2018年大學(xué)英語六級CET6真題試卷及答案（共6套）

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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofbuildingtrustbetween

employersandemployers.Youcanciteexamplestoillustrateyourviews.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversationsAttheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with

asinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions!to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.A)Itisatypicalsalad.C)Itisaweirdvegetable.

B)ItisaSpanishsoup.D)Itisakindofspicyfood.

2.A)Tomakeitthicker.C)Toaddtoitsappeal.

B)Tomakeitmorenutritious.D)Toreplaceaningredient.

3.A)Itcontainsverylittlefat.C)Itusesnoartificialadditives.

B)Itusesoliveoilincooking.D)Itismainlymadeofvegetables.

4.A)Itdoesnotgostalefortwoyears.C)Itcomesfromaspecialkindofpig.

B)Ittakesnospecialskilltoprepare.D)Itisadelicacyblendedwithbread.

Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Theycomeinagreatvariety.C)Theydonotvarymuchinprice.

B)Theydonotmakedecentgifts.D)TheygowellwithItalianfood.

6.A)$30-$40.C)$50-$60.

B)$40450.D)AroundS150.

7.A)Theyareahealthychoiceforelderlypeople.C)Theysymbolizegoodhealthandlongevity.

B)TheyareespeciallypopularamongItalians.D)Theygowellwithdifferentkindsoffood.

8.A)ItiswineimportedfromCalifornia.C)Itisfarmoreexpensivethanheexpected.

B)Itislessspicythanallotherredwines.D)ItisItaly'smostfamoustypeofredwine.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

9.A)Learningothers'secrets.C)Decodingsecretmessages.

B)Searchingforinformation.D)Spreadingsensationalnews.

10.A)TheyhelpedtheU.S.armyinWorldWarII.

B)Theycouldwritedownspokencodespromptly.

C)Theywereassignedtodecodeenemymessages.

D)Theyweregoodatbreakingenemysecretcodes.

11.A)IimportantbattlesfoughtinthePacificWar.

B)Decodingofsecretmessagesinwartimes.

C)Amilitarycodethatwasneverbroken.

D)NavajoIndians9contributiontocodebreaking.

Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

12.A)A11serviceswillbepersonalized.

B)Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced.

C)Technologywillrevolutionizeallsectorsofindustry.

D)Moreinformationwillbeavailable.

13.A)Intheroboticsindustry.C)Inthepersonalcaresector.

B)Intheinformationservice.D)Inhigh-endmanufacturing.

14.A)Theychargehighprices.C)Theycatertotheneedsofyoungpeople.

B)Theyneedlotsoftraining.D)Theyfbcusoncustomers,specificneeds.

15.A)Therisingdemandineducationandhealthcareinthenext20years.

B)Thedisruptioncausedbytechnologyintraditionallywell-paidjobs.

C)Thetremendouschangesnewtechnologywillbringtopeople'slives.

D)Theamazingamountofpersonalattentionpeoplewouldliketohave.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.The

recordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.A)ItwasthelongestroadinancientEgypt.C)Itlay8milesfromthemonumentsites.

B)Itwasconstructedsome500yearsago.D)Itlinkedastonepittosomewaterways.

17.A)Sawsusedforcuttingstone.C)Anancientgeographicalmap.

B)Tracesleftbyearlyexplorers.D)Somestonetoolsegments.

18.A)Totransportstonestoblockfloods.

B)Toprovideservicesforthestonepit.

C)Tolinkthevariousmonumentsites.

D)ToconnectthevillagesalongtheNile.

Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Dr.Gongdidn'tgivehimanyconventionaltests.

B)Dr.Gongmarkedhisofficewithahand-paintedsign.

C)Dr.Gongdidn'taskhimanyquestionsabouthispain.

D)Dr.Gongslippedinneedleswherehefeltnopain.

20.A)Hehadheardofthewondersacupuncturecouldwork.

B)Di;GongwasveryfamousinNewYork'sChinatown.

C)Previousmedicaltreatmentsfailedtorelievehispain.

D)Hefoundtheexpensivemedicaltestsunaffordable.

