2024年12月大學(xué)英語(yǔ)六級(jí)考試真題第1套(含答案)PartIWriting(30minutes).Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaythatbeginswiththesentence"Toincreasethelikelihoodofsuccess,weshouldsetrealisticgoalsandworkpersistentlytowardsthem."Youcanmakecomments,citeexamplesoruseyourpersonalexperiencestodevelopyouressay.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.Youshouldcopythesentencegiveninquotesatthebeginningofyouressay.PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes).SectionA.Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Preparingforajobinterview.B)Writingaworkreporttogether.C)Goingthroughacoupleofissuesthecompanyfaces.D)Discussingthewoman'sannualperformancereview.2.A)Theoverallcultureofthecompany.B)Theinstructionfromhersupervisor.C)Thehonestyofthemanager.D)Therecognitionofhermerits.3.A)Herinadequatelanguageproficiency.B)Herinabilitytointeractwithcolleaguesproperly.C)Herinappropriatebehavioratcompanymeetings.D)Hersimplisticapproachtodealingwithothers.4.A)Toavoidoffendingtherecipients.B)Toshowheruniquewritingstyle.C)Tosavetime.D)Tobefrank.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Providemedicalservicetothecommunity.B)Makehealthcareinherhometownthebest.C)Obtainadoctoraldegreeininternalmedicine.D)Haveaprofoundimpactonpeoplearoundher.6.A)Theyhaveconstantlyurgedhertostudyhard.B)Theyhaveworkedhardtofinancehereducation.C)Theyhavetriedtocreateapositivelearningenvironment.D)Theyhavepursuedthefamily'sdreamstogetherwithher.7.A)Itisakeymedicalbranchconducivetorealizingherdreams.B)Itconnectsmanyotherspecialtieswithitsbroadcoverage.C)Ithasalonghistoryintheman'sprestigiousinstitution.D)Itisamedicalbranchbothofherparentsspecializein.8.A)Problematic.B)Competitive.C)Inconsistent.D)Trustworthy.SectionB.Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Topreventhackersfromcrackingoursecretcodes.B)Toshowthatalltheguidelinesarebeingfollowed.C)Toprovideevidencethatpasswordsareforgotten.D)Toconvinceourcomputerthatwearehuman.10.A)Putanendtothehackingphenomenon.B)Helppeopleremembertheirpasswords.C)Reducetheintricacyofthepassworditself.D)Explaintheneedfordifferentemailaccounts.11.A)Innovatetechnologiestoensurethesafetyofusers'accounts.B)Provideincentivesfortheapplicationofcreativepasswords.C)Explorethepossibilityofusingsimplersecretcodes.D)Takestepstoencourageuserstologinmoreoften.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Herworknolongerinterestedher.B)Hertrainingappdidnotfither.C)Herfitnessfellintoaslump.D)Herbusinessdeteriorated.13.A)Helpuserskeeptrackoftheirfitnesslevels.B)Designpersonalisedtrainingprogrammes.C)Strengthentiesamongusersworldwide.D)Selectwell-qualifiedhumancoaches.14.A)Theyareneverrepeated.B)Theyhelpenrichherlife.C)Theyareofnoextremeintensity.D)Theykeepherfocusedonhergoal.15.A)Theywillnotbeabletotaketheplaceofhumanpersonaltrainers.B)Theywillnotbeabletocomprehendsomeoftheprofilesusersputin.C)Theycannotleadtooptimalresultswiththeirmathematicalapproach.D)Theycannotmatchhumansinarrangingmeticulousworkoutschedules.SectionC.Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Allsocietiesarebuiltuponthecornerstonesofbasicvalues.B)Everyoneeverywheredemonstratessevencharactertraits.C)Allsocietiesarekepttogetherbysevenbasicmoralrules.D)Everyoneeverywheresharesauniversalmoralstandard.17.A)Ascertainwhetherdeferringtoauthoritywasconfinedtoright-wingpeople.B)Findoutwhetherdifferentsocietieshaddifferentversionsofmorality.C)Makeclearwhetherallsocietiesfacedthesamemoralissues.D)Findoutwhetherleft-wingpeoplestillhadagrouployalty.18.A)Makeindependentdescriptionsofculturesaroundtheworld.B)Strivetounderstandthebasicdifferencesbetweenpeoples.C)Appreciatethefoundationalvalueoftheexistingdata.D)Carryoutsystematicfieldstudiestogathernewdata.Questions19to21arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Theymightbethemostimportantpartofoureatingexperience.B)Theycanactivateourbrainfunctionsinamostdirectfashion.C)Theycanbeviewedasthewindowstooursoul.D)Theycouldmisleadusinmorewaysthanone.20.A)Itattractsfoodcompanies'growingattention.B)Itadverselyimpactsone'seatingexperience.C)Itinvariablydetermineshowfoodsells.D)Itchangesthewaypeopletastefood.21.A)Enhancethetaste.B)Makepredictions.C)Identifydistinctflavors.D)Enrichtheeatingexperience.Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.22.A)Socialstatus.B)Financialresources.C)Meaning.D)Happiness.23.A)Theireffectonpeople'shappinesshaslongbeenoverstated.B)Theirinfluenceonpeople'slifevarieswithsocialcontexts.C)Theycanaffectpeople'sexperienceofmeaning.D)Theycanensurepeople'soverallwell-being.24.A)Itusedquestionstotallydifferentfromthoseintheirfirststudy.B)ItfocusedonthesenseofmeaningofFrenchparticipants.C)ItanalysedcasesfromadailypollofUSresidents.D)Itexamineddatacollectedfrommultiplecountries.25.A)Theymighthavemoreaccesstoexternalsourcesofhappiness.B)Theymightfocusonanindividualsenseofsatisfactionormeaning.C)Theymightbelesseasilyaffectedbyacommunity'soverallfeeling.D)Theymightbelessadverselyimpactedbyfailuretoachieveapurpose.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes).SectionA.Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Withtherapidprogressintheeconomy,itisnaturalthatpeople'sideologyisboundforchange.Being__26__isnolongeravirtuetosomepeople,andtheyarenotaloneinholdingthisview.Eachmighthavedifferentviewpointsonhowtoleadone'slifestyle:someprefersimplicity,someloveluxuries,somespend__27__,someaccumulateasmuchastheycanlikeacountrymouse.AsIwasbornpoorandinthecountryside,thesimplerurallifeseldomlosesits__28__tome,butasmystationchanges,Ihaveanopportunityto__29__withthenewlyrich,anexperiencewhichhasrevolutionizedmyviewoflifestyle.Itisevilorsinfultospendlittleandtosavemuch,anideaonlyrecentlybeingrevealedtome.Actuallythewholeworldisina__30__toborrowandtospend,withtheUSAleadingthetrend.TheUSAisstilltherichestandmostpowerfulcountryintheworld,butthe__31__isthattheyborrowmoneyfromus.Thougha__32__ofeconomics,atleastIknowthatinvestingwithborrowedmoneywillturntheborrowerintothe__33__ratherthanthedecentandkindlender.Anapparentcaseisrealestate.Thosewhoare__34__andhavegotloansfromthebankbecomerelativelyrichbysellingtheirpurchasedhomeatapriceseveralfoldshigher.Eveneducationisnotimmunefromthistheory.Manyofthosepoorparentswhohavethevisiontosendtheirchildrentocollegehavebenefitedfromthisinvestment,eventhoughtheyhaveto__35__aliving.Itisreasonabletoconcludethatspendingispraiseworthy,supposingitisnotbeyondyourmeans.A)appeal.B)extravagantly.C)intrinsically.D)irony.E)layman.F)literally.G)majestic.H)malicious.I)meadow.J)mingle.K)predator.L)rage.M)scrape.N)shrewd.O)thrifty.SectionB.Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.AreForgottenCropstheFutureofFood?A)OnasmallfruitfarmneartheStraitsofMalacca,LimKokAnnisdowntojustonetreegrowingkedondong,acrunchy,sourberrythatMalaysiansmostlyuseinpickles(腌菜)andsalads."It'snotverywell-known,"saysthe45-year-old,whoisinsteadfocusingonlongan(龍眼)berriesandpineapples,whichhavebiggermarkets."Wehavetogrowwhatisprofitable,"hesays.B)ButlessthananhourawayintheMalaysiancountryside,insidethreegianticedomes,scientistsaretryingtochangethefutureoffood.They'repushingtheboundariesofwhathumanseatbygrowingandprocessingso-called"alternative"cropssuchaskedondong.AttheheadquartersofglobalresearchcentreCropsFortheFuture(CFF),thisparticularunder-usedfruithasbeenturnedintoasugar-freejuice,highinvitaminCandgettingtopmarksinsensoryevaluations."Anythingyouseehereisaforgottencrop,"saysSayedAzam-AlioftheabundantplantsweavingthroughthegardensofCFFoutsideMalaysia'scapitalKualaLumpur.C)ProfAzam-Aliexplainsthatjustfourcrops-wheat,maize,riceandsoybean-providetwothirdsoftheworld'sfoodsupply."We'redependentonthesefour,"hesays."Butactuallythere're7,000cropswe'vebeenfarmingforthousandsofyears.Weignoreallofthose."Researchersaretryingtounlockthepotentialoftheseignoredcrops-plantstheydescribeasforgotten,under-usedor"alternative"astheyaredisplacedbyincreasinglyuniformdietsfuelledbyprocessedingredientsfromthemajorcrops.D)It'satimelyeffort.Thefoodsystemisatacrossroads.Ononehand,itneedstomeettheneedsofagrowingglobalpopulation.By2050itestimatestheworldmustproduce50%morefoodtofeedtheprojectedglobalpopulationof10billion.Meetingthisdemandwithoutcontributingtoclimatechangecallsforurgentsolutions.E)Forgottencropsholdkeyanswers.Byinvestinginneglectedlocalplants,countriescanreducetheirrelianceonimportedcropsandtheircarbon-heavysupplychains.Bringingbackthevarietyofcropshumansonceatealsoboostsfoodsecurityatatimewarmingclimatesthreatenexistingcrops.Ontopofthat,forgottencropsareamongthemostclimate-resilient(具有氣候韌性的)andnutritious,arguesAzam-Ali.Hissummaryisplain:"Dietarydiversificationiscriticaltothefutureofhumanity".F)Foodsecurityexpertsagree."Thereissomuchfooddiversityouttherethatweareignoring,"saysCeciliaTortajada,aseniorresearchfellowattheInstituteofWaterPolicyattheNationalUniversityofSingapore."Wheneverwehavenativecropswetendtodisregardthemasiftheywerenotvaluablebuttheyare,"sheadds.G)Azam-Aliknowsthatscepticismfirsthand.Hecameacrossalternativecropsinthe1980sthroughtheworkofwomenfarmershemetinNiger.Thethen-PhDstudentremembersmarvellingatthecropstheygrewintheirbackyards,withoutthebenefitsoftechnology,tofeedtheirfamilieswhenthebigcropsfailed.Hesawatremendousopportunitytobuildalternativefoodsystems.But"theresistancewasenormous,"herecalls.H)Undeterred,heploughedon.Projectafterprojecthelpedprovethesecropswereviableindifferentenvironmentsasalternativestothestapleones.Butthequestionofwhetherthesecropswouldbemarketableremained."That'sthecriticalthing,"hesays.Inoneofthecentre'sdomes,foodtechnologistTanXinlinusespowderedmoringa(辣木)leavesinplaceofsomewheatflourtobakeacakeloweringluten(谷膠)andhigherinnutrients.Tan'sjobistocreaterecipeswiththesestill-unfamiliaringredientsthatwillappealtobothlocalandinternationaltastes.InrecentyearsshehasusedsomeoftheforgottencropsgrownatCFF,suchasmoringaandbambaragroundnut,tomakeeverythingfrominstantsouptoIndiansnacks."Itrytomoderniseforgottencropsinsteadofusingoldrecipes,"saysTan,whoisalsoatrainedchef.It'sastrategytoappealtotheworld'sgrowingmiddleclasseswhoareincreasinglyturningtothefastandprocessedfoodindustries.It'salsoawaytohelpcounterperceptionsoflocalcropsas"oldorpoorpeople'sfood"orasinferior"women'scrops",addsTan.I)Therootsoftheseconnotationsaboutlocalfoodscanrundeep.Thebambaragroundnut,aprotein-richnativecropofsub-SaharanAfricathatisalsogrowninpartsofsoutheastAsia,cantraceitsmarginalisationtocolonialrule."Africanwomenwhogrewbambaragroundnutwereactuallypunishedforgrowingit,"saysAzam-Ali