2020年度大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試真題模擬含答案解析三套全

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteanessaycommentingonthe

sayingnRespectothers,andyouwillbe

respected.nyoucanciteexamplestoilustrate

yourviews,youshouldwriteatleast150words

butnomorethan200o

PartII

Listeningcomprehension(30miutes)

Sectiona

Directions:inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversationsattheendofeachcomversation

youwillhearfourquestions,boththe

資料僅供參考

comversationandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce,afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markeda,b)candd).thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronanswerSheetiwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questionslto4arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard

l.a)theyrewardbusinessesthateliminatefood

wast

b)theyprohibitthesaleoffoodsthathavegone

stale

c)theyfacilitatethedonationofunsoldfoodsto

theneedy

d)theyforbidbusinessestoproducemorefoods

thanneeded

2.a)itimposedpenaltiesonbusinessesthat

wastefood

b)itpassedalawaimingtostopoverproduction

資料僅供參考

C)itvotedgainstfoodimportfromoutside

europe

d)itprohibitedthepromotionofbulkfood

sales.

3.a)ithaswarmeditspeopleagainstpossible

foodshortage.

b)ithaspenalizedbusinessesthatkeep

overproducingfoods

c)ithasstartedanationwidecampaignagainst

foodwaste.

d)ithasbannedsupermarketsfromdumping

ediblefoods.

4.a)theconfusionoverfoodexpirationlabels.

b)thesurplusresultingfromoverproduction

c)americans!habitofbuyingfoodinbulk

d)alackofregulationonfoodconsumption

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversation

youhavejustheard.

資料僅供參考

5.a)ithasstartedaweek-longpromotion

campaign.

b)ithasjustlauncheditsannualanniversary

sales

c)itoffersregularweekendsalesalltheyear

round

d)itspecializesinthesaleofladiesdesigner

dresses

6.a)pricereductionsforitsfrequentcustomers.

b)couponsforcustomerswithbulkpurchases.

c)freedeliveryofpurchasesforsenior

customers.

d)priceadjustmentswithinsevendaysof

purchase.

7.a)mailagiftcardtoher.

b)allowhertobuyoncredi

c)creditittoheraccount

資料僅供參考

d)givehersomecoupons.

8.a)refundingforgoodsreturned

b)freeinstallingofappliances.

c)prolongedgoodswarranty.

d)complimentarytailoring

Sectionb

Directions:inthissection,youwillheartwo

passages,attheendofeachpassage,youwill

hearIreeorfourquestions,boththepassage

andthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceAfter

youhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest

answerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda,b,cand

d).thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

answerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard

資料僅供參考

9.a)theyarethin,tall,andunlikerealhuman

beings.

b)theyhavemorethantwentydifferenthair

textures

c)theyhavetwenty-fourdifferentbodyshapesin

total

d)theyrepresentpeoplefromvirtuallyallwalks

oflife.

10.a)theydonotreflectyounggirlsaspirations

b)theyarenotsoldtogetherwiththeoriginal

c)theirflatfeetdonotappealtoadolescents

d)theirbodyshapeshavenotchangedmuch

11.a)intoystores

b)inshoppingmalls.

c)ontheinternet

d)atbarbieshops

資料僅供參考

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

12.a)moveablemetaltypebegantobeusedin

printing

b)Chineseprintingtechnologywasfirst

introduce

c)theearliestknownbookwaspublished

d)metaltypewasimportedfromkorea

13.a)ithadmorethanahundredprinting

presses.

b)itwasthebiggestprinterinthe16thcentury.

c)ithelpedthegermanpeoplebecomeliterate.

d)itproducedsome20millionvolumesintotal

14.a)itpushedhandwrittenbooksoutof

circulation.

b)itboostedthecirculationofpopularworks.

c)itmadewritingaveryprofitablecareer.

資料僅供參考

d)itprovidedreaderswithmorechoices.

15.a)itacceleratedtheextinctionofthelatin

language.

b)itstandardizedthepublicationofgrammar

books.

c)turnedtranslationintoawelcomeprofession,

d)itpromotedthegrowthofnationallanguages

Sectionc

Directions:inthissection,youwillhearthree

recordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythree

orfourquestions,therecordingswillbeplayed

onlyonce,afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markeda,b,candd)Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronanswersheet1witha

singlelinethroughcentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecording

youhavejustheard.

資料僅供參考

16.a)theygetboredafterworkingforaperiod

oftime.

b)theyspendanaverageofoneyearfindinga

job.

c)theybecomestuckinthesamejobfordecades,

d)theychooseajobwithoutthinkingitthrough.

17.a)seeiftherewillbechancesforpromotion.

b)findoutwhatjobchoicesareavailable.

c)watchafilmaboutwaysofjobhunting.

d)decidewhichjobismostattractivetoyou.

18.a)thequalificationsyouhave.

b)thepayyouaregoingtoget.

c)thecultureofyourtargetcompany.

d)theworkenvironmentyouwillbein.

19.a)itisasimportantasChristmasfor

african-americans.

資料僅供參考

b)itisaculturalfestivalfoundedfor

african-americans.

c)itisanancientfestivalcelebratedby

african-americans.

d)itisareligiousfestivalcelebratedby

african-americans

20.a)tourgeafrican-americanstodomorefor

society.

b)tocallonafrican-americanstoworshiptheir

gods

c)tohelpafrican-americanstorealizetheir

goals.

d)toremindafrican-americansoftheir

sufferings.

21.a)faithinself-determination

b)thefirstfruitsoftheharvest

c)unityandcooperativeeconomics

dcreativeworkandachievement.

資料僅供參考

22.a)theyreciteaprinciple

b)theytakeasolemnoath

c)theydrinkwinefromtheunitycup

d)theycallouttheirancestors*names.

Questions23to25arebasedontherecording

youhavejustheard

23.a)itisoneoftheworld*smosthealthydiets.

b)itcontainslargeamountsofdairyproducts.

c)itbegantoimpacttheworldinrecentyears.

d)itconsistsmainlyofvariouskindsofseafood.

4.a)itinvolved13,000researchersfromasia,

europeandamerica.

b)itwasconductedinsevenmid-eastern

countriesinthe1950s

c)itisregardedasoneofthegreatestresearches

ofitskind.

資料僅供參考

d)ithasdrawntheattentionofmedicaldoctors

theworldover.

25.a)theycaremuchabouttheirhealth.

b)theyeatfoodswithlittlefat.

c)theyuselittleoilincooking

d)theyhavelowermortalityrates

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassage

withtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectone

wordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiven

inawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthe

passagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyour

choices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedby

aletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletter

foreachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingle

linethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyof

thewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

資料僅供參考

Inthepast12months,Nigeriahassuffered

fromashrinkingeconomy,aslidingcurrency,

andaprolongedfuelshortage.Now,Africa's

largestinfacingafoodcrisisasmajortomato

fieldshavebeendestroyedbyaninsect,leading

toanationwideshortageandescalatingprices.

Theinsect,Tutaabsoluta,hasdestroyed80%

offarmsinKaduna,Nigeria*slargesttomato

producingstate,leadingthegovernmentthereto

declareastateof

26.Theinsect,alsoknownasthetomatoleaf

miner,devastatescropsby27onfruitsand

diggingintoandmovingthrough

stalks.lt28incrediblyquickly,

breedingupto12generationsperyearif

conditionsarefavorable,itisbelievedto

have29inSouthAmericaintheearly1900s,

andlaterspreadtoEuropebeforecrossingover

tosub-SaharanAfrica.

資料僅供參考

InNigeria,wheretomatoesareastapleof

localdiets,theinsecfseffectsaredevastating.

Retailpricesfora30oftomatoesatlocal

marketshaverisenfrom$0.50to$2.50.

Farmersarereportingsteeplossesandanew

$20milliontomato-pastefactory

has31productionduetotheshortages.

Giventhemoth'sabilityalsotoattackcrops

likepepperandpotatoes,AuduOgbeh,

Nigeria'sministerofagriculture,haswarned

thatthepestmayncreateseriousproblemsfor

food32"inthecountry.Ogbehsaysexperts

areinvestigatinghowtocontrolthepesfs

damageandpreventitsspread,whichhasgone

largely33untilnow.

Despitebeingthecontinent!ssecond-largest

produceroftomatoes,Nigeriais34on$1

billionworthoftomato-pasteimportsevery

year.asaround75%ofthelocalharvestgoesto

wastethankstoalackofproperstorage

資料僅供參考

facilities.Afurther35inlocalsuppliesisyet

anotherunwelcomesetbacktotheindustry.

