”, she added.The study argues that large whale sharks or whales, many of which are “beautiful and economically important species”, should be given the priority for further research into risks from microplastics.Sharks or whales swallow hundreds of cubic metres of water a day to capture their food from water, and may take in microplastics during the proce.Studies have shown chemicals aociated with plastics in the bodies of whale sharks and fin whales.“Our studies on whales confirmed exposure to toxic chemicals, indicating that these big sea creatures are taking up microplastics in their feeding grounds,” said co-researcher Profeor Maria Foi.“Exposure to these plastic-aociated toxins poses a major threat to the health of these animals since it can alter the hormones, which regulate the body’s growth and development, metabolism, and reproductive functions, among other things.”
Whale sharks feeding in the Sea of Cortez are estimated to ingest under 200 pieces of plastic per day.Fin whales in the Mediterranean Sea are thought to be swallowing closer to 2,000 microplastic particles per day.The researchers say there have been reports of 800kg of plastic found in the dead body of a stranded whale in France and another in Australia contained six square metres of plastic sheeting as well as 30 whole plastic carrier bags.“It is worth highlighting that utilising these magnificent species, such as whale sharks, and whales to gain the attention of and engage with communities, policy makers and managers will go far to enhance management of entire marine ecosystems,” said Ms Germanov.
20.According to Elitza Germanov, what’s the purpose of her research?
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21.According to Maria Foi, how does microplastic pollution affect the health of large sea animals? 22.How much plastic was found in the dead body of a whale in France?
Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.
Enrolling in online college does offer a variety of significant advantages over attending traditional campuses.The convenience of learning at home has been a major selling point for studying online.You can roll out of bed and go to cla in your pajamas without any funny looks to others’ eyes.You can attend cla anywhere a computer can go—at home, a library, internet cafe or while traveling internationally.Online college claes are designed to fit your needs, while allowing you to continue working and keeping an eye on your other obligations.The idea is to easily blend education into your routine life, no matter what circumstances you are in.
In fact, the majority of students at online colleges are working profeionals, young and old, looking for a way to switch fields, advance their careers or broaden their education.Online schools also give you the option of part-time or full-time learning, as well as a flexible schedule and reasonable demands.Although there are still deadlines and you must submit work online, you can attend cla and do your schoolwork anytime, anywhere.The quality of education at online colleges has continued to improve, and they have become an increasingly popular option.In the current economic receion, an increasing number of students are turning to online education.Higher fuel costs and rising unemployment have pushed more people to go after online education.Stronger demand for online education has resulted in better quality offerings.In a 2008 study by the National Survey of Student Engagement, freshmen and senior online students were more likely than claroom-based students to take part in course activities that challenged them intellectually.They have more chances to participate in discuions about different cultures.They also have deeper approaches to learning in their course work.On top of what’s been discued above, another benefit of online education is affordability.In some cases, you can get the same quality education for a lot le money than from traditional colleges.Online students save thousands of dollars every semester in housing fees, commuting costs and other campus expenses that people who are enrolled in traditional colleges have to pay.Besides that, online courses have competitive tuition rates, and numerous scholarships, grants and student loans are available to help meet the cost for college education.According to an article in U.S.News & World Report, increased competition among online colleges has prompted a rise in the quality of programs offered and a significant drop in tuition prices.
23.What’s the selling point for studying online?
24.What’s mentioned of the majority of students at online colleges? 25.What has pushed more people to choose online education?
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听力部分
1.D
2.B
3.A
4.B 11.B
Part III Reading Comprehension
Section A 26.I 27.M 28.H 29.B 30.C
31.N 32.E 33.F 34.D 35.L Section B 36.F 37.E 38.N 39.G 40.L 41.H 42.J 43.K 44.I 45.B
Section C 46.A 47.C 48.B 49.B 50.D 51.C 52.C 53.A 54.B 55.D
Part IV Translation
China’s craze for personal live-streaming runs far deeper, into third-tier cities and remote rural areas where the internet is the one and only fun and cheap place to hang out.These personal broadcasts are not simply videos that fans watch, but more interactive experiences.The fans make requests, chat with their idols and give them virtual gifts.Many of those watching are small-time live-streamers themselves.They are turning each other into ma entertainment.It is a big and growing busine.China’s live-streaming industry more than doubled in size last year, with revenues of around $3 billion.More than 100 companies now offer the service and provide the platform for performers in exchange for a handsome share of their earnings.
5.D
6.A
7.B
8.C 9.B
10.A
20.D 12.C
13.B
14.D
15.C 16.B
17.D
18.A
19.B 21.A
22.B 23.D
24.A
25.B
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