2020年9月六级真题（第2套）Part IWriting(30 minutes)Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on the saying Wealth of themind is the only true wealth.You should write at least 150 words but no more than200 words.PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes)说明：由于2020年9月六级考试全国共考了1套听力，本套真题听力与第1套内容完全一样，只是顺序不一样，因此在本套真题中不再重复出现。PartⅢReading 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 followring the passage.Read thepassage through carefully before making your choices.Each choice in the bank isidentified by a letter.Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.You may not use any of the words in thebank more than once.It was perhaps when my parents-who also happen to be my housemates-left to go travelling for acouple of months recently that it 26 on me why I had not yet left the family home.It wasn't that I relied on them for 27 reasons,or to keep my life in order,or to ease the chaosof the home.These days,I rely on them for their company.I missed coming home and talking about my day at work,and I missed being able to read theirfaces and sense how their day was.I missed having unique 28 into tiny details that make a life.While the conversation about young adults staying longer at home is 29 by talk of laziness,ofdependence,of an inability for young people to pull themselves together,30 do we talk of the way,in my case at least,my relationship with my parents has 31 strengthened the longer we have livedtogether.Over the years the power dynamic has changed and is no longer defined by one being the giver andanother,the taker.So,what does this say for our relationships within the family home?According to psychologist Sabina Read,there are "some very positive possible 32 when adultchildren share the family home",noting the"parent-child relationship may indeed strengthen andmature"in the process.But,she notes,a strong 33 doesn't simply come with time."The many changing factors of therelationship need to be acknowledged,rather than hoping that the mere passage of time will 34connect parents to their adult children.It's important to acknowledge that the relationship parametershave changed to avoid falling back into 35 from the teen years.A)bondB)contemplatedJ)outcomesC)dawnedD)hierarchyL)rarelyE)insightM)saturatedF)legislativeN)stereotypesG)leverageO)undoubtedlyH)logisticalSection BDirections:I 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 paragraphfrom which the information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once.Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Answer the questions by marking thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.How Telemedicine Is Transforming HealthcareA)After years of big promises,telemedicine is finally living up to its potential.Driven by faster internetconnections,ubiquitous（无w处不在的)smartphones and changing insurance standards,more healthproviders are turning to electronic communications to do their jobs-and it's dramatically changingB)Doctors are linking up with patients by phone,email and webcam(网络摄像头).They're alsoconsulting with each other electronically-sometimes to make split-second decisions on heartattacks and strokes.Patients,meanwhile,are using new devices to relay their blood pressure,heartrate and other vital signs to their doctors so they can manage chronic conditions at home.Telemedicine also allows for better care in places where medical expertise is hard to come by.Fiveto 10 times a day,Doctors Without Borders relays questions about tough cases from its physicians inNiger,South Sudan and elsewhere to its network of 280 experts around the world,and back againC)As a measure of how rapidly telemedicine is spreading,consider:More than 15 million Americansreceived some kind of medical care remotely last year,according to the American TelemedicineAssociation,a trade group,which expects those numbers to grow by 30%this year.D)None of this is to say that telemedicine has found its way into all comers of medicine.A recentsurvey of50 0tech-sawy(精通技术的)consumers found that39%hadn't heard of telemedicine,andof those who haven't used it,42%said they preferred in-person doctor visits.In a poll of 1 500family physicians,only 15%had used it in their practices-but 90%said they would if it wereappropriately reimbursed(补偿).E)What's more,for all the rapid growth,significant questions and challenges remain.Rules definingand regulating telemedicine differ widely from state to state.Physicians groups are issuing differentguidelines about what care they consider appropriate to deliver and in what form.F)Some critics also question whether the quality of care is keeping up with the rapid expansion oftelemedicine.And there's the question of what services physicians should be paid for:Insurancecoverage varies from health plan to health plan,and a big federal plan covers only a narrow range ofservices.Telemedicine's future will depend on how-and whether-regulators,providers,payersand patients can address these challenges.Here's a closer look at some