2019年12月英语六级考试试题第1套PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation,youwill hear four questions.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.Afier you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedA),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with asingle line through the centre.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.A)Magazine reporter.C)Website designer.B)Fashion designer.D)Features editor.2.A)Designing sports clothing.C)Answering daily emails.B)Consulting fashion experts.D)Interviewing job-seekers.3.A)It is challenging.C)It is tiresome.B)It is fascinating.D)It is fashionable.4.A)Her persistence.C)Her competence.B)Her experience.D)Her confidence.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.A)It is enjoyable.B)It is educational.C)It is divorced from real life.D)It is adapted from a drama6.A)All the roles are played by famous actors and actresses.B)It is based on the real-life experiences of some celebrities.C)Its plots and events reveal a lot about Frankie's actual life.D)It is written,directed,edited and produced by Frankie himself.7.A)Go to the theater and enjoy it.B)Recommend it to her friends.C)Watch it with the man.D)Download and watch it.第1/12页8.A)It has drawn criticisms from scientists.B)It has been showing for over a decadeC)It is a ridiculous piece of satire.D)It is against common sense.Section BDirections:In this section,you will hear two passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear threeor four questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.Afier youhear 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 linethrough the centre.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9.A)They are likely to get injured when moving too fast.B)They believe in team spirit for good performance.C)They need to keep moving to avoid getting hurt.D)They have to learn how to avoid body contact.10.A)They do not have many years to live after retirementB)They tend to live a longer life with early retirement.C)They do not start enjoying life until full retirement.D)They keep themselves busy even after retirement.11.A)It prevents us from worrying.B)It slows down our aging process.C)It enables us to accomplish more in life.D)It provides us with more chances to learn.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12.A)It tends to dwell upon their joyous experiences.B)It wanders for almost half of their waking time.C)It has trouble concentrating after a brain injury.D)It tends to be affected by their negative feelings.13.A)To find how happiness relates to daydreamingB)To observe how one's mind affects one's behavior.C)To see why daydreaming impacts what one is doing.D)To study the relation between health and daydreaming.第2/12页14.A)It helps them make good decisions.B)It helps them tap their potentials.C)It contributes to their creativity.D)It contributes to clear thinking.15.A)Subjects with clear goals in mind outperformed those without clear goals.B)The difference in performance between the two groups was insignificant.C)Non-daydreamers were more focused on their tasks than daydreamers.D)Daydreamers did better than non-daydreamers in task performance.Section CDirections:In this section,you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or fourquestions.The recordings will be played only once.After you hear a question,you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16.A)They are the oldest buildings in Europe.B)They are part of the Christian tradition.C)They are renovated to attract tourists.D)They are in worsening condition.17.A)They have a history of 14 centuries.B)They are 40 metres tall on average.C)They are without foundations.D)They consist of several storeys.18.A)Wood was harmonious with nature.B)Wooden buildings kept the cold out.C)Timber was abundant in Scandinavia.D)The Vikings liked wooden structures.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the recording you have just heard.19.A)Similarities between human babies and baby animals.B)Cognitive features of different newly born mammals.C)Adults'influence on children.D)Abilities of human babies.第3/12页20.A)They can distinguish a happy tune from a sad one.B)They love happy melodies more than sad ones.C)They fall asleep easily while listening to music.D)They are already sensitive to beats and rhythms.21.A)Infants'facial expressions.B)Babies'emotions.C)Babies'interaction with adults.D)Infants'behaviors.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.22.A)It may harm the culture of today's workplaceB)It may hinder individual career advancement.C)It may result in unwillingness to take risks.D)It may put too much pressure on team members.23.A)They can hardly give expression to their original viewsB)They can become less motivated to do projects of their own.C)They may find it hard to get their contributions recognized.D)They may eventually lose their confidence and creativity.24.A)They can enlarge their professional circle.B)They can get chances to engage in research.C)They can make the best use of their expertise.D)They can complete the project more easily.25.A)It may cause lots of arguments in a teamB)It may prevent making a timely decision.C)It may give rise to a lot of unnecessary expenses.D)It may deprive a team of business opportunities.Reading Comprehension(40 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section,there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank is identifiedby a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with asingle line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.第4/12页When considering risk factors associated with serious chronic diseases,we often think abouthealth indicators such as cholesterol,blood pressure,and body weight.But poor diet and physicalinactivity also each increase the risk of heart disease and have a role to play in the development ofsome cancers.Perhaps worse,the 26 effects of an unhealthy diet and insufficient exercise are notlimited to your body.Recent research has also shown that 27 in a high-fat and high-sugar dietmay have negative effects on your brain,causing learning and memory 28.Studies have found obesity is associated with impairments in cognitive functioning,as 29by a range of leaming and memory tests,such as the ability to remember a list of words presentedsome minutes or hours earlier.There is also a growing body of evidence that diet-induced cognitiveimpairments can emerge 30-within weeks or even days.For example,one study found healthyadults 31 to a high-fat diet for five days showed impaired attention,memory,and moodcompared with a low-fat diet control group.Another study also found eating a high-fat and high-sugar breakfast each day for as little as four days resulted in problems with learning and memory32 to those observed in overweight and obese individuals.Body weight was not hugely different between the groups eating a healthy diet and those onhigh fat and sugar diets.So this shows negative 33 of poor dietary intake can occur even whenbody weight has not changed 34.Thus,body weight is not always the best indicator of healthand a thin person still needs to eat well and exercise 35.A)assessedI)excellingB)assignedJ)indulgingC)consequencesK)loopholesD)conspicuouslyL)rapidlyE)deficitsM)redundantF)designatedN)regularlyG)detrimentalO)similarH)digestionSection BDirections:In this section,you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it.Eachstatement contains information given in one of the paragraphs.Identify the paragraph fromwhich the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Eachparagraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet 2.Increased Screen Time and Wellbeing Decline in Youth[A]Have young people never had it so good?Or do they face more challenges than any previousgeneration?Our current era in the West is one of high wealth.This means minors enjoy material第5/12页