A)dependentI)originated

B)EmbarkingJ)reduction

C)emergencK)reproduces

D)feedingL)security

E)grazesM)terror

F)haltedN)unchecked

G)handfulO)unchecked

H)multitude

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingto

readapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgivenin

oneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph

fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmay

chooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

資料僅供參考

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

who*sreallyaddictingyoutoTechnology?

A."Nearlyeveryoneiknowisaddictedinsome

measuretotheinternet,nwrotetonySchwartz

inTheNewYorkTimes,it'sacommon

complaintthesedays.Asteadystreamofsimilar

headlinesaccusethenetanditsoffspringapps,

socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddicting

ustodistraction

B.There*slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewho

comesincontactwiththenethasdifficulty

concentrationthanittakestopostastatus

update,asonepersonironicallyputitinthe

commentssectionofSchwartz'sonlinearticle,

nAsIwasreadingthisveryexcellentarticle.I

stoppedatleasthalfadozentimestocheekmy

email.

C.There*ssomethingdifferentaboutthis

technology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive.

資料僅供參考

butwho'satfaultforitsoveruse?Tofind

solutions,ifsimportanttounderstandwhat

we'redealingwith.Therearefourparties

conspiringtokeepyouconnectedthetech,your

boss,yourfriendsandyou.

D.Thetechnologiesthemselvesandtheirmakers,

aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforour

diminishingattentionspans.Nicholas

Carr,authorofTheShallows：whattheinternet

isdoingOurbrains,wrote,Thenetisdesigned

tobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegeared

todividingattention.

E.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,twitterandthe

like,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion—making,

productssogoodthatpeoplecan*tstopusing

them,afterstudyingtheseproductsforseveral

years,Iwroteabookabouthowtheydoit.I

learneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel,

sincetheseservicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,

Themorefrequentlyyouusemoneythey

make.Ifsnowinderthesecompaniesemploy

資料僅供參考

teamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheir

servicestobeasengagingaspossible,these

productsaren*thabit-formingbychance;it*sby

design,theyhaveanincentivetokeepus

hooked.

F.However,asgoodastheseservicesare,there

aresimplestepswecantaketokeepthemat

bay.Forexample,wecanchangehowoftenwe

receivethedistractingnotificationsthattrigger

oururgetocheck.Accordingtoadammarchick,

ceoofmobilemarketingcompanykahuna,less

than15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbother

toadjusttheirnotificationsellings—meaningthe

remaining85percentofusdefaulttotheapp

makers*everypresettrigger.GoogleandApple

havemadeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthese

settingssoifsuptoustotakestepsensurewe

setthesetriggerstosuitourownneeds,notthe

needsoftheappmakers.

G.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvest

attentiontogeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,

資料僅供參考

othertechnologieshavenosuchagenda,take

email,forexample,thissystemcouldn'tcareless

howoftenyouuseit.Yettomany,emailisthe

mosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheck

emailatallhoursoftheday-we'reobsessed,but

why?Becausethafswhatthebosswants.For

almostallwhite-collarjobs,Aslow

Responsetoamessagecouldhurtnotonly

yourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.

H.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkabout

thisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredarounda

table,enjoyingfoodandeachotherscompany,

there*slaughterandabitofkidding.Then,

duringanintervalintheconversation,someone

takesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknows

what.Barelyanyonenoticesandnoonesaysa

thing.

LNowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadof

checkingtheirphone,thepersonbelches（打嗝）

-loudly.Everyonenotices,unlessthemealtakes

placeinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbad

資料僅供參考

manners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthebasic

rulesofetiquette,onehastowonderwhydon't

weapplythesamesocialnormstochecking

phonesduringmeals,meetingsand

conversationsaswedotootherantisocial

behaviorssomehow,weacceptitandsay

nothingwhensomeoneoffends.

J.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthe

wrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,

unlikeotherminoroffense,checkingtechis

contagious,onceonepersonlooksattheir

phone,otherpeoplefeelcompelledtodothe

same,startingachainreaction,themorepeople

areontheirphones,thefewerpeoplearetalking

untilfinallyyouaretheonlyoneleftnotreading

emailorcheckingtwitter,fromasocietal

perspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelching

inpublicandmorelikeanotherbadhabit,our

phonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhen

wereboredorwhenourfingersneedsomething

totoywithseeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneak

資料僅供參考

aquickglance,istootemptingtoresistandsoon

everyoneisdoingit.