of these issues:G)Do patients trade quality for convenience?The fastest-growing services in telemedicine connectconsumers with clinicians they've never met for a phone,video or email visit-on-demand,24/7.Typically,these are for nonemergency issues such as colds,flu,ear-aches and skin rashes,andthey cost around $45,compared with approximately $100 at a doctor's office,$160 at an urgent-care clinic or $750 and up at an emergency room.H)Many health plans and employers have rushed to offer the services and promote them as aconvenient way for plan members to get medical care without leaving home or work.Nearly three-quarters of large employers will offer virtual doctor visits as a benefit to employees this year,upfrom 48%last year.Web companies such as Teladoc and American Well are expected to host some1.2 million such virtual doctor visits this year,up 20%from last 'year,according to the AmericanTelemedicine Association.I)But critics worry that such services may be sacrificing quality for convenience.Consulting a randomdoctor patients will never meet,they say,further fragments the health-care system,and even minorissues such as upper respiratory(上呼吸道的)infections can't be thoroughly evaluated by a doctorwho can't listen to your heart or feel your swollen glands.In a recent study,researchers posing aspatients with skin problems sought help from 16 telemedicine sites-with unsettling results.In 62encounters,fewer than one-third disclosed clinicians'credential or let patients choose;only 32%discussed potential side effects of prescribed medications.Several sites misdiagnosed seriousconditions,largely because they failed to ask basic follow-up questions,the researchers said."Telemedicine holds enormous promise,but these sites are just not ready for prime time,"saysJack Resneck,the study's lead author.J)The American Telemedicine Association and other organizations have started accreditation (programs to identify top-quality telemedicine sites.The American Medical Association this monthapproved new ethical guidelines for telemedicine,calling for participating doctors to recognize thelimitations of such services and ensure that they have sufficient information to make clinicalrecommendations.K)Who pays for the services?While employers and health plans have been eager to cover virtual urgent-care visits,insurers have been far less willing to pay for telemedicine when doctors use phone,emailor video to consult with existing patients about continuing issues."It's very hard to get paid unlessyou physically see the patient,"says Peter Rasmussen,medical director of distance health at theCleveland Clinic.Some2 states have passed“parity”（等同的)laws requiring private insurers toreimburse doctors for services delivered remotely if the same service would be covered in person,though not necessarily at the same rate or frequency.Medicare lags further behind.The federal healthplan for the elderly covers a small number of telemedicine services-only for beneficiaries in ruralareas and only when the services are received in a hospital,doctor's office or clinic.L)Bills to expand Medicare coverage of telemedicine have bipartisan (support in Congress.Opponents worry that such expansion would be costly for taxpayers,but advocates say it would savemoney in the long ru.M)Experts say more hospitals are likely to invest in telemedicine systems as they move away from fee-for-service payments and into managed-care-type contracts that give them a set fee to provide carefor patients and allow them to keep any savings they achieve.N)Is the state-by-state regulatory system outdated?Historically,regulation of medicine has been left toindividual states.But some industry members contend that having 50 different sets of rules,licensing fees and even definitions of "medical practice"makes less sense in the era of telemedicineand is hampering its growth.Currently,doctors must have a valid license in the state where thepatient is located to provide medical care,which means virtual-visit companies can match users onlywith locally licensed clinicians.It also causes administrative hassles (for world-class medicalcenters that attract patients from across the country.At:the Mayo Clinic,doctors who treat out-of-state patients can follow up with them via phone,email or web chats when they retumn home,but theycan only discuss the conditions they treated in person."If the patient wants to talk about a newproblem,the doctor has to be licensed in that state to discuss it.If not,the patient should talk to hisprimary-care physician about it,"says Steve Ommen,who runs Mayo's Connected Care program.O)To date,17 states have joined a compact that will allow a doctor licensed in one member state toquickly obtain a license in another.While welcoming the move,some telemedicine advocates wouldprefer states to automatically honor one another's licenses,as they do with drivers'licenses.Butstates aren't likely to surrender control of medical practice,and most are considering newregulations.This