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2020年6月英语六级考试阅读真题及答案2020年6月英语六级考试阅读真题及答案SectionADirection：Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassageHighlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,thereabundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseems

’sthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(侮辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren—special,”Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。47.Accordingtotheauthor,achildhasmuchtodowiththeir.

’smusicalabilityInordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown.49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewasbyhismother.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis参照答案47.Accordingtotheauthor,achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeirmotivationandpractice48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenownleisuretime49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecamemusiciansanddancers50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewastreatedasspecialbyhismother。TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildisthekeyfactorSectionBDirections：Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.In2020,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—andthereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor：aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?AsenseofdisappointmentC)AsubtlelossofinterestMoremotivatedtoownit.D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwoQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia：thenotionof“extreme”climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,”HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness”Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesretainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation：Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecomfutures(期货)didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsaboutglobalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshaveskyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownintheUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol(乙醇),whichdoesabsolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistortsthepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyoftheworld’spoorestpeople.BillMickbbensimilarlyworriesinTheGuardianabouttheMidwestdroughtandcornprices.HeconfidentlytellsusthatragingwildfiresfromNewMexicoandColoradotoSiberiaare“exactly”whattheearlystagesofglobalwarminglooklike.Infact,thelatestoverviewofglobalwildfiresuggeststhatfireintensityhasdeclinedoverthepast70yearsandisnowclosetoitspreindustriallevel.Whenwell-meaningcampaignerswantustopayattentiontoglobalwarming,theyoftenenduppitchingbeyondthefacts.And,whilethismayseemjustifiedbyanoblegoal,such“policybypeople”tacticsrarelywork,andoftenbackfire.Rememberhow,inthewakeofHurricaneKatrinain2005,AlGoreclaimedthatwewereinstoreforevermoredestructivehurricanes?Sincethen,hurricaneincidencehasdroppedoffthecharts.Exaggeratedclaimsmerelyfuelpublicdistrustanddisengagement.Thatisunfortunate,becauseglobalwarmingisarealproblem,andwedoneedtoaddressit.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Inwhatwaydothemediabenefitfromextremeweather?Theycanattractpeople’sattentiontotheirreports.Theycanchoosefromagreatervarietyoftopics.Theycanmakethemselvesbetterknown.Theycangivevoicetodifferentviews.58.Whatistheauthor’scommentonKrugman’sclaimaboutthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest?Atimemachineisneededtotestifytoitstruth.Itisbasedonanerroneousclimatemodel.Itwilleventuallygetproofin2048.Thereisnowaytoproveitsvalidity.Whatisthechiefreasonfortheriseincornpricesaccordingtotheauthor?Demandforfoodhasbeenrisinginthedevelopingcountries.Aconsiderableportionofcornisusedtoproducegreenfuel.Climatechangehascausedcornyieldstodropmarkedly.D)Inflationrateshavebeenskyrocketingsincethe1970s.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutglobalwildfireincidenceoverthepast70years?Ithasgotworsewiththeriseinextremeweathers.Itsignalstheearlystagesofglobalwarming.Ithasdroppedgreatly.Itisrelatedtodrought.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheexaggeratedclaimsinthemediaaboutglobalwarming?Theyarestrategiestoraisepublicawareness.Theydoadisservicetoaddressingtheproblem.Theyaggravatepublicdistrustaboutscience.Theycreateconfusionaboutclimatechange.参照答案PassageOne美国网购52.AWhydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.53.CWhydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.54.AWhatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.55.BHowmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?AsenseofdisappointmentMoremotivatedtoownit.AsubtlelossofinterestLesssensitivetoitstexture.56.DWhatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.Ema