21.A)Moreandmorepatientsaskforthetreatment.

B)Acupuncturetechniqueshavebeenperfected.

C)Itdoesn'tneedtheconventionalmedicaltests.

D)Itdoesnothaveanynegativesideeffects.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theywereonthevergeofbreakingup.

B)Theywerecompatibledespitedifferences.

C)Theyquarreledalotandneverresolvedtheirarguments.

D)Theyarguedpersistentlyaboutwhethertohavechildren.

23.A)Neitherofthemhasanybrothersorsisters.

B)Neitherofthemwontheirparents'favor.

C)Theyweren'tspoiledintheirchildhood.

D)Theydidn^liketobetheappleoftheirparents9eyes.

24.A)Theyareusuallygoodatmakingfriends.

B)Theytendtobeadventurousandcreative.

C)Theyareoftencontentwithwhattheyhave.

D)Theytendtobeself-assuredandresponsible.

25.A)Theyenjoymakingfriends.C)Theyareleastlikelytotakeinitiative.

B)Theytendtobewelladjusted.D)Theyusuallyhavesuccessfulmarriages.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalist

ofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.

Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfbreachitemonAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

ScientistsscanningandmappingtheGizapyramidssaythey'vediscoveredthatGreatPyramidofGizaisnotexactly

even.Butreallynotbymuch.Thispyramidistheoldestoftheworld'sSevenWonders.Thepyramid'sexactsizehas26

expertsfbrcenturies,asthe“morethan21acresofhard,whitecasingstones“thatoriginallycovereditwere27long

ago.ReportinginthemostrecentissueofthenewsletterttAERAGRAM,^^which28theworkortheAncientEgypt

ResearchAssociates,engineerGlenDashsayshisteamusedanewmeasuringapproachthatinvolvedfindinganysurviving

29,ofthecasinginordertodeterminewheretheoriginaledgewas.Theyfoundtheeastsideofthepyramidtobea

30of5.5inchesshorterthanthewestside.

Thequestionthatmost31him,however,isn'thowtheEgyptianswhodesignedandbuiltthepyramidgotit

wrong4,500yearsage,buthowtheygotitsocloseto32"WecanonlyspeculateastohowtheEgyptianscouldhave

laidouttheselineswithsuch33usingonlythetoolstheyhad,“Dashwrites.Hesayshis34isthatthe

Egyptianslaidouttheirdesignonagrid,notingthatthegreatpyramidisorientedonly35awayfromthecardinal

directions(itsnorth-southaxismns3minutes54secondswestofduenorth,whileitseast-westaxisruns3minutes51

secondsnorthofdueeast)-anamountthat's"tiny,butsimilar,“archeologistAtlasObscurapointsout.

A)chroniclesI)perfect

B)completeJ)precision

C)establishedK)puzzled

D)fascinatesL)remnants

E)hypothesisM)removed

F)maximumN)revelations

G)momentumO)slightly

H)mysteriously

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains

infbnnationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychoosea

paragraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet2.

PeerPressureHasaPositiveSide

A.Parentsofteenagersoftenviewtheirchildren'sfriendswithsomethinglikesuspicion.Theyworrythatthe

adolescentpeergrouphasthepowertopushitsmembersintobehaviorthatisfoolishandevendangerous.Suchwarinessis

wellfounded:statisticsshow,fbrexample,thatateenagedriverwithasame-agepassengerinthecarisathigherriskofa

fatalcrashthananadolescentdrivingaloneorwithanadult.

B.Ina2005study,psychologistLaurenceSteinbergofTempleUniversityandhisco-author,psychologistMargo

Gardner,thenatTemple,divided306peopleintothreeagegroups:youngadolescents,withameanageof14;older

adolescents,withameanageof19;andadults,aged24andolde匚Subjectsplayedacomputerizeddrivinggameinwhich

theplayermustavoidcrashingintoawallthatmaterializes,withoutwarning,ontheroadway.SteinbergandGardner

randomlyassignedsomeparticipantstoplayaloneorwithtwosame-agepeerslookingon.

