2025年12月六級試題及答案第一部分聽力理解（35%）SectionA長對話（8題）對話1M:Hi,Lisa,IheardyoujustcamebackfromthatsustainablearchitectureconferenceinSingapore.Howwasit?W:Itwaseye-opening!Thehighlightwasaworkshopon"AdaptiveReuseofIndustrialBuildings."Youknow,thoseoldfactoriesandwarehousesthatarebeingtransformedintoeco-friendlyspaces.M:Adaptivereuse...liketurningaformertextilemillintoaco-workingspace?W:Exactly.Onecasestudywasa1950ssteelplantinShanghai.Theykepttheoriginalbrickwallsbutinstalledsolarpanelsontheroof,rainwaterharvestingsystems,andevenverticalgardensontheinteriorpillars.Theenergyefficiencyincreasedby40%comparedtoanewbuilding.M:That’simpressive.Butisn’tadaptivereusemorecostlythantearingdownandbuildinganew?W:Initially,maybe.Buttheworkshoppresenteddatashowingthatovera20-yearperiod,thelifecyclecostis15-20%lowerbecauseyou’rereusingexistingstructuralmaterials,whichreducescarbonemissionsfrommanufacturingnewsteelandconcrete.Plus,itpreserveslocalindustrialheritage.M:Icanseetheculturalvalue.Butwhataboutthetechnicalchallenges?Oldbuildingsmighthaveoutdatedwiringorunstablefoundations.W:Theengineerstheretalkedaboutusingmodularretrofitting—pre-fabricatedcomponentsthatcanbeintegratedwithoutmajorstructuralchanges.Forexample,inaBerlinproject,theyinsertedalightweighttimberframeinsideanoldbrewerytocreateapartments,whichminimizedloadontheoriginalbrickwalls.M:Sothisapproachcouldbeagame-changerforurbanrenewal.Doyouthinkit’llcatchonglobally?W:Definitely.CitieslikeTokyoandMexicoCityarealreadyscalingupsuchprojects.TheUNHabitatreportmentionedthatby2030,adaptivereusecouldreduceurbanconstructionwasteby30%worldwide.Q1:WhatwasthemaintopicoftheworkshopLisaattended?Q2:WhatbenefitofadaptivereusewasmentionedintheShanghaicasestudy?Q3:Whatdoesthedatashowaboutthelifecyclecostofadaptivereuse?Q4:HowdidtheBerlinprojectsolvestructuralchallenges?對話2W:ProfessorChen,I’mwritingmythesisonthecognitiveeffectsofbilingualeducation.CouldIgetyourinput?M:Ofcourse,Amy.Bilingualismhasbeenahottopic.What’syourangle?W:Iwanttofocusonexecutivefunction—thingslikeattentioncontrolandproblem-solving.Somestudiessaybilingualkidsoutperformmonolinguals,butothersarguetheeffectisminimal.M:Thekeyis"balancedbilingualism."Ifachildisfluentinbothlanguages,thecognitivebenefitsaremorepronounced.A2024studyinCognitivePsychologytracked500kidsfromage5to12.Thosewithhighproficiencyintwolanguagesshowedbetterinhibition(theabilitytoignoredistractions)andcognitiveflexibility.W:Butwhataboutcode-switching?Doesmixinglanguagesconfusethem?M:Actually,code-switchingisasignoflinguisticcompetence.Itrequiresthebraintoquicklyswitchbetweengrammarrulesandvocabulary,whichstrengthenstheprefrontalcortex—responsiblefordecision-making.AfMRIstudyatMITfoundthatbilingualsactivatethisareamoreefficientlywhenresolvingconflicts,whetherlinguisticornon-linguistic.W:Whataboutolderadults?I’vereadthatbilingualismdelaysdementia.Isthatproven?M:Meta-analysessuggesta4-5yeardelayonaverage.Theconstantmentaleffortofmanagingtwolanguagesactsascognitivereserve.However,it’snotacure—justabuffer.Andtheeffectisstrongerifbilingualismstartsinearlychildhood.W:Mythesismightalsotouchoneducationalpolicy.Shouldschoolsprioritizebilingualprograms?M:Itdependsonresources.Immersionprogramsworkbestwhenteachersarefluentinbothlanguages.InCanada,French-Englishimmersionhasboostedstudentperformanceinstandardizedtests,butonlywhenimplementedconsistentlyfromkindergarten.Q5:WhatisAmy’sthesismainlyabout?Q6:Whatdidthe2024CognitivePsychologystudyfind?Q7:Whatdoescode-switchingindicateaccordingtoProfessorChen?Q8:Whatdoestheprofessorsayaboutbilingualismanddementia?SectionB篇章（7題）篇章1Theglobalmarketforplant-basedmeatisbooming,projectedtoreach$35billionby2030.Thissurgeisn’tjustduetovegetarians—flexitarians,whoeatmeatoccasionally,arethemaindrivers.Whatmakestheseproductsappealing?First,tasteandtexture.CompanieslikeBeyondMeatusemyoglobin,aproteinthatgivesmeatits"bloody"flavor,andextrusiontechnologytomimicmusclefiberstructure.Butchallengesremain.Thecostofplant-basedmeatisstill20-30%higherthanconventionalmeat,partlybecauseofexpensiveingredientslikepeaproteinisolate.Sustainabilityisanotherconcern.Whileproducingplant-basedburgersuses90%lesswaterthanbeef,somestudieswarnthatlarge-scalepeafarmingcouldleadtosoildegradationifnotrotatedproperly.Regulationisalsoahurdle.IntheEU,productscan’tbelabeled"meat"unlesstheycontainanimalflesh,socompaniesusetermslike"meatalternatives."IntheUS,theUSDAisdebatingwhethertorequiredisclosureofartificialflavorsinplant-basedproducts.Despitetheseissues,innovationcontinues.Newstartupsareexperimentingwithmushroom-basedproteins(whichhaveameatytexture)and3D-printedplant-basedsteaks.Consumerdemandfortransparencyispushingbrandstohighlightcarbonfootprintsandingredientsourcingonpackaging.Q9:Whoarethemainconsumersofplant-basedmeat?Q10:Whattechnologyhelpsmimicmeattexture?Q11:Whatisasustainabilityconcernaboutplant-basedmeatproduction?篇章2Lightpollution,oftenoverlooked,isagrowingenvironmentalissue.Over80%oftheworld’spopulationlivesunderartificiallylitskies,withcitieslikeHongKongandDubaihaving99%light-pollutednights.Theconsequencesareecological.Migratorybirds,whichnavigatebystars,collidewithlitbuildings—killinganestimated1billionannuallyintheUS.Seaturtlehatchlings,programmedtoheadtowardthemoonlitocean,insteadcrawltowardstreetlights,fallingpreytopredators.Insects,criticalforpollination,aredisorientedbyartificiallight,leadingtopopulationdeclines.Humansaren’timmune.Exposuretobluelight(fromLEDs)atnightsuppressesmelatonin,disruptingsleepcycles.Studieslinkchroniclightpollutiontoincreasedrisksofdepression,obesity,andbreastcancer.Solutionsexist."Darksky"citieslikeFlagstaff,Arizona,requireshieldedlightsthatdirectilluminationdownward.Warm-coloredLEDs(withlowerbluewavelengths)arebeingadoptedinurbanareas.TheInternationalDark-SkyAssociationcertifiescommunitiesthatreducelightwaste,encouragingtourismfocusedonstargazing.Q12:Whatpercentageoftheglobalpopulationlivesunderlight-pollutedskies?Q13:Howdoseaturtlehatchlingssufferfromlightpollution?Q14:Whatisarecommendedsolutiontolightpollution?SectionC講座/講話（10題）講座1Goodmorning,everyone.Today,we’lldiscussabreakthroughinrenewableenergy:floatingwindturbines.Unlikefixed-bottomturbines,whicharelimitedtowatersunder60metersdeep,floatingturbinescanoperateindeepoffshoreareas—wherewindspeedsarehigherandmoreconsistent.Thetechnologyusesmooringsystems(likethoseforoilrigs)toanchorturbinestotheseabed.Theplatformscanbemadeofsteel,concrete,orevencompositematerials.In2024,Norway’sHywindTampenbecametheworld’slargestfloatingwindfarm,poweringfiveoffshoreoilplatformsandreducingtheirCO?emissionsby200,000tonsannually.Butchallengespersist.Thecostoffloatingturbinesisstill30%higherthanfixedones,mainlyduetocomplexmooringandsubseacables.However,asproductionscalesup,costsareexpectedtodropby50%by2030,accordingtotheInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency.Anotheradvantageisminimalvisualimpact.Sincethey’replaced40-80kmfromshore,theydon’tmarcoastalviews,whichhasreducedlocaloppositioncomparedtoonshorewindfarms.CountrieslikeJapanandSouthKorea,withlimitedshallowwaters,areinvestingheavily—Japanplanstohave10GWoffloatingwindcapacityby2040.Q15:Whatisthemainadvantageoffloatingwindturbinesoverfixedones?Q16:WhatdidtheHywindTampenprojectachieve?Q17:Whatisareasonforhighcostsoffloatingturbines?Q18:WhydoJapanandSouthKoreafavorfloatingwind?講座2Let’sshifttoneuroaesthetics—thestudyofhowartaffectsthebrain.Fordecades,artanalysisfocusedonsymbolismandhistory,butnowfMRIscansrevealwhathappensneurologicallywhenweviewart.Whensubjectslookatapainting,thevisualcortexprocessescolorandform,whilethemedialprefrontalcortex(linkedtoself-reflection)activateswhentheyfindtheartmeaningful.Strikingworks,likeVanGogh’sStarryNight,triggerthedopaminerewardsystem,similartohowwereacttofoodormusic.Interesting,abstractartengagesthebrainmorethanrepresentationalart.A2023studyinNeuroImageshowedthatwhenpeopleviewabstractpieces,thedefaultmodenetwork(activeduringdaydreaming)andthesaliencenetwork(detectingimportantstimuli)interactmoreintensely.Thiscognitiveconflict—tryingtofindmeaninginambiguity—enhancesemotionalengagement.Neuroaestheticsalsohaspracticalapplications.Hospitalsareusingarttherapybasedonthesefindings:paintingswithwarmcolorsandorganicshapesreducepatientstressbyloweringcortisollevels.Corporationsaredecoratingofficeswithabstractarttoboostcreativity,asitencouragesemployeestothinkoutsidethebox.Q19:Whichbrainregionisactivatedwhenartismeaningful?Q20:Whatdidthe2023NeuroImagestudyfindaboutabstractart?Q21:Howdoesarttherapyinhospitalsreducestress?第二部分閱讀理解（35%）SectionA選詞填空（10題）Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youaretoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitem.TheriseofgenerativeAIhassparkeddebatesaboutitsimpactoncreativity.Whilesomefearitwill(22)______humanartists,othersseeitasapowerfultool.ToolslikeDALL-EandChatGPTcangenerateimages,stories,andcode,buttheylack(23)______—theabilitytofeelemotionsorformoriginalideas.ArecentsurveybytheCreativeIndustriesFederationfoundthat68%ofartistsuseAIasa(24)______tool.Forexample,amusicianmightinputamood(e.g.,"melancholic")andgetchordprogressions,then(25)______themintoauniquecomposition.Thiscollaborationforcesartiststo(26)______theircreativeprocess:insteadofstartingfromscratch,theyrefineAIoutputs.CriticsarguethatAI"art"is(27)______becauseit’strainedonexistingworks,raisingcopyrightissues.In2024,acourtruledthatanAI-generatedpaintingcouldn’tbecopyrighted,asthe(28)______wasthealgorithm,notahuman.Thishasledtocallsfornewlawsdefining"creativeauthorship."Despitethesechallenges,the(29)______isclear:AIistransformingcreativity,notreplacingit.Artistsnowspendlesstimeon(30)______tasks(likedraftingstoryoutlines)andmoreon(31)______expression.Asonepoetputit,"AIismycollaborator,notmycompetitor."A)automateB)authenticC)augmentD)trivialE)reimagineF)substituteG)originalityH)catalystI)adaptJ)essenceK)derivativeL)emotionalM)practitionerN)trajectoryO)replicateSectionB段落匹配（10題）Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.TheMetaverse:HypeorRevolution?