2018年12月六级第一套PartIWriting(30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonhowtobalancejobresponsibilitiesandpersonalinterests.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.听力Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Itcanbenefitprofessionalsandnon-professionalsalike.B)Itliststhevariouschallengesphysicistsareconfronting.C)Itdescribeshowsomemysteriesofphysicsweresolved.D)Itisoneofthemostfascinatingphysicsbookseverwritten.2.A)Physicists’contributiontohumanity.B)Storiesaboutsomefemalephysicists.C)Historicalevolutionofmodernphysics.D)Women’schangingattitudestophysics.3.A)Byexposingalotofmythsinphysics.B)Bydescribingherownlifeexperiences.C)Byincludinglotsoffascinatingknowledge.D)Bytellinganecdotesaboutfamousprofessors.4.A)Itavoidsdetailingabstractconceptsofphysics.B)Itcontainsalotofthought-provokingquestions.C)Itdemonstrateshowtheycanbecomephysicists.D)Itprovidesexperimentstheycandothemselves.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Heistoobusytofinishhisassignmentintime.B)Hedoesnotknowwhatkidoftopictowriteon.C)Hedoesnotunderstandtheprofessor’sinstructions.D)Hehasnoideahowtoproceedwithhisdissertation.6.A)Itistoobroad.B)Itisoutdated.C)Itischallenging.D)Itisinteresting.7.A)Biography.B)Nature.C)Photography.D)Beauty.8.A)Improvehiscumulativegrade.B)Develophisreadingability.C)Sticktothetopicassigned.D)Listtheparametersfirst.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)TheunprecedentedhightemperatureinGreenland.B)ThecollapseoficeonthenortherntipofGreenland.C)TheunusualclodspellintheArcticareainOctober.D)TherapidchangeofArctictemperaturewithinaday.10.A)Ithascreatedatotallynewclimatepattern.B)Itwillposeaseriousthreattomanyspecies.C)Ittypicallyappearsaboutonceeverytenyears.D)Ithaspuzzledtheclimatescientistsfordecades.11.A)ExtinctionofArcticwildlife.B)IcelesssummersintheArctic.C)Emigrationofindigenouspeople.D)Betterunderstandingofecosystems.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Agoodstart.B)Adetailedplan.C)Astrongdetermination.D)Ascientificapproach.13.A)Mostpeoplegetenergizedafterasufficientrest.B)Mostpeopletendtohavefinitesourceofenergy.C)Itisvitaltotakebreaksbetweendemandingmentaltasks.D)Itismostimportanttohaveconfidenceinone’swillpower.14.A)Theycouldkeeponworkinglonger.B)Theycoulddomorechallengingtasks.C)Theyfounditeasiertofocusonworkathand.D)Theyheldmorepositiveattitudestowardlife.15.A)Theyarepartoftheirnature.B)Theyaresubjecttochange.C)Theyarerelatedtoculture.D)Theyarebeyondcontrol.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Abouthalfofcurrentjobsmightbeautomated.B)Thejobsofdoctorsandlawyerswouldbethreatened.C)Thejobsmarketisbecomingsomewhatunpredictable.D)Machinelearningwouldprovedisruptiveby2013.17.A)Theyarewidelyapplicableformassiveopenonlinecourses.B)Theyarenowbeingusedbynumeroushighschoolteachers.C)Theycouldreadasmanyas10,000essaysinasingleminute.D)Theycouldgradehigh-schoolessaysjustlikehumanteacher.18.A)Itneedsinstructionsthroughouttheprocess.B)Itdosepoorlyonfrequency,high-volumetasks.C)Ithastorelyonhugeamountsofpreviousdata.D)Itisslowwhenitcomestotrackingnovelthings.Questions19to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theengineeringproblemswithsolarpower.B)Thegenerationofsteamwiththelatesttechnology.C)Theimportanceofexploringnewenergysources.D)Thetheoreticalaspectsofsustainableenergy.20.A)Drivetrainswithsolarenergy.B)Upgradethecity’strainfacilities.C)Buildanewten-kilometrerailwayline.D)Cut-downthecity’senergyconsumption.21.A)Buildatankforkeepingcalciumoxide.B)Findanewmaterialforstoringenergy.C)Recoversuper-heatedsteam.D)Collectcarbondioxidegas.22.A)Thelackofsupervisionbyboththenationandlocalgovernment.B)Theimpactofthecurrenteconomicscrisisathomeandabroad.C)Thepoormanagementofdaycentresandhomehelpservices.D)Thepoorrelationbetweennationalheathandsocialcareservices.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.23.A)Itwasmainlyprovidedbyvoluntaryservices.B)Itmainlycaterstotheneedofprivileged.C)Itcalledforasufficientnumberofvolunteers.D)Ithasdeterioratedoverthepastsixtyyears.24.A)Theirlongerlifespans.B)Fewerhomehelpersavailable.C)Theirpreferenceforprivateservices.D)Moreofthemsufferingseriousillness.25.A)Theyareunabletopayforhealthservices.B)Theyhavelongbeendiscriminatedagainst.C)Theyarevulnerabletoillnessanddiseases.D)Theyhavecontributedagreatdea