C.Olderadolescentsscoredabout50percenthigheronanindexofriskydrivingwhentheirpeerswereinthe

room-andthedrivingofearlyadolescentswasfullytwiceasrecklesswhenotheryoungteenswerearound.Incontrast,

adultsbehavedinsimilarwaysregardlessofwhethertheywereontheirownorobservedbyothers.4€Thepresenceofpeers

makesadolescentsandyouth,butnotadults,morelikelytotakerisks,“SteinbergandGardnerconcluded.

D.Yetintheyearsfollowingthepublicationofthisstudy,Steinbergbegantobelievethatthisinterpretationdidnot

capturethewholepicture.Asheandotherresearchersexaminedthequestionofwhyteensweremoreapttotakerisksinthe

companyofotherteenagers,theycametosuspectthatacrowd'sinfluenceneednotalwaysbenegative.Nowsomeexperts

areproposingthatweshouldtakeadvantageoftheteenbrain'skeensensitivitytothepresenceoffriendsandleverageitto

improveeducation.

E.Ina2011study,SteinbergandhiscolleaguesturnedtofunctionalMRI(磁共振)toinvestigatehowthepresence

ofpeersaffectstheactivityintheadolescentbrain.Theyscannedthebrainsof40teensandadultswhowereplayinga

virtualdrivinggamedesignedtotestwhetherplayerswouldbrakeatayellowlightorspeedonthroughthecrossroad.

F.Thebrainsofteenagers,butnotadults,showedgreateractivityintworegionsassociatedwithrewardswhenthey

werebeingobservedbysame-agepeersthanwhenalone.Inotherwords,rewardsaremoreintenseforteenswhentheyare

withpeers,whichmotivatesthemtopursuehigher-riskexperiencesthatmightbringabigpayoff(suchasthethrillofjust

makingthelightbeforeitturnsred).ButSteinbergsuspectedthistendencycouldalsohaveitsadvantages.Inhislatest

experiment,publishedonlineinAugust,Steinbergandhiscolleaguesusedacomputerizedversionofacardgamecalledthe

IowaGamblingTasktoinvestigatehowthepresenceofpeersaffectsthewayyoungpeoplegatherandapplyinformation.

G.Theresults:TeenswhoplayedtheIowaGamblingTaskundertheeyesoffellowadolescentsengagedinmore

exploratorybehavior,learnedfasterfrombothpositiveandnegativeoutcomes,andachievedbetterperformanceonthetask

thanthosewhoplayedinsolitude."Whatourstudysuggestsisthatteenagerslearnmorequicklyandmoreeffectivelywhen

theirpeersarepresentthanwhenthey'reontheirown,"Steinbergsays.Andthisfindingcouldhaveimportantimplications

forhowwethinkabouteducatingadolescents.

H.MatthewD.Lieberman,asocialcognitiveneuroscientistattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles,andauthorof

the2013bookSocial:WhyOurBrainsAreWiredtoConnect,suspectsthatthehumanbrainisespeciallyadeptatlearning

sociallysalientinformation.Hepointstoaclassic2004studyinwhichpsychologistsatDartmouthCollegeandHarvard

UniversityusedfunctionalMRItotrackbrainactivityin17youngmenastheylistenedtodescriptionsofpeoplewhile

concentratingoneithersociallyrelevantcues(forexample,tryingtofbnnanimpressionofapersonbasedonthe

description)ormoresociallyneutralinformation(suchasnotingtheorderofdetailsinthedescription).Thedescriptions

werethesameineachcondition,butpeoplecouldbetterrememberthesestatementswhengivenasocialmotivation.

I.Thestudyalsofoundthatwhensubjectsthoughtaboutandlaterrecalleddescriptionsintermsoftheirinformational

content,regionsassociatedwithfactualmemory,suchasthemedialtemporallobe,becameactive.Butthinkingaboutor

rememberingdescriptionsintermsoftheirsocialmeaningactivatedthedorsomedialprefrontalcortex—partofthebrain's

socialnetwork-evenastraditionalmemoryregionsregisteredlowlevelsofactivity.Morerecently,ashereportedina

2012review,Liebermanhasdiscoveredthatthisregionmaybepartofadistinctnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivated

learningandmemory.Suchfindings,hesays,suggestthat“thisnetworkcanbecalledontoprocessandstorethekindof

infbnnationtaughtinschool—potentiallygivingstudentsaccesstoarangeofuntappedmentalpowers.”