K.Thetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,

allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing

(oroverusing)thesegadgets,butthere'sstill

someonewhodeservesscrutiny—theperson

holdingthephone.

L.Ihaveaconfession,eventhoughistudy

habit-formingtechnologyforaliving,

disconnectingisnoteasyforme.I*monlinefar

morethanI*dlikelikeSchwartzandsomany

others,Ioftenfindmyselfdistractedandoff

tack.Iwantedtoknowwhysoibegan

self-monitoringtotrytounderstandmy

behavior,thafswhenidiscoveredan

uncomfortabletruth,iusetechnologyasan

escape,whenTmdoingsomethingI*drathernot

do,orwhenI*msomeplaceI'drathernot

attentionwasoftenagoodthing,likewhen

passingtimeonpublictransportation,but

frequentlymytechusewasnotsobenign,when

資料僅供參考

ifaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughan

articleideaoreditingthesamedraftforthe

hundredthtime,forexample,amoresinister

screenwoulddrawmein.icouldeasilyescape

discomfort.temporarlly.byansweringemailor

browsingingthewebunderthepretenseof

so-called**research.nthoughIdesperately

wantedtolayblameelsewhere,ifinallyhadto

admitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowith

new-age.technologyandmoretodowith

old-fashionedprocrastination（拖延）

M.ifseasytoblametechnologyforbeingso

distracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.

AristotleandSocratesdehatednature

ofuakrasia,9-ourtendencytodothingsagninst

ourinterests.Ifwe*rehonestwithourselves,

techisjustanotherwaytooccupyourtimeand

minds,ifweweren'tonourdevices.We'dlikely

dosimilarlyunproductive.

N.personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengaging

thanever,andthere'snodoubtcompaniesare

資料僅供參考

engineeringtheirproductsandservicestobe

morecompellingandattractivebutwouldwant

itanyotherwaytheintendedresultofmaking

somethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore,

thafsnotnecessarilyaproblem,thafsprogress.

O.Theseimprovementsdon*tmeanweshouldn't

attempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.In

ordertomakesureitdoesn'tcontrolus,we

shouldcometotermswiththefactthatit*smore

thanthetechnologyitselfthat'sresponsiblefor

ourhabits,ourworkplaceculture,socialnorns

andindividualbehaviorsallplayaparttoput

technologyinitsplace,wemustbeconsciousnot

onlyofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoof

howitischangingus.

36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemore

theyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.

37.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasan

escapefromthetaskathand.

資料僅供參考

38.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowaccepted

asnormalbutnotbelching

39.Tomakeproperuseoftechnology,we

shouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowit

ischangingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.

40.Mostofusfindithardtofocusonour

immediatetasksbecauseofinternetdistractions

41.whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,

theotherswillfollowsuit.

42.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon,

ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuit

theirownpurposes.

43.Theinternetisregardedbysomeasdesigned

todistractourattention.

44.Theauthorattributeshistechaddiction

chieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhathe

should

45.White-collarworkerscheckemailroundthe

clockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployers

資料僅供參考

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingto

readapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

Eachstatementcontainsinformationgivenin

oneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph

fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmay

chooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Each

paragraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthe

questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet2.

who*sreallyaddictingyoutoTechnology?

A.''Nearlyeveryoneiknowisaddictedinsome

measuretotheinternet,nwrotetonySchwartz

inTheNewYorkTimes,ifsacommon

complaintthesedays.Asteadystreamofsimilar

headlinesaccusethenetanditsoffspringapps,

socialmediasitesandonlinegamesofaddicting

ustodistraction

B.There'slittledoubtthatnearlyeveryonewho

comesincontactwiththenethasdifficulty

資料僅供參考

concentrationthanittakestopostastatus

update,asonepersonironicallyputitinthe

commentssectionofSchwartz*sonlinearticle,

nAsIwasreadingthisveryexcellentarticle.I

stoppedatleasthalfadozentimestocheekmy

email.

C.There*ssomethingdifferentaboutthis

technology:itisbothinvasiveandpersuasive,

butwho'satfaultforitsoveruse?Tofind

solutions,ifsimportanttounderstandwhat

we'redealingwith.Therearefourparties

conspiringtokeepyouconnectedthetech,your

boss,yourfriendsandyou.