."Colonialpowerssaidyoucan'tgrowthatbecausethere'snooil.Wecan'tgetamarketforit."ButtodaythebambaramurukkuisoneofCFF'sbestreviewedfoodsandtheyareaimingtogetitintogrocerystores,pointingtothesuccessofcropslikequinoatopotentialinvestors.Some__30__yearsago,quinoawasvirtuallyunheardofoutsideitsnativemountainsinBoliviaandPeru.Todaythenutritiousgrainisfoundonthemenusoflavishrestaurantsacrosstheworld.J)Measuringcropsbynutritioninsteadofyieldisattheheartoftheforgottenfoodsenterprise.Eversincethe"greenrevolution"ofthe1960s,high-yieldingcropshavedominatedmodernagriculture.Thatwasinpartacrucialresponsetodevastatingfaminesatatimewhentheworldneededtoincreaseitsfoodsupply.Today"nutritionisbecomingatimebomb",saysAzam-Ali,asgrowingcarbondioxidelevelsstripcropsoftheirminerals.Insteadofbio-fortifyingmajorcropsweshouldbeinvestinginthoseforgottencropsthatarealreadymorenutritious,heasserts.K)InthebowelsofCFF'sthirddome,labmanagerGomathySethuramanopensawindowintothecentre's"crownjewels",revealingvinesofwingedbeansgrowingunderabrightyellowlight.It'soneofmultiplechamberswherescientistsarestudyingtheimpactofhighertemperaturesandcarbondioxidelevelsonthenutritionalmake-upofalternativecrops.Thisresearchis"thegamechanger",saysAzam-Ali,ensuringthatfuturecrops"arealsothehealthiestonesinwarmerclimates".L)Thereisagrowingglobalmomentumaroundforgottenfoods,saysDanielleNierenberg,presidentofFoodTank,aUS-basedthinktank.OtherthanCFF,whichbillsitselfastheworld'sfirstresearchcentrededicatedsolelytounder-utilisedcrops,thereareotherkeygroupschampioningagriculturaldiversityincludingCropTrust,SlowFood,IcrisatandBioversityInternational.Addtothatmoremiddle-incomeconsumerssearchingfornutritiousfoodsandotherseagertotrytheunprocessedfoodstheirgrandparentsonceate,shesays.M)ButtherisinginterestinforgottenfoodsinsomequartersisovertakenbytheglobalspreadofWestern-styledietsheavyinsugar,fatandprocessedfoodsinothers.N)AkeyobstacletopromotingfadinglocalcropsinMalaysia,forexample,is"theobsessionwithimportedproducts",saysJeniferKuah,co-founderofarestaurantthatchampionslocally-sourcedfoodinanaffluentsuburbofKualaLumpur.CustomersatSitka,regardedasapioneerinthecountry'ssmallfarm-to-tablediningscene,stillseekforeigningredientsasa"statussymbol",shesays.O)Theargumentforforgottenfoodsfeelsintuitive.Someanalystssayitisinfactinevitable."Climatechangeisgoingtomeanalmostcertainlytastesaregoingtobeforcedtochange,"saysTimLang,professoroffoodpolicyatCity,UniversityofLondon.We"havetogetusedtoeatingothercrops"asyieldsofstaplecropsfall,hesays.36.Accordingtoaseniorresearcher,wewillhavesecurefoodsupplyifweridourselvesofignoranceaboutnativecrops.37.Mostoftheworld'sfoodsupplycomesfromatinynumberoutofthousandsofcropsthathavebeengrownforcenturies.38.Toprovidetheirfamilywithfoodwhenthestaplecropsfailed,someAfricanwomenfarmersgrewlocalcropsintheirbackyards.39.High-yieldingcropshaveoccupiedadominantpositioninmodernagriculturesincethegreenrevolutioninthelastcentury.40.Growingalternativecropsprovedfeasibleinavarietyofenvironments,butthecriticalquestionwaswhethertheywouldbemarketable.41.Accordingtoaprofessor,whentheyieldsofstaplecropsfall,wewillhavetoadapttoeatingfoodsfromalternativecrops.42.Urgentmeasureshavetobetakentoprovidefoodfortheprojectedworldpopulationwithoutaggravatingtheclimate.43.ColonialrulemarginalisedlocalcropsbypunishingAfricanswhogrewthem.44.Asexistingcropsareendangeredbyglobalwarming,wecanincreasefoodsecuritybybringingbackthemanyforgottenfoodcrops.45.ResearchersaretryingtofindouthowhighertemperaturesandCO2levelsaffectthenutritionalcompositionofalternativecrops.SectionC.Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOne.Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Imagineyou'reanaliensenttoEarthtodocumentthebehaviourofthemammalsinhabitingtheplanet.Youstumbleintoamovietheatrethat'sshowingthelatestHollywoodhorrorfilm.Severaldozenhumansaregatheredtogetherinadark,undecoratedroom.They'reallstaringatarectangularareaonwhichpatternsoflightchangerapidly.Theyareclearlyinastateofhigharousal.Theirheartrateiselevated,theyoccasionallyglancearoundnervously,andtheysometimesjumpcollectivelyintheirseats,andemithigh-pitchedwarningcalls.Eventually,thelightscomeupandtherectangularscreengoesblack.Thehumansstandupandleavetheroom,chattingandlaughing,andshowingsignsofpleasure.Whydothesehumansvoluntarilyexposethemselvestowhatappearstobeadeeplyunpleasantexperience?Andwhydotheyreactsostronglytothosepatternsoflightonascreen?Iamfascinatedwiththeparadoxofhorror—thestrangefactthatmanypeopleseekoutscaryentertainment.Ithinktheanswertothepuzzleliesinhumannature.Myresearchsuggeststhatwehumansevolvedtofindpleasureinsituationsthatallowustoexperiencenegativeemotionsinasafecontext.Youcanseetheseelementsofhorrorinchildren'sgames.Takehide-and-seekforexample,whichisasimulationofapredator-preyinteraction.Thekidhidesandtheadultpretendstobeapredator,searchingforthechildwhilehowlinglikeadangerousbeast.Thissimulationgivesthechildcrucialinformationabouthowtoavoidbecomingprey,andchildrentendtofindthatkindofactivitydeeplysatisfying,presumablybecauseitgivesthemasafeexperienceofapotentiallycatastrophicscenario.Theyfinditpleasurable,andpleasureisevolution'swayofmotivatingustowardadaptivebehaviour.Horrorispleasurabletomanypeoplebecauseitletsusplaywithnegativeemotionsanddevelopcopingstrategies.Welearnwhatitfeelsliketobereallyafraid,andwelearnhowtohandlenegativeemotion.How,then,doeshorrorwork?Myresearchsuggeststhathorrorworksbyexploitinganancientsetofbiologicaldefencemechanisms—anevolvedfearsystem,whichwesharewithotheranimals.Buthumansareuniquelyimaginative,andweuseourevolvedimaginationtotravelintovirtualworldsthatarefullofdanger.Therearegoodreasonsforwatchingahorrorfilm,evenifyou'renotaloyalhorrorfan.Ifyoumakeitthroughthefilminonepiece,you'llprobablyexperienceastrongsenseofmastery,asensethatyouwereabletomakeitthroughanappallingexperience.Anyway,watchingahorrorfilmmakesyoubetterathandlingyourownfear,andwhoknowswhenthatwillbecomecriticallyrelevant?46.Thealienfindstheaudienceinthemovietheatreclearlyinastateof___________.A)totalmindfulness.B)extremeexcitement.C)spiritualelevation.D)intensecuriosity.47.Whydomanypeopleseekoutscaryentertainment,accordingtotheauthor'sresearch?A)Theygainexperienceinovercominghorrorinreallife.B)Theyfindjoyingoingthroughsimulatedhorribleexperiences.C)Theyhavelearnedfromhide-and-seekaskidsthethrillinvolved.D)Theyhaveevolvedtogainpleasureinescapinglife-threateningsituations.48.Whatdochildrenlearnfromhideandseek?A)Howtoavoidfallingpreytoanattacker.B)Howtosimulateapredator-preyinteraction.C)Howtokeepthemselvesfromcatastrophicerrors.D)Howtoturnadangerousscenariointoasafeone.49.Whyishorrorthrillingtomanypeople?A)Itremindsthemofanancientsetofbiologicaldefencemechanisms.B)Ittriggerstheirimaginationtotravelintodangerousvirtualworlds.C)Itallowsthemtolearnwhatfearfeelslikeandhowtotackleit.D)Itactivatestheirevolvedfearsystemandtheiruniquefantasy.50.Whatwilloneexperienceiftheywatchahorrorfilmthroughwithoutbeinghurt?A)Astrongsenseofclearrelevance.B)Aprofoundsenseofgoodfortune.C)Aprofoundsenseofintenserelief.D)Astrongsenseofbeingincontrol.PassageTwo.Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Anawakeninghasbeentakingplaceinthephysicalworldagainstthebeautymodelthathasbeendictatedtousforyears.Butinthedigitalarena,socialmediadetermineswhatisconsideredbeautiful.Thetwoopposingstrugglesaretakingplaceinparallel.Inthephysicalworld,thestrugglegoesagainsttheunderlyingpressureexertedonwomentoconformtoanunrealisticbeautyideal.Aspartofthestruggle,variousmediaoutletshavepresentedwomenwhosebodiesdon'tcorrespondtotheso-calledideal.Allthosewomenwhohadpreviouslybeenexcludedfromthecoversofmagazines,televisionseriesandthepublicagenda,havebecome"legitimate".Atthesametime,agroupofinfluencershavebeguntouploadtosocialmediaphotosofthemselveswithoutmakeup,andevenphotosinwhichtheyhighlightsupposedflaws.Technologyhasreshapedourbeautyidealandisdoingagreatjobcommunicatingthatmessagetothemasses.Oneofthebizarreeffectsofthepastdecadeisthepopularityofthe"cyborglook",whichillustrateswhatAmericanswilllooklikein2050.Thecyborglookspreadrapidly.Today,however,theInstagramfacehasbecomethenewbeautyideal.Theinternalizationofacceptedbeautynormsismuchmoreeffectivewhenthereisactiveinvolvementinthelearningprocess.Theactiveinvolvementofusersisreflectedinthegamified(游戲化的)interactionofferedbythesocialmediaplatforms—theabilitytolike,writeacomment,compare,share.Oncethedesiredbeautyidealhasbeeninternalized,usersaregiventoolsorfeaturestochangetheirappearancetosuittheacceptedbeautyidealsuchaseditingtheimage,choosingtheidealfilter,therightbackground.AsurveyconductedintheUnitedStatesrevealedthatmorethan50%filtertheimagesbeforepostingthem.Andyouwillnotbesurprisedtohearthatthemajorityofthemarewomen.Oneofthesignificantconsequencesofobsessivefilteringistheemergingtendencytotreatoneselfasanobjecttobeobservedandvalued,inthesamewayanotherpersonobservesandjudgesfromtheside.Theeffectofthefiltersisalreadyfarbeyondamiableamusement.Thefiltersandtheentiregameplayedonthenetworksaffectthementalhealthoftheusers.Accordingtoastudy,appslikeInstagram,SnapchatandFaceTuneallowuserstoachievealevelofperfectionthatwaspreviouslyonlyobservedinbeautymagazines.Eventhoughhumanityhasalwayscherishedbeauty,inthelastdecadeourobsessionwithlookshasreachedanunprecedentedpeak.Thetimespentonsocialmediacreatesanurgetoachieveanimpossiblebeautyidealsopowerfulthattheonlythingthatcanfixitisnotcosmeticintervention,butmentalhealthcare.51.Whatdowelearnaboutbeautyinthedigitalarena?A)Itdictatesthetasteofdigitalmedia.B)Ithasbeeninthemakingforyears.C)Ithasusheredinanewawakening.D)Itisdefinedbysocialmedia.52.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutbeautyinthephysicalworld?A)Womenareunderconstantpressuretokeepupwithbeautymodels.B)Womenareencouragedtopursueabeautyidealthathasneverexisted.C)Afightisgoingontoremovepressureonwomentoconformtoanabsurdbeautyideal.D)Mediaoutletshavebeguntopresentasbeautymodelstrendywomenwithoutanymakeup.53.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageabouttheInstagramface?A)Itisnowregardedasthenewbeautyideal.B)Itiswhatmostwomenwillgoafterin2050.C)Itisbeingmuchtalkedaboutonsocialmedia.D)Itisaperfectillustrationoftheultimatebeauty.54.Whathasobsessivefilteringresultedin?A)Agoodmanywomenstrivingtoreachanimpossiblelevelofperfection.B)Anurgetoturntheentiregameplayedonthenetworktoone'sadvantage.C)Atendencytoregardone'sbodyasanobjectofobservationandjudgment.D)Anincreasingnumberofwomenfilteringtheirimagesbeforeuploadingth