J.Ifhumansaregenerallygearedtorecalldetailsaboutoneanother,thispatternisprobablyevenmorepowerful

amongteenagerswhoareveryattentivetosocialdetails:whoisin,whoisout,wholikeswhom,whoismadatwhom.Their

penchantforsocialdramaisnot-ornotonly-awayofdistractingthemselvesfromtheirschoolworkorofdrivingadults

crazy.Itisactuallyaneurological(神經(jīng)的)sensitivity,initiatedbyhonnonalchanges.Evolutionarilyspeaking,peoplein

thisagegroupareatastageinwhichtheycanpreparetofindamateandstarttheirownfamilywhileseparatingfrom

parentsandstrikingoutontheirown.Todothissuccessfully,theirbrainpromptsthemtothinkandevenobsessabout

others.

K.Yetourschoolsfocusprimarilyonstudentsasindividualentities.Whatwouldhappenifeducatorsinsteadtook

advantageofthefactthatteensarepowerfullycompelledtothinkinsocialterms?InSocial,Liebermanlaysoutanumber

ofwaystodoso.HistoryandEnglishcouldbepresentedthroughthelensofthepsychologicaldrivesofthepeopleinvolved.

OnecouldthereforepresentNapoleonintennsofhisdesiretoimpressorChurchillintermsofhislonelymelancholy.Less

inherentlyinterpersonalsubjects,suchasmath,couldacquireasocialaspectthroughteamproblemsolvingandpeer

tutoring.Researchshowsthatwhenweabsorbinformationinordertoteachittosomeoneelse,welearnitmoreaccurately

anddeeply,perhapsinpartbecauseweareengagingoursocialcognition.

L.Andalthoughanxiousparentsmaynotwelcomethenotion,educatorscouldturnadolescentrecklessnessto

academicends."Risktakinginaneducationalcontextisavitalskillthatenablesprogressandcreativity,wrote

Sarah-JayneBlakemore,acognitiveneuroscientistatUniversityCollegeLondon,inareviewpublishedlastyear.Yet,she

noted,manyyoungpeopleareespeciallyriskaverseatschool-afraidthatonelowtestscoreormediocregradecouldcost

themaspotataselectiveuniversity.Weshouldassuresuchstudentsthatrisk,andevenpeerpressure,canbeagood

thing-aslongasithappensintheclassroomandnotthecar.

36.Itisthoughtprobablethatthehumanbrainisparticularlygoodatpicking-upsociallyimportantinformation.

37.Itcanbeconcludedfromexperimentthatthepresenceofpeersincreasesrisk-takingbyadolescentsandyouth.

38.Studentsshouldbetoldthatrisk-takingintheclassroomcanbesomethingpositive.

39.Theurgeoffindingamateandgettingmarriedaccountsforadolescents,greaterattentiontosocialinteractions.

40.AccordingtoSteinberg,thepresenceofpeersincreasesthespeedandeffectivenessofteenagers,leaning.

41.Teenagers'parentsareoftenconcernedaboutnegativepeerinfluence.

42.Activatingthebrain'ssocialnetworkinvolvedinsociallymotivatedlearningandmemorymayallowstudentsto

tapunusedmentalpowers.

43.Thepresenceofpeerintensifiesthefeelingofrewardsinteens'brains.

44.Whenweabsorbinformationforthepurposeofimpartingittoothers,wedosowithgreatersecretaryanddepth.

45.Someexpertsaresuggestingthatweturnpeerinfluencetogooduseineducation.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

TheEbroDelta,inSpain,famousasabattlegroundduringtheSpanishCivilWar,isnowthesettingforadifferent

contest,onethatispittingricefarmersagainsttwoenemies:therice-eatinggiantapplesnail,andrisingsealevels.What

happensherewillhaveabearingonthefutureofEuropeanriceproductionandtheoverallhealthofsouthernEuropean

wetlands.