D.Thetechnologiesthemselvesandtheirmakers,

aretheeasiestsuspectstoblameforour

diminishingattentionspans.Nicholas

Carr,authorofTheShallows：whattheinternet

isdoingOurbrains,wrote,Thenetisdesigned

tobeaninterruptionsystem,amachinegeared

todividingattention.

資料僅供參考

E.OnlineserviceslikeFacebook,twitterandthe

like,arecalledoutofmanipula-tion-making,

productssogoodthatpeoplecan'tstopusing

them,afterstudyingtheseproductsforseveral

years,Iwroteabookabouthowtheydoit.I

learneditallstartswiththebusinessmodel,

sincetheseservicesrelyonadvertisingrevenue,

Themorefrequentlyyouusemoneythey

make.Ifsnowinderthesecompaniesemploy

teamsofpeoplefocusedonengineeringtheir

servicestobeasengagingaspossible,these

productsaren'thabit-formingbychance;it'sby

design,theyhaveanincentivetokeepus

hooked.

F.However,asgoodastheseservicesare,there

aresimplestepswecantaketokeepthemat

bay.Forexample,wecanchangehowoftenwe

receivethedistractingnotificationsthattrigger

oururgetocheck.Accordingtoadammarchick,

ceoofmobilemarketingcompanykahuna,less

than15percentofsmartphoneuserseverbother

toadjusttheirnotificationsetlings-meaningthe

資料僅供參考

remaining85percentofusdefaulttotheapp

makers*everypresettrigger.GoogleandApple

havemadeitfartoodifficulttoadjustthese

settingssoit'suptoustotakestepsensurewe

setthesetriggerstosuitourownneeds,notthe

needsoftheappmakers.

G.WhilecompanieslikeFacebookharvest

attentiontogeneraterevenuefromadvertisers,

othertechnologieshavenosuchagenda,take

email,forexample,thissystemcouldn'tcareless

howoftenyouuseit.Yettomany,emailisthe

mosthabit-formingmediumofall.Wecheck

emailatallhoursoftheday-we'reobsessed,but

why?Becausethafswhatthebosswants.For

almostallwhite-collarjobs,Aslow

Responsetoamessagecouldhurtnotonly

yourreputationbutalsoyourlivelihood.

H.Yourfriendsarealsoresponsible.Thinkabout

thisfamiliarscene.Peoplegatheredarounda

table,enjoyingfoodandeachotherscompany,

there!slaughterandabitofkidding.Then,

資料僅供參考

duringanintervalintheconversation,someone

takesouttheirphonetocheckwhoknows

what.Barelyanyonenoticesandnoonesaysa

thing.

LNowimaginethesamedinner,butinsteadof

checkingtheirphone,thepersonbelches（打嗝）

-loudly.Everyonenotices,unlessthemealtakes

placeinabeerhouse,thisisconsideredbad

manners.Theimpoliteactviolatesthebasic

rulesofetiquette,onehastowonderwhydon't

weapplythesamesocialnormstochecking

phonesduringmeals,meetingsand

conversationsaswedotootherantisocial

behaviorssomehow,weacceptitandsay

nothingwhensomeoneoffends.

J.Therealityistakingone'sphoneoutatthe

wrongtimeisworsethanbelchingbecause,

unlikeotherminoroffense,checkingtechis

contagious,onceonepersonlooksattheir

phone,otherpeoplefeelcompelledtodothe

same,startingachainreaction,themorepeople

資料僅供參考

areontheirphones,thefewerpeoplearetalking

untilfinallyyouaretheonlyoneleftnotreading

emailorcheckingtwitter,fromasocietal

perspective,phonecheckingislesslikebelching

inpublicandmorelikeanotherbadhabit,our

phonesarelikecigarettes-somethingtodowhen

wereboredorwhenourfingersneedsomething

totoywithseeingothersenjoyasmoke,orsneak

aquickglance,istootemptingtoresistandsoon

everyoneisdoingit.

K.Thetechnology,yourboss,andyourfriends,

allinfluencehowoftenyoufindyourselfusing

(oroverusing)thesegadgets,butthere'sstill

someonewhodeservesscrutiny—theperson

holdingthephone.