year,more than 200 telemedicine-related bills have been introduced in 42 states,many regarding what services Medicaid will cover and whether payers should reimburse for remotepatient monitoring."A lot of states are still trying to define telemedicine,"says Lisa Robbin,chiefadvocacy officer for the Federation of State Medical Boards.36.An overwhelming majority of family physicians are willing to use telemedicine if they are duly paid.37.Many employers are eager to provide telemedicine service as a benefit to their employees because ofits convenience.38.Different states have markedly different regulations for telemedicine.39.With telemedicine,patients in regions short of professional medical service are able to receive bettermedical care.40.Unlike employers and health plans,insurers have been rather reluctant to pay for some telemedicineservices.41.Some supporters of telemedicine hope states will accept each other's medical practice licenses asvalid.42.The fastest growing area for telemedicine services is for lesser health problems.43.As telemedicine spreads quickly,some of its opponents doubt whether its service quality can beguaranteed.44.The results obtained by researchers who pretended to be patients seeking help from telemedicineproviders are disturbing.45.Some people argue that the fact that different states have different regulations conceming medicalservices hinders the development of telemedicine.Section CDirections:There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions orunfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C)andD).You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.Danielle Steel,the 71-year-old romance novelist is notoriously productive,having published 179books at a rate of up to seven a year.But a passing reference in a recent profile by Glamour magazineto her 20-hour workdays prompted an outpouring of admiration.Steel has given that 20-hour figure when describing her "exhausting"process in the past:"I startthe book and don't leave my desk until the first draft is finished.She goes from bed,to desk,to bath,to bed,avoiding all contact aside from phone calls with her nine children."I don't comb my hair forweeks,she says.Meals are brought to her desk,where she types until her fingers swell and her nailsbleed.The business news website Quartz held Steel up as an inspiration,writing that if only we allfollowed her "actually extremely liberating"example of industrious sleeplessness,we would be quick tosee results.Well,indeed.With research results showing the cumulative effects of sleep loss and its impact onproductivity,doubt has been voiced about the accuracy of Steel's self-assessment.Her output may beundeniable,but sceptics have suggested that she is guilty of erasing the role of ghostwriters (atworst,gross exaggeration at best.Steel says working 20 hours a day is "pretty brutal physically."But is it even possible?"No,"saysMaryanne Taylor of the Sleep Works.While you could work that long,the impact on productivity wouldmake it hardly worthwhile.If Steel was routinely sleeping for four hours a night,she would bedrastically underestimating the negative impact,says Alison Gardiner,founder of the sleep improvementprogramme Sleepstation."It's akin to being drunk.It's possible that Steel is exaggerating the demands of her schedule.Self-imposed sleeplessness has"become a bit of a status symbol",says Taylor,a misguided measure to prove how powerful andproductive you are.Margaret Thatcher was also said to get by on four hours a night,while the 130-hourwork weeks endured by tech heads has been held up as key to their success.That is starting to change with increased awareness of the importance of sleep for mental health."People are starting to realise that sleep should not be something that you fit in between everythingelse,"says Taylor.But it is possible-if statistically extremely unlikely-that Steel could be bom a "short sleeper"with an unusual body clock,says sleep expert Dr.Sophie Bostock."It's probably present in fewer thanl%of the population..”Even if Steel does happen to be among that tiny minority,says Bostock,it's"pretty irresponsible"to suggest that 20-hour days are simply a question of discipline for the rest of us.46.What do we leam from the passage about Glamour magazine readers?A)They are intrigued by the exotic romance in Danielle Steel's novels.B)They are amazed by the number of books written by Danielle Steel.C)They are deeply impressed by Danielle Steel's daily work schedule.D)They are highly motivated by Danielle Steel's unusual productivity.47.What did the business news website Quarte say about Danielle Steel?A)She could serve as an example of industriousness.B)She proved we could liberate ourselves from sleep.C)She could be an inspiration to novelists all over the world.D)She showed we could get all our work done without sleep.48.What do sceptics think of Danielle Steel's work schedule claims?A)They are questionable.C)They are irresistible.B)They are alterable.5