LocatedontheMediterraneanjusttwohourssouthofBarcelona,theEbroDeltaproduces120millionkilogramsof

riceayear,makingitoneofthecontinent'smostimportantrice-growingareas.Astheseacreepsintothesefreshwater

marshes,however,risingsalinity(鹽分)ishamperingriceproduction.Atthesametime,thissea-wateralsokillsoffthe

greedygiantapplesnail,anintroducedpestthatfeedsonyoungriceplants.Themostpromisingstrategyhasbecometo

harnessonefoeagainsttheother.

Thebattleiscurrentlybeingwagedonland,ingreenhousesattheUniversityofBarcelona.Scientistsworkingunder

thebanner"ProjectNeurice^^areseekingvarietiesofricethatcanwithstandtheincreasingsalinitywithoutlosingthe

absorbencythatmakesEuropeanriceidealfortraditionalSpanishandItaliandishes.

“Theprojecthastwosides,“saysXavierSerrat,NeuriceprojectmanagerandresearcherattheUniversityofBarcelona.

“Theshort-tennfightagainstthesnail,andamid-tolong-tennfightagainstclimatechange.Butthesnailhasgiventhe

projectgreaterurgency.

OriginallyfromSouthAmerica,thesnailswereaccidentallyintroducedintotheEbroDeltabyGlobalAquatic

Technologies,acompanythatraisedthesnailsforfresh-wateraquariums(水族館),butfailedtopreventtheirescape.For

now,thegiantapplesnaifsfootholdinEuropeislimitedtotheEbroDelta.Butthesnailcontinuesitsmarchtonewterritory,

saysSerrat."Thequestionisnotifitwillreachotherrice-growingareasofEurope,butwhen.”

Overthenextyearandahalfinvestigatorswilltestthevariousstrainsofsaline-tolerantricethey'veconcocted.In

2018,farmerswillplantthevarietieswiththemostpromiseintheEbroDeltaandEurope'sothertwomainrice-growing

regions-alongthePoinItaly,andFrance'sRhone.Aseasoninthefieldwillhelpdeterminewhich,ifany,ofthevarieties

arereadyforcommercialization.

AsanEU-fundedeffort,thesearchforsalt-tolerantvarietiesofriceistakingplaceinallthreecountries.Eachteamis

crossbreedingalocalEuropeanshort-grainricewithalong-grainAsianvarietythatcarriesthesalt-resistantgene.The

scientistsarebreedingsuccessivegenerationstoarriveatvarietiesthatincorporatesalttolerancebutretainabout97percent

oftheEuropeanricegenome(基因組).

46.WhydoestheauthormentiontheSpanishCivilWaratthebeginningofthepassage?

A)IthadgreatimpactonthelifeofSpanishricefarmers.

B)ItisofgreatsignificanceintherecordsofSpanishhistory.

C)RicefannersintheEbroDeltaarewagingabattleofsimilarimportance.

D)RicefannersintheEbroDeltaareexperiencingashardatimeasinthewar.

47.Whatmaybethemosteffectivestrategyforricefannerstoemployinfightingtheirenemies?

A)Strikingtheweakerenemyfirst.B)Eliminatingtheenemyonebyone。

C)Killingtwobirdwithonestone.D)Usingoneeviltocombattheother.

48.Whatdowelearnabout"ProjectNeurice,,7

A)Itsgoalswillhavetoberealizedatacost.

B)ItaimstoincreasetheyieldofSpanishrice.

C)Itsimmediatepriorityistobringthepestundercontrol.

D)Ittriestokillthesnailswiththehelpofclimatechange.

49.WhatdoesNeuriceprojectmanagersayaboutthegiantapplesnail?

A)ItcansurviveonlyonsouthernEuropeanwetlands.

B)Itwillinvadeotherrice-growingregionsofEurope.

C)Itmultipliesataspeedbeyondhumanimagination.