L.Ihaveaconfession,eventhoughistudy

habit-formingtechnologyforaliving,

disconnectingisnoteasyforme.I*monlinefar

morethanI*dlikelikeSchwartzandsomany

others,Ioftenfindmyselfdistractedandoff

tack.Iwantedtoknowwhysoibegan

資料僅供參考

self-monitoringtotrytounderstandmy

behavior,thafswhenidiscoveredan

uncomfortabletruth,iusetechnologyasan

escape,whenI'mdoingsomethingI*drathernot

do,orwhenI*msomeplaceI*drathernot

attentionwasoftenagoodthing,likewhen

passingtimeonpublictransportation,but

frequentlymytechusewasnotsobenign,when

ifaceddifficultwork,likethinkingthroughan

articleideaoreditingthesamedraftforthe

hundredthtime,forexample,amoresinister

screenwoulddrawmein.icouldeasilyescape

discomfort.temporarlly.byansweringemailor

browsingingthewebunderthepretenseof

so-called**research.nthoughIdesperately

wantedtolayblameelsewhere,ifinallyhadto

admitthatmybadhabitshadlesstodowith

new-age.technologyandmoretodowith

old-fashionedprocrastination（拖延）

M.ifseasytoblametechnologyforbeingso

distracting,butdistractionisnothingnew.

AristotleandSocratesdehatednature

資料僅供參考

ofuakrasia,9-ourtendencytodothingsagninst

ourinterests.Ifwe*rehonestwithourselves,

techisjustanotherwaytooccupyourtimeand

minds,ifweweren'tonourdevices.We'dlikely

dosimilarlyunproductive.

N.personaltechnologyisindeedmoreengaging

thanever,andthere*snodoubtcompaniesare

engineeringtheirproductsandservicestobe

morecompellingandattractivebutwouldwant

itanyotherwaytheintendedresultofmaking

somethingbetteristhatpeopleuseitmore,

thafsnotnecessarilyaproblem,thafsprogress.

O.Theseimprovementsdon'tmeanweshouldn*t

attempttocontrolouruseoftechnology.In

ordertomakesureitdoesn'tcontrolus,we

shouldcometotermswiththefactthatifsmore

thanthetechnologyitselfthafsresponsiblefor

ourhabits,ourworkplaceculture,socialnorns

andindividualbehaviorsallplayaparttoput

technologyinitsplace,wemustbeconsciousnot

資料僅供參考

onlyofhowtechnologyischanging,butalsoof

howitischangingus.

36.Onlineservicesaresodesignedthatthemore

theyareused,themoreprofittheygenerate.

37.Theauthoradmitsusingtechnologyasan

escapefromthetaskathand.

38.Checkingphonesatdinnersisnowaccepted

asnormalbutnotbelching

39.Tomakeproperuseoftechnology,we

shouldnotonlyincreaseourawarenessofhowit

ischangingbutalsohowitisimpactingus.

40.Mostofusfindithardtofocusonour

immediatetasksbecauseofinternetdistractions

41.whenonepersonstartscheckingtheirphone,

theotherswillfollowsuit.

42.Thegreatmajorityofsmartphoneusersdon*

ttakethetroubletoadjusttheirsettingstosuit

theirownpurposes.

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43.Theinternetisregardedbysomeasdesigned

todistractourattention.

44.Theauthorattributeshistechaddiction

chieflytohishabitofputtingoffdoingwhathe

should

45.White-collarworkerscheckemailroundthe

clockbecauseitisrequiredbytheiremployers

PartIV

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ChineseintoEnglish,youshouldwriteyouransweronanswersheet2.

太湖是中國東部的一個(gè)淡水湖，占地面積2250平方公里,是中國第三大淡水湖，僅

次于鄱陽和洞庭。太湖約有90個(gè)島嶼，大小從幾平方米到幾平方公里不等。太湖

以其獨(dú)特的“太湖石”而聞名,太湖石常見于裝飾中國傳統(tǒng)園林。太湖也以高產(chǎn)的

捕魚業(yè)聞名。自上世紀(jì)70年代后期以來，捕撈魚蟹對(duì)沿湖的居民來說極為重要，

并對(duì)周邊地區(qū)的經(jīng)濟(jì)作出了重大貢獻(xiàn)。太湖地區(qū)是中國陶瓷(ce