[A]Theterm"metaverse"enteredmainstreamconsciousnessin2021whenFacebookrebrandedasMeta.ButtheconceptdatesbacktoNealStephenson’s1992novelSnowCrash,whereusersinteractviaavatarsinavirtualsharedspace.Today,techgiantslikeMicrosoft,Sony,andTencentareinvestingbillions,butthemetaverseremainsapatchworkofplatforms—VRgames,virtualworkspaces,anddigitalmarketplaces—ratherthanaunifiedecosystem.[B]Proponentsclaimthemetaversewillrevolutionizesocialinteraction.ImagineattendingaconcertinParis,thenabusinessmeetinginTokyo,allwithoutleavingyourhome.Virtualclassroomscouldletstudentsfromruralareasaccesstop-tierteachers.Fortheelderly,avatarsmightreducelonelinessbyenabling"face-to-face"chatswithfamilyworldwide.[C]However,skepticismabounds.Criticsarguethatthemetaverseisjustanothertechbubble.Highcosts(VRheadsetsstartat$300)andtechnicallimitations(lag,poorgraphics)excludemanyusers.Privacyisamajorconcern:companiescollectingdataonusers’movements,gestures,andevenfacialexpressionscouldexploititfortargetedadvertisingorsurveillance.[D]Anotherissueisdigitalinequality.Whileurbanelitesmightembracevirtualoffices,low-incomecommunitieslackreliableinternetordevices.A2025UNreportwarnedthatthemetaversecouldwidenthe"digitaldivide,"withmarginalizedgroupsleftoutofeducationalandeconomicopportunities.[E]Yet,earlyadoptersarefindinginnovativeuses.Architectsusemetaverseplatformstodesign3Dmodelscollaborativelywithclients.FashionbrandslikeGuccisellvirtualclothingforavatars,generating$50millionin2024alone.Evenhealthcareisexperimenting:virtualtherapysessionsincalmingmetaverseenvironmentshaveshown30%higherpatientengagementthantraditionalvideocalls.[F]Themetaversealsoraisesphilosophicalquestions.Ifyouravatarcommitsanactinthevirtualworld,areyoumorallyresponsible?Howdowedefine"presence"—isavirtualhugasmeaningfulasaphysicalone?Thesedebateswillshaperegulations,suchastheEU’sproposedDigitalPresenceAct,whichaimstoprotectuserrightsinvirtualspaces.[G]Forthemetaversetosucceed,interoperabilityiskey.Currently,anavatarinDecentralandcan’tvisitavirtualconferenceinMicrosoftTeams.Standardizingprotocols(likeHTMLfortheweb)wouldallowseamlessmovementbetweenplatforms.Techleadersarestartingtocollaborate—MetaandSonyrecentlyannouncedsharedVRstandards—butprogressisslow.[H]Intheend,themetaverse’sfatedependsonuseradoption.Ifitbecomesatoolforconnection,creativity,andinclusion,itcouldredefinehumaninteraction.Ifitremainsanichefortechenthusiasts,itmightfadelikepreviousfads.OnlytimewilltellwhetherStephenson’svisionbecomesrealityoracautionarytale.32.Themetaversemaydeepenthegapbetweendifferentsocialgroupsduetounequalaccesstotechnology.33.Earlyapplicationsofthemetaverseincludecollaborativedesign,virtualfashionsales,andengagingtherapysessions.34.Theconceptofthemetaversewasfirstdescribedina1992novel,longbeforeitgainedpublicattention.35.Interoperabilityiscrucialforthemetaversetofunctionasaunifiedspace,butcurrentplatformsarenotconnected.36.Criticsdoubtthemetaverse’spotential,citinghighcosts,technicalflaws,andprivacyrisks.37.Themetaversecouldtransformeducationandsocialconnectionbyenablingglobalvirtualinteractions.38.Philosophicaldiscussionsaboutmoralresponsibilityandthemeaningofvirtualpresencewillinfluencefutureregulations.39.Thesuccessofthemetaversehingesonwhetheritbecomesawidelyusedtoolforinclusionratherthananichetrend.40.Arebrandingmovebyamajortechcompanybroughtthemetaverseintopublicfocusin2021.SectionC仔細閱讀（10題）Passage1The"quietquitting"trend,whereemployeesdoonlytheircontracteddutieswithoutgoingtheextramile,hasspreadglobally.A2025Galluppollfoundthat42%ofworkersidentifyas"quietquitters,"upfrom30%in2020.Employersoftenviewthisaslaziness,butresearchsuggestsit’saresponsetoburnout.AstudyinJournalofOrganizationalBehaviortracked1,000employeesovertwoyears.Thosewhoreported"emotionalexhaustion"were2.3timesmorelikelytoreduceeffort.Therootcauses?Unclearjobroles,excessiveworkloads,andlackofrecognition.Quietquittingisn’taboutpoorperformance;it’saboutsettingboundaries.ManyGenZandmillennialworkersprioritizework-lifebalanceovercareeradvancement.A2024surveybyLinkedInfoundthat65%ofrespondentswouldtakeapaycutforajobwithclearerexpectationsandbettermentalhealthsupport.Employerscanaddressthisbyimprovingcommunication.Whenmanagersclearlydefineresponsibilitiesandprovideregularfeedback,quietquittingdecreasesby28%,accordingtoaHarvardBusinessReviewanalysis.Offeringflexiblehoursandskill-developmentopportunitiesalsoboostsengagement.Criticsarguethatquietquittingharmsteamdynamics.However,datashowsthatwhenemployeesfeeltheirboundariesarerespected,they’remorelikelytocollaboratewillinglyonhigh-priorityprojects.It’snotaboutdoingless,butdoingbetter—focusingenergyonmeaningfultasksratherthanburnout-inducingbusywork.Q41:WhatdoestheGalluppollindicateaboutquietquitting?Q42:AccordingtotheJournalofOrganizationalBehaviorstudy,whatincreasesthelikelihoodofquietquitting?Q43:WhatdoGenZandmillennialworkersprioritizeaccordingtoLinkedIn?Q44:HowcanemployersreducequietquittingaccordingtoHarvardBusinessReview?Q45:Whatisthepositiveaspectofquietquittingaccordingtocritics’counterargument?Passage2Theglobalfertilityratehasfallenfrom5.0in1960to2.3in2025,withmanycountriesbelowthereplacementlevel(2.1).Thisdeclineisdrivenbyurbanization,women’seducation,andaccesstocontraception.InSouthKorea,thefertilityrateis0.78—thelowestglobally.Thegovernmenthasspent$200billionsince2005onincentives:freechildcare,housingsubsidies,andtaxbreaks.Yetbirthscontinuetodrop.Why?YoungKoreanscitehighcostsofeducation(privatetutoringcancost$1,500/month)andacultureoflongworkinghours(52-hourworkweeksarecommon),leavinglittletimeforparenting.InSweden,wherethefertilityrateis1.7,adifferentapproachworks.Generousparentalleave(480daysperchild,80%paid)andaffordablepreschools(cappedat$150/month)encouragechildbearing.Crucially,menareincentivizedtotakeleave—30daysare"useitorloseit"—promotinggenderequalityincaregiving.Economistswarnthatlowfertilityleadstoagingpopulations,strainingpensionsystemsandlabormarkets.Japan,withafertilityrateof1.3,has29%ofitspopulationover65.Tooffsetthis,countriesareincreasingretirementagesandwelcomingimmigrants.Canada,forexample,aimstoadmit500,000immigrantsannuallyby2025toboostitsworkforce.Butfertilityratesaren’tirreversible.WhenIranintroducedpro-familypolicies(freeeducation,jobprotectionfornewmothers)inthe2000s,itsraterosefrom1.7to2.2.Thekeyisaddressingbothfinancialandculturalbarriers—makingparenthoodfeasibleandsociallyvalued.Q46:Whatarethemaindriversoftheglobalfertilitydecline?Q47:Whyhaven’tSouthKorea’sincentivesincreasedbirths?Q48:WhatmakesSweden’sapproacheffectiveinmaintainingfertility?Q49:Whatproblemdolowfertilityratescreateforeconomies?Q50:Whatexampleshowsthatfertilityratescanbereversed?第三部分翻譯（15%）Directions:Forthispart,youaretotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.近年來，中國的"國潮"文化蓬勃興起，將傳統(tǒng)元素與現(xiàn)代設(shè)計巧妙融合。從漢服復(fù)興到老字號品牌推出聯(lián)名款，國潮不僅是一種消費趨勢，更是文化自信的體現(xiàn)。故宮文創(chuàng)產(chǎn)品年銷售額超15億元，通過數(shù)字化手段（如AR互動）讓文物"活"起來；李寧的"中國李寧