D)Itwasintroducedintothericefieldsonpurpose.

50.WhatistheultimategoaloftheEU-fundedprogram?

A)Cultivatingidealsalt-resistantricevarieties.B)IncreasingtheabsorbencyoftheSpanishrice.

C)IntroducingSpanishricetotherestofEurope.D)Popularizingthericecrossbreedingtechnology.

PassageTwo

Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Photographywasonceanexpensive,laboriousordealreservedforlife'sgreatestmilestones.Now,theonlyapparent

costtotakinginfinitephotosofsomethingascoinmonasamealisthespaceonyourharddriveandyourdining

companion'spatience.

Butisthereanothercost,adeepercost,todocumentingalifeexperienceinsteadofsimplyenjoyingit?44Youhearthat

youshouldn'ttakeallthesephotosandinterrupttheexperience,andit'sbadforyou,andwe'renotlivinginthepresent

moment,saysKristinDiehl,associateprofessorofmarketingattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaMarshallSchoolof

Business.

Diehlandherfellowresearcherswantedtofindoutifthatwastrue,sotheyembarkedonaseriesofnineexperiments

inthelabandinthefieldtestingpeople'senjoymentinthepresenceorabsenceofacamera.Theresults,publishedinthe

JournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology,surprisedthem.Takingphotosactuallymakespeopleenjoywhatthey're

doingmore,notless.

“Whatwefindisyouactuallylookattheworldslightlydifferently,becauseyou'relookingfbrthingsyouwantto

capture,thatyoumaywanttohangonto,“Diehlexplains."Thatgetspeoplemoreengagedintheexperience,andtheytend

toenjoyitmore.”

Takesightseeing.Inoneexperiment,nearly200participantsboardedadouble-deckerbusfbratourofPhiladelphia.

Bothbustoursforbadetheuseofcellphonesbutonetourprovideddigitalcamerasandencouragedpeopletotakephotos.

Thepeoplewhotookphotosenjoyedtheexperiencesignificantlymore,andsaidtheyweremoreengaged,thanthosewho

didn't.

Snappingaphotodirectsattention,whichheightensthepleasureyougetfromwhateveryou'relookingat,Diehlsays.

Itworksforthingsasboringasarchaeological(考古的)museums,wherepeopleweregiveneye-trackingglassesand

instructedeithertotakephotosornot."Peoplelooklongeratthingstheywanttophotograph,9,Diehlsays.Theyreport

likingtheexhibitsmore,too.

TothereliefofInstagrammers(Instagram用戶)everywhere,itcanevenmakemealsmoreenjoyable.Whenpeople

wereencouragedtotakeatleastthreephotoswhiletheyatelunch,theyweremoreimmersedintheirmealsthanthosewho

weren'ttoldtotakephotos.

Wasitthesatisfyingclickofthecamera?Thephysicalactofthesnap?No,theyfound;justtheactofplanningtotake

aphoto—andnotactuallytakingit-hadthesamejoy-boostingeffect.4tIfyouwanttotakementalphotos,thatworksthe

sameway,“Diehlsays."Thinkingaboutwhatyouwouldwanttophotographalsogetsyoumoreengaged.”

51.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutphoto-takinginthepast?

A)Itwasapainstakingeffortfbrrecordinglife'smajorevents.

B)Itwasaluxurythatonlyafewwealthypeoplecouldenjoy.

C)Itwasagoodwaytopreserveone'spreciousimages.

D)Itwasaskillthatrequiredlotsofpracticetomaster.

52.KristinDiehlconductedaseriesofexperimentsonphoto-takingtofindout.

A)whatkindofpleasureitwouldactuallybringtophoto-takers

B)whetherpeopleenjoyeditwhentheydidsightseeing

C)howitcouldhelptoenrichpeople'slifeexperiences

D)whetheritpreventedpeopleenjoyingwhattheyweredoing

53.WhatdotheresultsofDienPsexperimentsshowaboutpeopletakingpictures?

A)Theyaredistractedfromwhattheyaredoing.

B)Theycanbetterrememberwhattheyseeord